Graduate Student

Research Interests: Knowledge-sourcing in conservation, Decolonization of knowledge, Participation in sustainability systems, Communicating forestry in the 21st century

Yemi’s academic qualifications reflect exposures in technical forestry and not-so-technical forestry, with research experiences in themes that span from Bio-prospecting to environmental sociology – right from chemical extractions in labs to fieldwork in the mid-hills of Nepal. Within his areas of interests, he has created a niche in studies that aim to understand knowledge handling (production, sourcing, and the politics therein!) and transfer in the management of natural resources across different scales. His PhD research, under the supervision of Dr Hagerman stems out of this niche. He is substantially involved in the International Forestry arena, as an ardent advocate of stakeholder participation, especially in the areas of youth representation. Prior to his PhD program, he worked as the coordinator for youth engagement with the XIV World Forestry Congress team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He was also a member of the Advisory Group for the Congress. With other previous experience in areas like event organization, science communication, concept and content development, his portfolio covers experiences in Africa, Europe, America, Asia and the Pacific.

He completed the Erasmus Mundus master’s program: Sustainable Tropical Forestry, obtaining MSc Environmental Forestry from Bangor University, Wales and MSc Forests and Livelihoods from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He obtained a B.Tech in Forestry and Wood Technology from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

Yemi likes a lot of things, but movies and travelling is on top of the seemingly endless list. He has called few countries home in recent years and has visited more.