Prof. Boateng Kyereh

Professor


Dept: Silviculture and Forest Management
Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

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Research Areas/Interests

Tropical forest ecology Silviculture Climate change and land use Natural resource livelihoods and governance ...~more


Positions Held & Hold

Administrative Experience in the University

Vice-Dean Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources (August 2016-July 2017                                                                              

Acting Dean, Faculty of Forest Resources Technology (August 2016 - July 2017)

Additional Responsibility as Head of Department, (i) Department of Land Reclamation and Rehabilitation (ii) Department of Social Forestry

(September, 2017-July 2018)

Dean, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources (October 01, 2017-Present) 

Coordinator, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Plantation Project, 2011 – present

Membership of University Statutory Committees

Member, (Professorial) Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Board 2016/17

Member, Academic Board (2017/2018 and 2018/2019 Academic Year)

Member, College Appointments and Promotions Committee January 2018 – present

Member, Books and Publications Committee 2014-2016 

Membership of Non-statutory University Committees/Ad-hoc Committees

Member, Committee to revive the Centre for Biodiversity Utilization and Development (CBUD), Jan 2016

Member, Committee for rationalization of the Culture and Tourism Programme (KNUST School of Business)

Member, Committee for developing College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Strategic Plan, May 2017 

Member, Committee to rebrand the Department of Silviculture and Forest Management, February 2017

College Representative on Search Committee for Provost College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, August 2017

Member, Search Committee for appointment of Provosts of College of Science and College of Art and Built Environment, March 2019

Chairman, Committee for Rebranding FRNR Departments

Member, Programme Advisory  Committte of  WASCAL PhD  Programme, 2011-Present

Research Coordinator, WASCAL Climate Change and Land Use, 1st March 2016 -31st December, 2019

Secretary, Board of Governors,  Tropenbos  Ghana 2017-present

Member, Training Committee, Forestry Commission Training Centre

Chairman, Steering Committee for the project “Strengthening the Capacity of Non-State Actors to Improve FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ Processes in Western Africa”.  June 2017 –2020

Member, Project Steering Committee on Upscaling Artisanal Timber Milling to Improve Supply of Legal Lumber to the Domestic Market; 2016-2018

Member, Project Steering Committee “Strengthening Regulatory Mechanism on Overland Timber Trade for Enhanced FLEGT/VPA Implementation 2016-2018

Member, Steering Committee on the Project “ Securing Food and Ecosystem Services in Mining Plagued Regions of Ghana”  November 2018 – Present 

Member, Academic Board, Catholic Institute of Business and Technology, KNUST Rep 2017 to 2021

External Examiner and Reviewer

External Examiner, University of Energy and Natural Resources, 2015-2018

External Examiner, Wageningen University, the Netherlands  

External Examiner, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands     

  Member, UNESCO Man and Biosphere National Committee: Nov 2018 to date

Reviewer, Ecology and Society

Reviewer, Forest Policy and Economics

External assessor for promotion of Presbyterian University Senior member, 2019


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