International Training on Climate-Smart Forestry

Enhancing forest management practices to support climate adaptation, mitigation, food security, and ecosystem resilience.

Course Background

Forests and trees play a vital role in climate-smart agriculture (CSA), food security, and ecosystem health.
Climate change significantly affects forests, while forest management choices influence our capacity to adapt
to climate impacts and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

ECAS Institute recognizes the urgent need to integrate climate considerations into forest management.
This course explores how forests and trees can enhance food security, provide ecosystem services,
and contribute to both climate adaptation and mitigation through climate-smart forestry.

Objectives of the Training

Explain sustainable forest management concepts in a climate context.

Identify climate-smart forestry intervention areas.

Integrate climate-smart forestry into forest management planning.

Understand forest monitoring and national forest monitoring systems.

Identify enabling conditions for adopting climate-smart forestry practices.

What You Will Learn

Key concepts of sustainable and climate-smart forest management.

Climate-smart forestry interventions for livelihoods and food security.

Approaches to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.

Steps to integrate climate-smart forestry into management units.

The role of forest monitoring systems.

Elements of an enabling environment for climate-smart forestry.

Duration and Program

This structured training course consists of four lessons and explores climate-smart forestry from a technical perspective.
The program combines expert instruction with case studies and practical insights. Detailed schedules will be shared
prior to training commencement.

Target Participants

This course is designed for professionals engaged in forest management and climate action, including:

Policy-makers

Development practitioners and programme managers

Sectoral specialists and academics

Trainers and extension agents

Training Modules

ModuleTitleKey Focus1Introduction to Climate-Smart Forestry Climate-smart forestry concepts, links to CSA, mitigation, adaptation, and ecosystem services.2Elements of Climate-Smart Forestry Livelihoods, food security, resilience, deforestation, degradation, synergies, and trade-offs.3Climate-Smart Forestry in Practice Integrating climate-smart approaches into forest management plans and monitoring systems.4Creating an Enabling Environment Policy frameworks, financing mechanisms, capacity building, and stakeholder collaboration.

Training Style

Training is delivered through lectures, PowerPoint presentations, case studies, field visits, breakout sessions,
and interactive discussions. Guest speakers contribute both in person and via online platforms.

General Notes

Training manuals and reference materials are provided.

Participants receive a certificate upon successful completion.

Tailor-made courses are available for organizations.

Contact: info@ecasiafrica.org

About ECAS Institute

ECAS Institute provides independent training, research, and consulting services focused on climate change,
resilience building, carbon markets, renewable energy, nature-based solutions, biodiversity conservation,
agriculture, and food systems.

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, ECAS Institute works across Africa and globally with partners in Europe and North America.