Supporting AFR100: advancing locally-led forest landscape restoration in Africa
Active Project
Kata Wagner
Researcher (forests and prosperity), Natural Resources
Telephone: +44 (0)20 3463 7399
Languages:
English,
French, German, Hungarian, Italian (intermediate)
Expertise
Small forest enterprises; non-timber forest products; capacity building for small-scale enterprise development; forest producer organisations; linked livelihood and conservation approaches
Before IIED
- Postdoctoral research fellow (FONASO fellowship) at Bangor University and the University of Copenhagen, apiculture in livelihood and conservation interventions in sub-Saharan Africa
- Associate professional officer with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), community-based forest enterprise development, watershed management and sustainable mountain development
- Project officer with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) in Australia, integrated basin reporting and risk assessment
Education
- MSc physical geography, environmental management and agricultural sciences (Humboldt University and Freie University, Berlin, Germany)
- BSc geography (Humboldt University and Freie University, Berlin, Germany)
Current work
Supporting climate-resilient community forest enterprise development and strengthening locally-controlled forestry organisations with special emphasis on Africa
