Issue no. 5 March/April 2006
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has invigorated the ancient practice of growing trees on farms, using innovative science for development to transform lives and landscapes. The World Agroforestry Centre is part of a global network of 15 Future Harvest Centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This is a quarterly newsletter of the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya Editors Warwick Easdown Walter van Opzeeland Photos D.Timmer/ASB2004 World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Contact transformationsquarterly@cgiar.org www.worldagroforestry.org	Saving Liberia's Forests The ‘Monrovia Declaration’ promotes community forestry Liberia's forest sector is in the process of major reform and revitalization after years of mismanagement and civil war.  Full Story Agroforestry in the drylands series Trees in the desert Agroforestry in the Sahel 2006 is the international year of deserts and desertification. Agroforestry trees on farms can play an important role in turning arid areas into productive agricultural landscapes, providing food and income to rural communities.   Full Story   News ICRAF equips Mali national labs with infrared technology for soil analysis ICRAF scientist Keith Shepherd installed a multipurpose infrared spectrometer in a rudimentary laboratory at the Institut d'Economie Rural (IER) in Sotuba, Mali  Full Story Tsunami: slow transition from relief to rehabilitation of livelihoods The international response to the Tsunami was quick and impressive. However, one year later the transition from relief to rehabilitation of livelihoods in the Indonesian province of Aceh has been slow.  Full Story Two new ICRAF regional coordinators in Africa The World Agroforestry Centre has appointed two new regional coordinators. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Henning Baur as the new Eastern Africa regional leader and the new West and Central Africa regional coordinator Dr. Harold Roy-McCauley. ICRAF Nairobi campus donates food to Kenya Red Cross Poor rainfall and depleted water sources are causing a widespread famine in East Africa, including Kenya.   Full Story World Agroforestry Centre sponsors Cocoa Symposium Good news for chocoholics. At an ICRAF co-sponsored Cocoa symposium, held in Washington DC in February, scientists announced that cocoa benefits cardiovascular health.  Full Story   New Publication Tree diversity analysis A manual and software for common statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies Effective data analysis for environmental research requires familiarity with basic concepts and an ability to use a set of standard tools, as well as creativity and imagination.  Full Story
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