29 August 2024
Landgræðsluskóli GRÓ útskrifar 23 sérfræðinga frá Afríku og Asíu
Landgræðsluskóli GRÓ útskrifaði í gær 23 sérfræðinga á sviði sjálfbærrar landnýtingar og endurheimtar vistkerfa. Nemendurnir koma frá níu samstarfslöndum skólans í Afríku og Asíu. Um er að ræða fyrsta skiptið þar sem nemendur frá Kenía útskrifast úr skólanum en hinir nemendurnir eru frá Gana, Kirgistan, Lesótó, Malaví, Mongólíu, Nígeríu, Úganda og Úsbekistan.
29 August 2024
Congratulations to the GRÓ LRT fellows of 2024
The GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme celebrated the graduation of 23 fellows from its six-month training on 27 August at the Keldnaholt campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland. This is the 17th graduating cohort of GRÓ LRT and the first time the programme has graduated fellows from Kenya, a new GRÓ LRT partner country. The cohort includes fellows from nine countries in Africa and Central Asia: Ghana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, and Uganda.
22 August 2024
Gender and Climate Change Training in Chikwawa District, Malawi
Last week, from 12-16 August, the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) successfully completed a five-day training course on Gender and Climate Change (G&CC) in Chikwawa district, Malawi.
21 August 2024
GRÓ LRT fellows present project outcomes
As this year’s six-month training programme comes to a close, the GRÓ LRT fellows are busy with finalizing their individual projects. Today and yesterday, they have presented the results of their individual final projects in open seminars at the Keldnaholt campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland. Over the last several months, the fellows have worked on their projects under the expert guidance of specialists from various institutes and organizations in Iceland.
19 August 2024
GRÓ LRT Fellows explore ecosystem restoration in Þórsmörk Nature Reserve
The GRÓ LRT fellows embarked on an insightful one-day excursion to the Þórsmörk Nature Reserve, where they explored the critical role of ecosystem restoration in enhancing resilience and mitigating disaster risks.
12 August 2024
Onsite Component of MATI 2024
Today marks the beginning of the in-person MATI in Nairobi, Kenya