Kwadwo Kyenkyehene Kusi (PhD.)

Position: Research Scientist

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Professional fields of interest: Ecosystem services assessment and valuation, Land use management, Biodiversity conservation

Professional background: 2018 – 2021: PhD in Environmental Science (Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco)
2015 – 2017: MPhil in Forestry Economics (National School of Forest Engineers, Morocco)
2011 – 2015: BSc in General Forestry (National School of Forest Engineers, Morocco)
2010 – 2011: Certificate in French Language (Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco)

Research Projects:  
Past Projects

Adaptation to climate change in the Tensift watershed, Morocco through integrated water resources management and payment for environmental services. Principal investigator: Prof. Abdellatif Khattabi (2015 - 2018).

Selected Publications:

  • Kusi, K.K., Khattabi, A. & Mhammdi, N. Analyzing the impact of land use change on ecosystem service value in the main watersheds of Morocco. Environ Dev Sustain (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02162-4.
  • Kusi, K.K., Khattabi, A. & Mhammdi, N. Integrated assessment of ecosystem services in response to land use change and management activities in Morocco. Arab J Geosci 14, 418 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06719-x.
  • Kusi KK, 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104796.

Affiliations:

  • Member, CSIR Research Staff Association, 2021 to date

Awards/Fellowships:

  • Ghana Government Scholarship for Bachelor’s Degree, Master Degree and PhD
  • Moroccan Government Scholarship for Bachelor’s Degree, Master Degree and PhD

Conference papers:

  • Kusi, K.K., Khattabi, A. & Mhammdi, N. 2020. Evaluating the impact of land use change on ecosystem services in the Ourika watershed, Morocco. Natural Capital Symposium at Stanford University, 17-21 March 2019, California, USA.
  • Kusi, K.K., Khattabi, A. & Mhammdi, N. 2018. Quantification of ecosystem services in the watershed of Ourika, Morocco. 2nd Annual Ecosystem Services Partnership Asia Conference. Communicating and Engaging Ecosystem Services in Policy and Practice in Asia, 9 - 12 October 2018, Dehradun, India.

 

About us

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana is one of the 13 institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). It is located at Fumesua near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It started as a research unit within the Forestry Department in 1962. It was fully established as a research institute and named FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FPRI) under the then Ghana Academy of Sciences in 1964 and in 1968 placed under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Contact us

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Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box UP 63 KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana

Tel :+233-(0)3220-60123/60373
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