Prof. Tajudeen Okekunle Amusa

Professor

Forest Resources Management

Department: Forest Resources Management
Email: amusa.to@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Room 6, Floor 1, Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation

Tajudeen Okekunle AMUSA is a Professor in the Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He served as Acting Head of the Department from 2018 to 2020. He also served as Deputy Chairman, Zoological Garden Management Board within the same period. He was the Coordinator of the African Centre for Herbal Research, Ilorin (ACHRI) from 2022 to 2024. His research focus offer a blend of socio-economic perspective of renewable natural resources management with conservation ecology and other concerns that would engender sustainability. He is a multi-grant award winner and has participated in several research and development projects within and outside the country. He served as a research fellow with the African Forest Forum from 2015 to 2016. He has also served as External Examiner to several universities within and outside the country. He is a member of the National-Level IUCN Expert Assessment Group for the Green List (EAGL).

Qualifications

PhD, Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
MSc, Forest Economics and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
BSc. Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Professional Affiliations

Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA), UK
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), USA
African Forest Forum (AFF), Kenya
Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN)
Nigerian Tropical Biology Association (NTBA)
Ecological Friendly Society (ECOFRIENDS), Nigeria
Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF)
Wildlife Society of Nigeria (WISON)

Undergraduate Teaching

AGY 206: Introduction to Forestry and Wildlife Management (2 Credits)
FRM 308: Wildlife Ecology and Management (2 Credits)
FRM 309: Forest Management I (2 Credits)
FRM 312: Ethnoforestry I (2 Credits)
FRM 314: Forest Taxonomy (2 Credits)
FRM 402: Ecological Survey (3 Credits)
FRM 405: Practical Silviculture (3 Credits)
FRM 412: Agroforestry Systems (3 Credits)
FRM 501: Multiple Land Use (2 Credits)
FRM 509: Forest Management II (2 Credits)
FRM 516: Ethnoforestry II (2 Credits)
FRM 520: Museum and Herbarium Techniques (2 Credits)
FRM 599: Special Project (5 Credits)

Postgraduate Teaching

PEB 801: Research Methodology (2 Credits)
PEB 803: Biostatistics I (3 Credits)
PEB 804: Biostatistics II (3 Credits)
AEC 810: Forest Resource Management (2 Credits)
AEC 812: Environmental Law and Governance (2 Credits)

Research Interests

Forest Ecological Economics
Forest Economics and Sustainable Development
Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
Forest Policy, Governance, and Institutions
Social and Community Forestry
Urban Forestry and Ecosystem Services
Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Ethnomedicine

Research Affiliations

Species Survival Commission (SSC), IUCN Expert Assessment Group
Ecological Economics Working Group, Society for Conservation Biology (US)
Applied Forestry Economics Laboratory (LEFA), Forestry and Madeira Center (CIFLOMA), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
African Forest Forum, Nairobi, Kenya
UN Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development, Ilorin
African Centre for Herbal Research (ACHRI), Ilorin

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Email

amusa.to@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 6, Floor 1, Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin

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