Fellowships awarded

Twenty-nine fellowships were awarded at the 40th session of the International Tropical Timber Council in June 2006. The newest group of fellowship recipients represents 16 different countries and includes 13 female fellows.

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.

Awardees are listed as follows:

Mr Komlan Mibia Adiku, Togo

DESS thesis on 'Study of Quality of Timbers of Gmelina Arborea in Togo in view of the Best Pricing' at CRESA Forêts Bois, Yaounde, Cameroon

Ms Indranie Jean Bacchus, Guyana

Masters program in Business Administration at the University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies

Ms Belvi Margui Cáceres Rodríguez, Peru

Masters program in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forest and Biodiversity at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Mr Maheshwar Dhakal, Nepal

PhD research on 'Forest products pricing system in community forestry program: an analysis of its impact on forest resources management and livelihood improvement of local people' at Tsukuba University, Japan

Mr Kelechi Eleanya, Nigeria

Post-graduate research on 'Assessment of Forest Based Livelihoods in the Akassa Mangrove Forests, Bayelsa State, Nigeria: Implications for Sound Local Forest Policy' at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Mr Richard Gyimah, Ghana

Smithsonian Environmental Leadership course organized by the Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program of the Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, USA

Mr Edward S.A. Kamara, Liberia

Training course on Forest Utilization Technologies for Sustainable Development at TREES in the University of Philippines, Los Baños, Philippines

Ms Lina Karlinasari, Indonesia

PhD research on 'Wood Bending Strength Analysis Based on Non-Destructive Testing' in the Forestry Science Program of Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Mr Migbégbloê Kumedjro Messankpon, Togo

DESS Thesis on 'Proposal of a plan for the sustainable management of a protected area: the case study of Bayémé' at the University of Lomé, Togo

Prof Win Kyi-1, Myanmar

Preparation of a technical document entitled 'Wood Drying Technology'

Ms Amy Alicia Lazo Ulloa, Honduras

XVIII International Intensive Course on Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ms Tania Liliana Luna Arévalo, Colombia

XVIII International Intensive Course on Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ms Christine Mambote Makananu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Smithsonian Environmental Leadership course organized by the Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program of the Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, USA

Ms Henny Gicela Maldonado Sevilla, Colombia

XVIII International Intensive Course on Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ms Elisabeth Any MBA, Cameroon

Diploma course study program in Reforestation and Forest Management at the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Tanzania

Mr Marcel Joachim Medzegue, Gabon

PhD research on 'Comparative study of Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana P) woods from plantations and natural forests: anatomy, natural durability' at the University of Bordeaux, Talence, France

Mr Roberto Lecomte Mello, Brazil

World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2006, Portland, Oregon, USA

Mr Joseph Mizingou, Republic of Congo

Preparation of technical sheets on the phenology calendar of ten commercial species in four national forest stations

Mr Lawrence Gradebo Ogundare, Nigeria

Attachment to Ghana Forestry Commission to study Tropical Timber Data Management System of Ghana

Mr Abiodun Olusesi Oso, Nigeria

Masters research on 'Assessment of Forest Offences on Exploitation in Ogun State Between 1996-2005: Implication for Sustainable Forest Management' at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Ms María Meneses Lixmani Pitacuar, Ecuador

XVIII International Intensive Course on Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ms Yan Arley Ramos Palacios, Colombia

XVIII International Intensive Course on Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ms Eli Nur Nirmala Sari, Indonesia

PhD program, titled 'Forest Certification and its Impact on Rural Forest Community Poverty Alleviation in Malino, East Kalimantan, Indonesia'

Ms Sajani Shrestha, Nepal

PhD research on 'Wild Food Products Use and Nutrition in Household Food Security of Buffer Zone in Nepal in Gender Perspective' at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Mr George David Tchikou Tchuisseu, Cameroon

DEA program in 'Remote Sensing and GIS in Study of Influence of Deforestation on Environment Equilibrium: Case Study of South Cameroon' at Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forêt, Libreville, Gabon

Ms Lucie Felicite Temgoua, Cameroon

Masters program in Agronomy and Food Technology - Specialty in Rural and Tropical Forestry at ENGREF, Montpellier, France

Mr Mahendra Singh Thapa, Nepal

Completing a masters program in Natural Resource Management and Rural Development at the Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Mr Aung Ko Thet, Myanmar

Masters program in Natural Resource Management at Mahido University, Nakhonpathom, Thailand

Ms Cecilia Victoria Vargas Mendiola, Peru

XVIII International Intensive Course on Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica