Fellowships awarded

41st session of the International Tropical Timber Council

Mr Koffi Efanam Adadji, Togo

Attending a short training course on new approaches of governance and management of tropical forests in Africa at ENGREF, Nancy, France

Mr Jose Franco Alvis Gordo, Colombia

Undertaking a masters program in forestry and forest resource management at Universidad National Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru

Mr Wilberforce Kwaku Asare, Ghana

Attending a short training course on physiological and genetic responses to ozone in trees growing under elevated atmospheric CO₂ at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

Ms Axelle Boulay, France

Preparing a PhD thesis on economics of smallholders-industry cooperation for wood supply in developing countries (case study in Thailand) at Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Ms Gusua Roseline Caspa, Cameroon

Attending a short training course on tree improvement at the Forest Tree Breeding Center in Hitachi and Iriomote Island, Japan

Ms Sunita Chaudhary, Nepal

Attending a short training course on biodiversity assessment and monitoring at Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, USA

Ms Temilola Elisabeth Fatoyinbo, Nigeria

Undertaking PhD research on mangrove forest growth, biomass and structure estimations using remote sensing and computer modeling at the University of Virginia, USA

Mr Juan Frontanilla Yañez, Bolivia

Attending a special program in forest engineering at the Forest Sciences School, Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Mr Balachandra L. Hegde, India

Attending a short training course on biodiversity monitoring and assessment techniques at the Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystem Sustainability (TREES), Laguna, the Philippines

Mrs Anna Nil Mohase, Guyana

Undertaking a study tour on improving the collection and interpretation of statistics in Guyana's forest and wood products industry at ITTO, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Japan) and the Malaysian Timber Council (Kuala Lumpur)

Dr Norwati Muhammad, Malaysia

Participating in 'IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2007' organized by ITQB, University of Lisboa, Azores, Portugal

Ms Radhika Murti, Fiji

Participating in the 7th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), New York, USA

Ms Yvonne Nadége Nkolo Meze'e, Cameroon

Completing a short training internship at CIRAD, Montpellier, France

Ms Vivian Akweley Norley Nuhu, Ghana

Attending a short training course on revealing the future of conservation at the Wildlife Film Academy, Cape Town, South Africa

Prof. Donatien N'Zala, Congo

Attending a short training course on new approaches of governance and management of tropical forests in Africa at ENGREF, Nancy, France

Mr Joseph Angelus Fraga Palomar, Philippines

Undertaking masters research on the application of geographic information systems in the conservation of endemic tropical tree species of Philippine Teak at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Pasig City, the Philippines

Ms Argelia Emelina Rascón Ramos, Mexico

Undertaking a masters program in integrated management of watersheds at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ing. Milton Rivera Rojas, Colombia

Undertaking a masters program in management and conservation of tropical forests and biodiversity at CATIE, Trurrialba, Costa Rica

Dr Elmer Velasco Sayre, Philippines

Preparing, reproducing and disseminating a popular manual on nursery management and tree planting

Ing. Edison Hidalgo Solano Apuntes, Ecuador

Undertaking a masters program in conservation and sustainable use of forest systems at Universidad de Valladolid, Palencia, Spain

Mr Memel Serge Charles Yedmel, Cote d'lvoire

Completing a short training internship at the University of Brussels, Belgium