Dr. Kwadwo Kyenkyehene Kusi is a Research Scientist of the Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services Division, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG).

His research focuses on using remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques to understand the ecological functioning and health of forest ecosystems, and tree species conservation across time and space in the tropics.

He also has interests in the ecosystem services assessments in cocoa agroforestry systems, forest ecosystems and watersheds or river basins using several biophysical models and in situ measurements.

2. Kusi, K. K., Khattabi, A., & Mhammdi, N. (2023). Evaluating the impacts of land use and climate changes on water ecosystem services in the Souss watershed, Morocco. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 16(2), 126.

3. Kusi, K. K., Khattabi, A., & Mhammdi, N. (2023). Analyzing the impact of land use change on ecosystem service value in the main watersheds of Morocco. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25(3), 2688-2715.

4. Kusi, K. K., Khattabi, A., & Mhammdi, N. (2021). Integrated assessment of ecosystem services in response to land use change and management activities in Morocco. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(6), 418.

5. Kusi, K. K., Khattabi, A., Mhammdi, N., & Lahssini, S. (2020). Prospective evaluation of the impact of land use change on ecosystem services in the Ourika watershed, Morocco. Land Use Policy, 97, 104796.

MSc Forest and Water Engineering (Forest Economics) National School of Forestry Engineers, Morocco (2015 – 2017)

BSc General Forestry National School of Forestry Engineers, Morocco (2013 – 2015)

General University Studies Diploma in Life Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco (2011 – 2013)

French Language Upgrade for Non-Francophones, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco (2010 - 2011)

2021- Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.

2024 Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy (HIDA) Fellowship at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany as a visiting researcher at Section 1.4: Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

2024 SustainFood Collaborative Learning School at the Pennsylvania State University, USA

2011 - 2021 Ghana Government Scholarships for Bachelors, Masters, and PhD

2011 - 2017 L'Agence Marocaine de Coopération Internationale AMCI) Scholarship for bachelor’s and master’s degrees

Sustainable conservation of rare tree species in the Ajenjua Bepo and Mamang River Forest Reserves, Ghana using community engagement and spatiotemporal dynamics. The Ruford Foundation

Estimating the impacts of cocoa agroforestry system on ecosystem services and smallholder farmers’ livelihood along the climatic gradient in Ghana. British Ecological Society

Quantifying the health of forests ecosystems by means of earth observation can aid in understanding nature recovery paths and ecosystem functioning. Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

Field data campaign on permanent sample plots in Ghana. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Research Staff Association of CSIR

Ecosystem Services Partnership

Society for Ecological Restoration

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)