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Assessing provisioning ecosystem services of new forests in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil
Also possible as Internship Large-scale restoration in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil needs novel upscaling from thousands to millions of hectares. The NewFor project is part of a large collaboration between Dutch and Bra ...
Supervisor: Rens Brouwer; Prof. Dr. Marielos Peña-claros, Prof. Dr. Frans Bongers
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Understanding how pruning affects flowering and fruiting intensity and pattern in cocoa trees ( Theobroma cacao L. ).
Cacao is the most important export crop in west African countries such as Ivory Coast and Ghana and an essential source of income for millions of small older farmers. Realized yield however falls way below the potential value calc ...
Supervisor: A (Ambra) Tosto MSc
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Linking landscape configuration to landscape functions in South Mexico
Thesis or internship Linking landscape configuration to landscape functions in South Mexico. What is the role of forests? This project is part of the large interdisciplinary FOREFRONT research programme 'linking actor strategi ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Madelon Lohbeck
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

The effect of forest degradation on the pollination, production and survival of Amazon nut trees
Thesis or internship Start date is open, but some limitations apply to the start date depending on the subtopics described below. Amazon nuts, commonly known as Brazil nuts, are an important product that is generally harvested ...
Supervisor: M. Jansen (external, ETH Zurich)
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Securing the future of the Amazon (or Brazil) nut by large-scale enrichment planting
Internship or thesis Amazon nuts are an important product that is generally harvested from natural tree populations in many parts of the Bolivian, Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon rain forest. It provides income to many people in ...
Supervisor: M. Jansen (external, ETH Zurich)
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Restoration of degraded lands in East Africa
Thesi or internship Restoration of degraded lands in East Africa. What is the role of trees and their functional traits? In collaboration with the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi Kenya (http://www.worldagroforestry.org/). Yo ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Madelon Lohbeck
World Agroforestry Centre: Leigh Winowiecki

Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Quantifying the effect of pruning on cocoa (Theobroma cacao) architecture in Ivory Coast
Cocoa (or cacao) is the most important export crop in west African countries: Ivory Coast and Ghana produce 70% of the world production, mostly by smallholder farmers. Realized yield however falls way below the potential value c ...
Supervisor: A (Ambra) Tosto MSc; Prof. Dr. P.A. (Pieter) Zuidema; Dr. J.B. (Jochem) Evers
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Understanding nutrient cycling in cocoa production systems in Ivory Coast ( Theobroma cacao L. )
Cacao is the most important export crop in west African countries, with Ivory Coast and Ghana producing 70% of the world production, mostly in smallholder plantations. Realized yields however are much less than the potential value ...
Supervisor: A (Ambra) Tosto MSc; Prof. Dr. P.A. (Pieter) Zuidema; L. S. (Lotte) Woittiez MSc
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Land-use dynamics and ecosystem services in an agro-forest frontier in Mexico
This Msc thesis is part of the FOREFRONT program which focuses on agro-forest frontier areas. Agro-forest frontiers are the particularly dynamic borders between forested and agricultural land. The program aims is to link the lands ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Madelon Lohbeck
FSE group: Lucas Carvalho Gomes
Advisor GRS group: Mathieu Decuyper

Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Agroforestry thesis or internship projects
Also internships available. Possible topics include: Food forests in the Netherlands Tropical agroforestry in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico) Agroforestry for restoring degraded agricultural landscapes in Africa & the middl ...
Supervisor: Frans Bongers, Madelon Lohbeck or Pieter Zuidema
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group