Fellowships awarded
New Fellowships awarded at the 2016 Autumn Cycle
Eleven fellowships were awarded by the International Tropical Organization at the 52nd Session of International Tropical Timber Council. The newest group of fellows represents 9 different producer member countries and includes 5 female fellows. The total amount of the fellowships was US$58,724.71.
ITTO offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber.
2016 Autumn Cycle Fellowship awardees:
Dr. Kim Tu Nguyen Short Training Course on Wood Anatomy and Identification at Forest Products Laboratory - United States Department of Agriculture in Madison, U.S.A
Ms. Ingride Sènan Legba Ph.D. research on Traditional knowledge and conservation of some woody species in the sacred forests of Benin at Center for Studies, Research and Training of Forest in Cotonou, Benin
Ms. Thais Almeida Lima Ph.D. Research in Manicoré and Novo Aripuana, state of Amazonas, Brazil with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
Mr. Collins Ojuh Ndowah Master of Science Degree Course in GIS for Natural Resource Management with Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana
Mr. Lordson Ndikum Short Training Course on Landscape Governance at Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation in Wageningen, in the Netherlands
Ms. Maria Constanza Meza Elizalde International Diploma in Biostatisitcs at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica
Mr. Angel Oswaldo Jadán Maza International Diploma in Biostatisitcs at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica
Ms. Abigail Addo-Danso Master of Science in Forestry in Kumasi, Ghana with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Mr. David Amaning Kwarteng Preparation of technical document on ‘’Pericopsis elata for Sustainable Forest Management’’ with the support of Herp Conservation Ghana
Mr. Koffi Ketekou Master in Forestry and Environment for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources at University of Thiès in Senegal
Ms. Xochitl Tapia Sánchez 'XXIX International Intensive Course on diversified management of tropical natural forest. The management challenges of climate change'' at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica
ITTO offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber.
2016 Autumn Cycle Fellowship awardees:
Dr. Kim Tu Nguyen Short Training Course on Wood Anatomy and Identification at Forest Products Laboratory - United States Department of Agriculture in Madison, U.S.A
Ms. Ingride Sènan Legba Ph.D. research on Traditional knowledge and conservation of some woody species in the sacred forests of Benin at Center for Studies, Research and Training of Forest in Cotonou, Benin
Ms. Thais Almeida Lima Ph.D. Research in Manicoré and Novo Aripuana, state of Amazonas, Brazil with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
Mr. Collins Ojuh Ndowah Master of Science Degree Course in GIS for Natural Resource Management with Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana
Mr. Lordson Ndikum Short Training Course on Landscape Governance at Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation in Wageningen, in the Netherlands
Ms. Maria Constanza Meza Elizalde International Diploma in Biostatisitcs at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica
Mr. Angel Oswaldo Jadán Maza International Diploma in Biostatisitcs at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica
Ms. Abigail Addo-Danso Master of Science in Forestry in Kumasi, Ghana with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Mr. David Amaning Kwarteng Preparation of technical document on ‘’Pericopsis elata for Sustainable Forest Management’’ with the support of Herp Conservation Ghana
Mr. Koffi Ketekou Master in Forestry and Environment for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources at University of Thiès in Senegal
Ms. Xochitl Tapia Sánchez 'XXIX International Intensive Course on diversified management of tropical natural forest. The management challenges of climate change'' at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica