Fellowships awarded

Thirteen fellowships were awarded by the International Tropical Organization at the 58^th Session of International Tropical Timber Council. The newest group of fellows represents 7 different producer member countries and includes 6 female fellows.  The total amount of the fellowships was US$ 76,635.27.

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.

2022 Autumn Cycle Fellowship awardees:

Ms. Tham Vu (Vietnam)  Short Training Course, Development of Quality Control Method of Wood-Based Materials by Spectroscopic Imaging at Laboratory of Wood Biomass Utilization, Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Japan

Mr. Miguel Ángel Laurente Cajacuri (Peru)  Post-Graduate Degree Program in Public Policy in the Centre  for Advanced National Studies (CAEN) in Florida International University (FIU) with classes in Lima, Peru and Florida, USA

Mr. Aah Ahmad Almulqu (Indonesia)  Technical Document Preparation, Publication and Dissemination  on Carbon Stock and Sequestration in Hutan Mamar (traditional agroforestry) of Indonesia in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Mr. Achmad Solikhin (Indonesia) Post-Graduate Degree Program, Collaborative Study:  Utilization of Forensic Wood Identification in Indonesia Law Enforcement Agencies for Addressing Illegal Logging in the University of Adelaide and Murdoch University Australia (with field studies to be conducted in selected Provinces in Indonesia)

Mr. Kossi Amegnaglo (Togo)  Post-Graduate Degreee Program, Multidimensional Assessment of Grazed Woody Plant Formations and Woody Resource Management Approaches in the Multifunctional Landscapes of the Sudanian Ecological Zone of Togo (West Africa), University of Lomé, Togo

Ms. Ireana Lara Damken (Mexico)  Post-Graduate Degree Program, Master in Conservation and Management of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity at Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica

Ms. Hannie Martin (Philippines)  Post-Graduate Degree Program, PhD Study on Resource Management (Title of the PhD dissertation:  REDD-Plus Based Sustainable Development Unit Logic Model in three Adjacent sub-watersheds of Conner, Apayao, Philippines), College of Forestry and Environmental Management, Isabela State University, Cabagan Campus, Cabagan, Isabela Province, Philippines

Mr. Panawe Simlewa (Togo)  Post-Graduate Degree Program, International Master’s Programme in Tropical Forestry, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Mr. Komlan Houelete (Togo) Participation in a Technical Session on ''Sustainable Supply and Value Chains of Quality Teakwood Products: Global Challenges and Opportunities in Association with TEAKNET and ITTO in the IUFRO Teakwood working Party (Division5-06.02) during the IUFRO all Division 5 Forest Products Conference to be held in Cairn, Australia in 4-8, June 2023

Ms. Ratih Maharani  (Indonesia)  Preparation, Publication and Dissemination  of a lesson-learned book entitled “Hutan Desa: A Story of People and the Choices to Sustain Their Livelihood and Forest as a Home”,  Peat and Mangrove Restoration Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia

Ms. Ayeki  Kaina (Togo)  Post-Graduate Degree Program, Diversity and Calorific Value of Fuelwood Species in the Central Region of Togo, University of Lomé, Togo

Mr. Fanor Alberto  Lozada Silve (Colombia)  Post-Graduate Degree Program, Master of Geographic Information Technologies, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Ms. Laura Salinas Vargas (Colombia)  Post-Graduate Degree Program, Master's Degree in Forest Management, Use and Conservation, District University of Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia