Doctoral Defence and mini-seminar

congo_logging_yitaYitagesu T. Tegegne will have the public defence of his doctoral thesis title: FLEGT and REDD+ synergies and impacts in the Congo Basin: lessons for global forest governance mechanisms. His Opponent will be Doctor Christian Pilegaard Hansen, Associate Professor at Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Time: 16 of December at 12:00
Venue: UH Main Building, 3rd floor, Auditorium XIII (Unioninkatu 34)

As part of the formal activities VITRI organised a mini-seminar titled: Glass half full or half empty? Reflections on the implementation of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) under the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. The keynote speaker is Prof. Pilegaard with a commentary by Dr. Fobissie Kalame, VITRI.

Thursday, December 15 (10:15 – 12:30).
Lecture Hall B4, UH, Viikki Campus (Latokartanonkaari 9)

10:15-
10:25
Opening Prof. Markku Kanninen
10:25-
10:55
Glass half full or half empty? Reflections on the implementation of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) under the EU Forest Law Enforcement,
Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan
Prof. Christian Pilegaard H.
10:55-
11:25
Recent developments in REDD+ in the
Congo Basin
Dr. Fobissie Kalame
11:25-
12:30
Discussion

Guest lecture by Dr. Tesfamichael Abraha Negash

VITRI is pleased to invite you to the guest seminar “Diversity Analysis of Eritrean Sorghum Landraces Using SSR Markers” by Dr Tesfamichael Abraha Negash.

Dr Negash is a visiting scientist to VITRI as part of the framework of the HEI-ICI, CIMO project “Higher Education for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in Eritrea (HEFSESE)”. Dr Negash is a crop molecular breeder.

Time: December 8, 14:00 -15:00
Location: room K111 (LS 2) – C Building, Viikki Campus

More information: Mohamed Elfadl, HEFSESE project Coordinator/VITRI

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