Ph.D., Free University of Brussels (Belgium), 1993, Major: Agronomy
Agricultural Engineering Degree, University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin), 1985, Major: Agronomy & Forestry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Background: Agriculture and Forestry, Plant and vegetation science, Livestock and wildlife
Geographical region of experience in Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Central Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda
Biomes of experience:
Savannah
Forest
Wetlands
Fields of competency:
Management of Rangelands and of Protected Areas
Endangered and useful species conservation
Wildlife census (ground and aerial census)
Plant ecology and Phytosociology
Experience in research:
National research projects
EU research projects (SUN, DADOBAT, UNDESERT)
Bilateral projects: Belgium (CIUF, VLIR); Germany (WV Stiftung; BIOTA). Netherlands (Flore du Benin); France (RIPESCA, VASA), etc.
Other:
Supervisor of many PhD, MS and BS Students,
Visiting faculty at many universities in Africa, Europe
Founder of the Beninese Association of Pastoralism
Chair, Tropical Ecology
Reviewer of many journals including: Food and Chemical Toxicology, Plant Ecology Evolution, etc.
Editor, Annals of Agronomic Sciences
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Royal Botanical Society of Belgium
Amicale Francophone de Phytosociologie
Réseaux Parcours
Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa
Groupe de Recherche et d’Information sur la Pharmacopée et l’Environnement Tropical
Society for Rangeland Management
Ecological Society of America
International Society for Tropical Ecology
International Union for Conservation of Nature; World Commission on Protected Areas
Beninese Association of Pastoralism
RESEARCH INTEREST
Conservation Biology, Rangeland ecology, Plant community ecology (Phytosociology), bush fire impact on plant life forms, Ethnobotany, Agroforestry, Protected area management assessment,
Wildlife census and Ecology, Non timber forest product assessment, Biodiversity assessment and monitoring