Fellows in the 2012 training programme present their individual projects

20 September 2012
Gantuya Jargalsaikhan from Mongolia.
Gantuya Jargalsaikhan from Mongolia.

Today the fellows in this year’s six-month training course presented their individual project work in an open seminar at the Agricultural University of Iceland.  The fellows have been working on their projects since this spring, under the supervision of professionals in Iceland.  In addition to giving an oral presentation, the project work includes writing a comprehensive report.  Each fellow selected a subject for the project that is of interest and importance to them and their institution, and is related to land management challenges in their home countries.

The projects presented today were:

Soil and land use evaluation for sustainable agriculture in the forest savannah transition zone of Ghana by Johnny Kofi Awoonor from Ghana

Vegetation and seed bank composition in relation to state-and-transition dynamics under grazing: background for Mongolian rangeland research by Gantuya Jargalsaikhan from Mongolia

A review of district roads planning in Uganda: environmental and community concerns by William Nsimiire from Uganda

Sustainable land management and tree tenure: the case of Parkia biglobosa in the northern region of Ghana by Esther Ekua Amfoa Amoako from Ghana

Is collaborative forest management a right management option for boundary demarcation in Atunga local forest reserve in Abim district Uganda? by Agnes Awilli from Uganda

Comparison of carbon and nitrogen stocks under grazed and un-grazed area by Batbaatar Amgaa from Mongolia

Analysis of vegetation and selected soil properties in four different habitats at the Hekla Forest Project area in Iceland by Lahya Tjilumbu from Namibia

Phosphorus availability following revegetation with Nootka lupine at two contrasting sites in Icelandby Jesaya Nakanyala from Namibia

The effects of lime on pH values of soil at different pH levels by Murodjon Nasedjanov from Uzbekistan

Effect of utilization on biomass and vegetation in Mongolian rangeland by Otgontuya Lkhagvajav from Mongolia