Dr. Mrs. Gloria Djaney Djagbletey
Professional Fields of Interest:
Climate Change and environmental issues, Restoration of degraded landscapes,
Forest and soil carbon measurements Gender issues, Biodiversity conservation, REDD+ issues
Professional background:
Doctor of Philosophy, Forest Silviculture and Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Master of Philosophy, Forest Silviculture and Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
B.sc. (Hons) Second Class (Upper Division) Degree. Renewable Natural Resources Management; (Forest Management Option), University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Certificate in Forestry, School of Forestry, Sunyani,Ghana
Other Professional Qualifications
March 2007 Workshop on the use of Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)
26-28 April, 2006 TROBIT (Tropical Biomes in Transition) project inception Meeting, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2006 Collaborator for West African on a project captioned TROBIT (Tropical Biomes in transition).
Sept-Nov.2005 Training on Tropical Biomass Utilization (JICA sponsored), University of Ryukus, Okinawa, Japan.
September 2004 Workshop on Principles and Application of Remote Sensing and Database Management under Ghana Off Reserve Tree Management Project (GORTMAN), Tropenbos International-Ghana in collaboration with ITC (Netherlands), Resource Management Support Centre, Forestry Commission, Kumasi
August 2004 Workshop on Dissemination of findings of Community Meetings, Tropenbos International-Ghana, Wood Industry Training Centre, Akyawkrom, Ejisu-Kumasi
1995 Workshop on 'Plantation Development in Ghana, Wood Industry Training Centre, Akyawkrom, Kumasi,
Research Projects
Current Projects
• African Forest Disturbance and Its Effects on Carbon Sink
• FC/Industry Plantations projects in Ghana, restoration of degraded landscapes.
Past Projects
• Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) through a Sustainable Wood Fuel Project” implemented in the Savannah and the Bono East regions of Ghana.
• Carbon dioxide fluxes measurements in various ecological zones, on a project dabbed ‘Carbon Use Efficiency (CUE), sponsored by NERC-UK,
• Digitisation of Indigenous Knowledge in the Forestry Sector in Ghana’ funded by Elsevier.
• Tropical Biome in Transition (TROBIT)
• ITTO Project PD 4242/06 Rev.2 (F): “Conservation and Utilization of Medicinal Plants in Ghanaian Forest Fringe Communities” Ghana’. During these period, she worked extensively with diverse communities.
• Community Forest Management Project ,sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Professional Affiliations:
• Focal Point in Ghana, African Women Network in Community Forest Management (REFACOF)
• Member, Gender Sub-Working Group (GSWG), National REDD+ Committee of Ghana.