Francis Tease is an Assistant Research Scientist with the Forest Improvement and Productivity Division at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG). He holds an MSc. in Bioeconomy and Natural Resources Management from the University of Eastern Finland. He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant, Parks and Conservation Area Management, College of Behavioral, Health, and Social Sciences, Clemson University, South Carolina, United States. He is an interdisciplinary environmental social researcher who focuses on Parks and Conservation Area Management, Community Participation in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Justice, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, and Forest Landscape Restoration. He has collaborated with national research scientists on numerous donor-funded research projects in partnership with local communities in Ghana.

Francis has also worked in partnership with Scientists from the USDA Forest Service, Centre for Geospatial Research (CGR) Department of Geography, University of Georgia, United States on different Research projects. He has co-authored Journal publications, conference papers, poster presentations, and technical reports.

He is a member of the Research Staff Association of CSIR.

Tease, F., Gaither, C.J., Yembila, R., Tsibo-Darko, A., Mensah, P., Adams, B. 2023 “When Will the Tree Grow for Me to Benefit from It?: Tree Tenure Reform to Counter Mining in Southwestern Ghana, Society & Natural Resources, DOI:10.1080/08941920.2022.2161028

Damnyag, L.; Tease, F.; Bampoh, A.A.; Andoh, J. 2023 Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to support land use decision-making in Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana. Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment 2023, 56 (3), 345-364. https://doi.org/10.46909/alse-563104

L. Damnyag, L.C.N Anglaaere, F. Tease, B.K. Bani and E. A. Bawuah. 2017. Analysis of farmers’ willingness to pay for tree integration of farmlands in Ankasa conservation area, Ghana: Ghana Journal of Forestry, Vol. 33, 2017

Schelhas J., Sparkler S., Johnson C., Asumadu. K., Tease, F., Stanturf, J., Blay. D. 2010. Opportunities and Capacity for Community-based Forest Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring in Ghana. Nature & Faune (FAO Africa) volume 25, Issue 1, 2010

2014 MSc. Bio-Economy and Natural Resources Management University of Eastern Finland.

2008 Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Parks and Conservation Area Management

Community Participation in Natural Resources Management

Environmental Justice

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Forest Landscape Restoration.

2024 -Present Graduate Research Assistant, PRTM. College of Behavioral, Health and Social Sciences, Clemson University, South Carolina, United States.

2020 -2024 Assistant Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

2017-2020 Technical Officer (FC Industry Plantation Project) CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

2010-2016 Technical Officer (Project staff), CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

Research Exchange sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, Forestry Science Lab, Athens, Georgia, United States, 5th – 15th September 2023.

Exploring African American Wilderness heritage in the Southeast, United States.

Forestry Commission (FC)/ Industry Plantations Project. Funded by the FC/Industry Fund Board.

Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in Southwestern Ghana. Funded by: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

Examining the Intersection of Capital, Mining and Forest Loss in Southwestern Ghana. Funded by: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

Management of Forest Established through Rehabilitation of Degraded Forest by Local Communities. Funded by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).

Strengthening the Capabilities of Forest Fringe Communities in Southern Ghana to Halt Illegal Logging. Funded by the European Union.

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation through Collaborative Management with Local Communities. Funded by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Research Staff Association of CSIR.