Prof. Folaranmi Dapo Babalola

Professor

Forest Resources Management

Department: Forest Resources Management
Email: babalola.fd@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Room 3, Ground Floor, Department of Forest Resources Management, Sasakawa Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Social and Community Forestry, Marketing and Value Chain Analysis, Forest Policy and Governance, Forest Certification, Ecosystem Services, Climate Change, Forestry Education, Environmental Forestry

Folaranmi Babalola is a professor of forest economics and management in the Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. His areas of specialisation include forest socio-economics and environmental forestry. He currently serves as the Head of the Department (2024 to date) and has been the chairman of the Unilorin Teak Plantation (2017 to date) and the Unilorin Campus Tree Management Committee (2024 to date). From 2012 to 2017, he held a postdoctoral fellowship and served as an extraordinary and visiting lecturer in the Postgraduate Forest Science Programme at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Presently, he is a visiting scientist at the African Forest Forum hosted by CIFOR-ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. Prof. Babalola has an extensive academic portfolio, with about 200 scientific publications, and he has made presentations at local and international conferences. He has received 20 grants, as well as over 50 international sponsorships. He served as a consultant to the FAO on small-scale forestry in Africa and the African Forest Forum, Kenya, on forestry education. He actively participates in professional societies such as the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). As a recognised academic, he has served as an external examiner for universities within and outside Nigeria and has successfully supervised four master’s and six doctoral students. In addition, he is the founder of the NGO “Save Sahara Network,” which is saving nature and empowering people at the grassroots

Qualifications

BSc. Forest Resources Management
MSc. Forest Economics and Management
Ph.D. Forest Economics

Professional Affiliations

International Union of Forest Research Organisation (IUFRO)
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
African Forest Forum (AFF)
Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN)
Forest and Forest Products Society (FFPS)
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
Nigeria Society for Conservation Biology (NSCB)
Nigeria Tropical Biology Association (NTBA)

Undergraduate Teaching

FRM 302: Forest Economics I
FRM 317: Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
FRM 408: Communication Skills in Renewable Natural Resources
FRM 410: Entrepreneurial Skills in Renewable Natural Resources
FRM 505: Forest Economics II
FRM 507: Natural Resource Policy, Law and Administration
FRM 510: Forest Industry and Marketing
FRM 154: Extension and Community Development in Renewable Natural Resources
FRM 522: Wildlife Management and Utilisation
SED 408: Forestry Education

Postgraduate Teaching

ENV 833: Trees in Multifunctional Landscapes

Links to Publications

Get in Touch

For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.

Email

babalola.fd@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 3, Ground Floor, Department of Forest Resources Management, Sasakawa Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin

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