Below you can find the list of academic staff and researchers at the Viikki Tropical Resources Institute
Staff and post-doctoral researchers
Edward Webb
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Webb
Professor
Department of Forest Sciences
Field of science
Forestry, Environmental sciences, Ecology, evolutionary biology
Professor and VITRI Director
Teaching and research areas
Tropical forest ecology
Conservation
Land cover change
Further information
Markku Kanninen
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Professor emeritus
Teaching and research areas
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Methods and policies for sustainable management of Tropical landscapes
Tropical forest ecology
Tropical silviculture and forest management
Plantation forestry in the Tropics
Further information
Eshetu Yirdaw
University Lecturer
Research area
Biodiversity, Restoration Ecology, Agroforestry
Teaching
TROP120, TROP130, TROP210, TROP220
On-going activities
Special issue in Silva Fennica Journal: Drought and Dryland Managemen
Supervision of students, teaching, and research
Publications
Olavi Luukkanen
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Professor emeritus
Teaching and research areas
Ecophysiology and genetics of forest trees
Tropical forest ecology
Silvicultural systems and ecosystem rehabilitation
Agroforestry
Community-based forest management
Non-wood forest products
Geographical focus on East and West Africa, Sudan, and Southeast Asia.
Further information
Markku Larjavaara
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Docent
Research area
Ecosystem carbon, forest biomass, structure and size of trees
Teaching
TROP110
On-going activities
Project on ecosystem carbon in tropical landscapes
Member of the editorial board of Functional Ecology
Publications
Mohamed Ahmed Elfadl
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Docent
Research area
Dryland (landscape management, rehabilitation, agroforestry, silviculture)
Teaching
ME454 Agroforestry in the tropics and developing countries
On-going activities
Senior Researcher Academy Project: Carbon sequestration and Soil Fertility on African Drylands: Implications for Food and Woodfuel Production, Land Rehabilitation and Community Development (CASFAD)
Team member Ministry for Foreign Affairs project: Landscape management Planning and Training for the Environment in Southern Sudan (LAMPTESS)
Tutoring students in the course National Forest Programme and other courses and theses work.
Publications
Fobissie Kalame
Docent
Teaching and Research Areas
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Sustainable Forest Landscape Management
Agroforestry in the Tropics
Natural Resource Policy and Governance
Green Economy / Low-Emission Development Strategies and Plans
Nationally Determined Contributions (UNFCCC NDC)
UNFCCC process and negotiations
Projects and Activities
Building Biocarbon and Rural Development in West Africa (BIODEV)
Green Economy Transitions in the Least Developed Countries: Multi-scale Analysis of Energy and Forest Use in Laos and Cambodia (GET-LDC)
PhD supervision
Publications
Nick Hogarth
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Hogarth
University Researcher
Department of Forest Sciences
Field of science
Forestry, Other natural sciences, Economics
University Researcher
Education
PhD. Forests and livelihoods. Charles Darwin University, Australia.
M.Sc. Environmental research & management. Charles Darwin University, Australia.
Grad.Dip.Sc. Plant Biology (Botany). University of Western Australia.
Research area
Forests and livelihoods, planted forests/reforestation, forest landscape restoration, plantation forestry, bamboo, Geographical focus: China, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia.
On-going activities
Green Economy Transitions in the Least Developed Countries: Multi-scale Analysis of Energy and Forest Use in Laos and Cambodia (GET-LDC) (Project 2014-2018).
Supervising Masters Students.
Teaching: Lecturer for ‘Introduction to tropical forestry’ course (TROP170).
Member of Steering Group ‘Developing a Forestry Module in the World Bank’s LSMS’.
Member of Systematic Review team: ‘The socioeconomic effects of large-scale tree plantations on local people’.
Publications
Maarit Kallio
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University Researcher
Education
M.Sc. Agriculture & Forestry, University of Helsinki
D.Sc. Agriculture & Forestry, University of Helsinki
Research area
Social forestry and livelihoods, plantation forestry, silviculture, forestry and climate change (REDD+)
On-going activities
Green Economy Transitions in the Least Developed Countries: Multi-scale Analysis of Energy and Forest Use in Laos and Cambodia (GET-LDC) (Project 2014-2018)
Environmental vulnerability, social resilience and multi-scale governance (ENVGOV) (Project 2015-2016)