Faculty: Forestry
Program: Master of International Forestry
Year: 2021
Country: Ghana
Francis is a great team player and a passionate nature conservation activist. He has a positive attitude towards work and embraces innovative ways of learning. He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources Management (Silviculture and Forest Management) with First-Class Honors.
Francis was actively engaged in activities and was a part of the ecological campaign against Bauxite mining in Ghana’s Atewa Forest Reserve, school and community sensitization programs, and restoration of degraded forest. During his undergraduate study, he was a volunteer as an Operations personnel at the Forestry Commission of Ghana. His continuous passion and dedication for forest conservation led to his current role as a Natural Resource Management Officer at Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation-Ghana (ABC-Ghana), a non-profit organization. He and his team are currently working on a Bamboo Agroforestry project to support the livelihoods of farmers and explore the potential for carbon credit. As part of his accomplishments, he led the ABC-Ghana team to successfully establish a Clonal Bamboo Mother Nursery in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
He aspires to become a renowned Forest Research Scientist whose work will contribute to the country’s commitment toward the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. He is elated knowing that UBC provides a conducive environment for cross-disciplinary studies and the development of transferable skills including cross-cutting technology. He is pursuing a Master of International Forestry.