The e-Learning Certificate in Research and Innovation for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Africa offers a focused learning pathway for students and practitioners. It presents essential concepts, methods, and tools to support impactful research and innovation for land restoration, sustainable resource use, and climate resilience, among others. Drawing on case studies from five BMFTR-funded research projects in Africa, the program highlights best practices and challenges. Participants will develop skills to connect research, policy, and practice, apply tools for systemic change, and strengthen their capacity for transformative SLM innovations in Africa.
Course Structure
Evolution of Land Governance in Africa
Land management and land governance in rural areas
Who is this for:
- Students and young professionals entering the field.
- Practitioners implementing SLM solutions
Completion Criteria
Participants must complete at least 75% of the total course content and activities to receive the certificate.
- Fully online, self-paced with moderated live sessions at the end of each module
- 25 hours of learning
- Obtain a certificate
- English
Environment climate change and land
Land information system
This course was created through collaboration between the International Centre for Sustainable Development at Hochschule Bonn Rhein-Sieg – University of Applied Sciencs and the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, alongside the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa as part of the INTERFACES project.
Gender in land management
Land information system
