Making Connections and Sharing Solutions: WICA Fellow Madhy Petronique POBA SUKI Reflects on the Regional Conference of Youth

Making Connections and Sharing Solutions: WICA Fellow Madhy Petronique POBA SUKI Reflects on the Regional Conference of Youth In 2021, USFS launched the Women’s Initiative for Climate Action, or WICA, a training program designed to support early-career professionals looking to work in the climate sector. The goal of the program is to get more central … Read more

Sharing Knowledge Globally: Forest Service Hosts Side Events to Share Work and Foster Climate Discussions

Sharing Knowledge Globally: Forest Service Hosts Side Events to Share Work and Foster Climate Discussions JULY 2022: As part of the 19th session of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) held in Libreville, Gabon, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), together with CIFOR, organized two side events centered around peatlands. Ever since the confirmation of the … Read more

Young Women in Central Africa are a New Generation of Leaders on Climate Change

Young Women in Central Africa are a New Generation of Leaders on Climate Change By Olivia Freeman, International Programs & Korey Morgan, Office of Communication, USDA Forest Service 30 Cameroonian women and their instructors pose for a photo following workshops and seminars from the Central Africa Women’s Initiative for Climate Action. The program seeks to … Read more

Calculating economic value: Forest Service and University of Douala in Cameroon begin course on biodiversity

Calculating economic value: Forest Service and University of Douala in Cameroon begin course on biodiversity CAMEROON – The economic value of biodiversity might seem like a complicated concept, but its core theory is rather simple: diverse organisms are crucial to the short and long-term economic health of humankind. Think of the Amazon rainforest. Millions of people … Read more