Principal Scientist at CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana
🌱🔬Lawrence Damnyag, a Ghanaian born on July 4, 1963, is a distinguished Principal Research Scientist with a Ph.D. in Forest Science-Forest Economics from the University of Eastern Finland (2012). He also holds a Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Ghana (2000) and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Statistics (1996).Currently based in Kumasi, Ghana, Lawrence serves as a Principal Scientist at the CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana and holds a Senior Lecturer position at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. With over 20 years of expertise, his research encompasses farm, forest, and environmental resource valuation, development of decision support tools for forest management, and collaboration with farming communities to promote low carbon initiatives, forest restoration.🌍🌾
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🎓 Education:
- Ph.D. in Forest Science-Forest Economics, University of Eastern Finland, 2012
- MPhil in Economics, University of Ghana, 2000
- BA (Hons) in Economics with Statistics, University of Ghana, 1996
🌐 Training:
Decision Making in Natural Resources Management (Netherlands, 2004).Landscape functions and people: Strategic planning for natural resource governance (Thailand, 2007).Online course on Operationalizing article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement (2023)
👔 Professional Memberships:
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE).Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics (SSFE)
💼 Current Position:
Principal Research Scientist at CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana; Senior Lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
🌱 Experience:
Over 20 years of expertise in research, collaborating with African farmers for livelihood enhancement and forest conservation. Holds extensive teaching and thesis supervision experience at the postgraduate level.
Research Focus 🌱🔬
🔬 Lawrence Damnyag’s research revolves around sustainable management of farm, forest, and environmental resources. His work spans diverse areas including:
- 🌱 Farm, Forest, and Environmental Resources Valuation
- 🌳 Decision Support Tools for Forest Resources Management
- 🌾 Low Carbon Farming and Forest Restoration
- 📊 Economic Modeling of Agro-forestry Systems
- 🌏 International Forest Policy and Carbon Finance
👥 With over 20 years of experience, he collaborates with African farmers, focusing on livelihood enhancement, conservation, and the intersection of agriculture and forestry for a greener and economically viable future.