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Acacias for the Hot Dry Subtropics
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NFTA 89-02, May 1989A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Of Australia’s tropical area, almost 2 million km2 receives less than 500 mm of rainfall annually. Soils are diverse, but typically low in plant nutrients, with widespread and severe deficiencies in phosphorus and nitrogen and some deficiencies in trace elements. […]
FACT Net: FACT Sheets
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Acacias for the Hot Dry SubtropicsAcacia angustissima – a promising species for agroforestry?Acacia aneura – a desert fodder treeAcacia auriculiformis – a multipurpose tropical wattleAcacia holosericea – a successful newcomer for the dry tropicsAcacia koa – Hawaii’s most valued native treeAcacia leucophloea – shade and fodder for livestock in arid environmentsAcacia mangium – an important […]FACT Net News: Number 2 , June 1999
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“You can’t see the wood for the multi-purpose trees…” The following guest article is intended to stimulate discussion among FACT Net participants. The opinions expressed by the author are not necessarily those of FACT Net. We welcome your opinions on this topic in written form. Mark Powell, FACT Net Coordinator. Increasing emphasis has been placed […]FACT Net News: Number 3 , September 1999
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FACT Net closes down As announced in the mailing in June, FACT Net will close down at the end of 1999. This is the last mailing of FACT Net News and Fact Sheets. Professional level participants will receive Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Research Reports (FACTRR), Volume 4, 1999 early next year. Participants that have […]
What People are Saying about the FACT Net
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Formerly the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (NFTA) “The experience I have gathered thanks to the technical support from the network in the context of my development undertakings is a full part of my life today: thank you a million times! Only Fact Net is going to close its doors: its resourceful guides are open in […]
Protecting Resources, Improving Lives
March 27, 2018|post
By Lauren Keller, senior program associate and M&E specialist, Forestry and Natural Resource Management Nga Dang, Payment for Environmental Services development specialist. What do a pair of pigs have in common with a hydropower plant? Just ask Lang Thi Hoanh of Chieng Village in the Bat Mot commune of Vietnam. She and other women have […]
Wallace Center Convenes America’s Foremost Food Hub Conference
March 15, 2018|post
Leaders in the local food and food hub sector will soon converge on Albuquerque for the 2018 National Good Food Network (NGFN) Conference, America’s foremost food hub-focused conference, March 27-30. “The Wallace Center has been a leader in promoting and expanding food hubs,” says John Fisk, Director of the Wallace Center. “We do research on […]
Celebrating the Leadership of Survivors
February 27, 2018|post
Evelyn Chumbow was only 9 years old when her uncle sold her into slavery for $2,000. Her mother thought she was coming to the U.S. from Cameroon for an education. Chumbow, who grew up with American television shows like “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” hoped she was coming to the U.S. to meet American movie […]
Putting Monetary Value on Kenyan Forests to Encourage Conservation
February 2, 2018|post
If you’re talking about water, you’re talking about trees. The value of Kenya’s high-elevation forests extends beyond their great beauty and geological diversity. The country depends on five major forest watersheds or “water towers” – Aberdares, Cherangani Hills, Mau Complex, Mt. Elgon and Mt. Kenya – for most of her water, energy and habitat that harbors […]
Saving Lives, Saving Livelihoods
December 19, 2017|post
When Eric Viala was a student in engineering school, heavy rains triggered a landslide that buried a campground in an Alpine valley near his home in Annecy, France. “It happened during the night and killed 23 people,” Viala said. The experience left its mark on Viala, who went on to become the director of Winrock’s […]