Dr. Stella Britwum Acquah
Senior Research Scientist
PhD. Forestry (Forest Biometrics), MSc. & BSc. (Statistics), MBA (Management Information Systems) BSc. (Computer Science)
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Dr. Stella Britwum Acquah is a Senior Research Scientist with the Forest and Climate Change Division at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG). She is also an adjunct professor at the Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada. She holds a PhD in Forestry (Forest Biometrics) from the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Acquah’s research interests span forest biometrics, statistics, silviculture, forest management, information management, and climate change. She specializes in applying mixed methods to baseline surveys, statistical modelling of complex data, and designing experiments, trials, and surveys. She is skilled in qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation to inform decision-making.
She has extensive international experience and currently serves as the Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Research Group 4.01.00 – Forest Mensuration and Modelling and Working Party 4.01.01 – Design, Performance, and Evaluation of Experiments. She was the Web Administrator for the Global Forest Information Service (GFIS), Humid West African Node – Ghana (2000–2003) and the Regional Officer for Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) Anglophone West Africa (2006–2011). Additionally, she served as the Webmaster for the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa Information Service (FORNIS) from 2009 to 2017.
An excellent team player, Dr. Acquah is results-oriented, resourceful, and possesses strong communication skills. She has authored 15 refereed journal articles and eight books/handbooks. Additionally, she has contributed to numerous consultancies and research projects, leading to over 40 technical and consultancy reports.
Dr. Acquah’s research interests span forest biometrics, statistics, silviculture, forest management, information management, and climate change. She specializes in applying mixed methods to baseline surveys, statistical modelling of complex data, and designing experiments, trials, and surveys. She is skilled in qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation to inform decision-making.
She has extensive international experience and currently serves as the Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Research Group 4.01.00 – Forest Mensuration and Modelling and Working Party 4.01.01 – Design, Performance, and Evaluation of Experiments. She was the Web Administrator for the Global Forest Information Service (GFIS), Humid West African Node – Ghana (2000–2003) and the Regional Officer for Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) Anglophone West Africa (2006–2011). Additionally, she served as the Webmaster for the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa Information Service (FORNIS) from 2009 to 2017.
An excellent team player, Dr. Acquah is results-oriented, resourceful, and possesses strong communication skills. She has authored 15 refereed journal articles and eight books/handbooks. Additionally, she has contributed to numerous consultancies and research projects, leading to over 40 technical and consultancy reports.
1. Andoh, J., Acquah, S.B., Oduro, K.A., Obiri, B.D., Obeng, E.A., Guuroh, R.T., Opuni-Frimpong, E., Akpalu, S.E., Agyekum, C.K., Kusi, K.K. and Ofori, D.A. (2024). Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and local capital assets in community resource management areas: implications for REDD+. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-26.
2. Oduro, K.A., Obeng, E.A., Abukari, H., Guuroh, R.T., Andoh, J., Mensah, E.S., Acquah, S.B., Owusu-Ansah, M., Nibenang, M., Obiri, B.D. and Louman, B. (2024). Local communities’ adapatation strategies for reducing vulnerabilities to climate change in cocoa-forest dominated landscapes in Ghana. GeoJournal, 89:61. doi:10.1007/s10708-024-11052-3.
3. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I. and Barbeito, I. (2023). Growth responses to thinning from below in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0154.
4. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., and Barbeito, I. (2023). Temporal changes in tree spatial patterns in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands managed under different thinning treatments. Forest Ecology and Management, 528, 120640. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120640.
5. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I., and Barbeito, I. (2022). Changes in size inequality and growth dominance in thinned and unthinned uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120517. Doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120517.
6. Acquah, S.B., and Marshall, P.L. (2020). Assessing differences in competitive effects among tree species in central British Columbia, Canada. Forests, 11(2), 167. doi:10.3390/f11020167.
7. Acquah, S.B., Sraku-Lartey, M., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2018). Traditional knowledge and consumption of forest plant foods in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 34(1):49–70.
8. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Affam, M., Amoafo, E.Y., and Acquah, S.B. (2017). Improving land tenure security through customary boundary demarcation - A case study. Ghana Mining Journal, 17(1):1–8.
9. Sraku-Lartey, M., Acquah, S.B., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2017). Digitization of indigenous knowledge on forest foods and medicines. IFLA Journal, 43(2):187–197. doi:10.1177/0340035216681326
10. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2015). Impact of trade policies on wood products export in Ghana. American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 5(5):221–229. doi:10.5923/j.ajms.20150505.01
11. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2014). Time series behavior of the volume of wood products export in Ghana. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 3(4):12–24. doi:10.5539/ijsp.v3n4p12
12. Acquah, S.B., and Oduro, K.A. (2012). Traditional cloth dyeing enterprise at Ntonso: Challenges and opportunities. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 20(1):25–36.
13. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Poku-Gyamfi, Y., Yeboah, F., Acquah, S.B., and Gambrah, A. (2011). Improving land administration in Ghana: Application of global positioning System-PenMap for systematic title registration of properties. Journal of Building and Road Research, 13(1):37–46.
14. Obiri, B.D., Agyeman, V.K., Kyereh, B., Obeng, E.A., Agyeman, A., and Britwum, S. (2011). Perception and participation of local communities in tree planting initiatives in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 27(3):80–93.
15. Acquah, S.B. (2010). Analysis of students’ dissertation: A case for promotion of lesser-used vegetables in Ghana. Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana, 8:617–630. doi:10.4314/afsjg.v8i1.60869
2. Oduro, K.A., Obeng, E.A., Abukari, H., Guuroh, R.T., Andoh, J., Mensah, E.S., Acquah, S.B., Owusu-Ansah, M., Nibenang, M., Obiri, B.D. and Louman, B. (2024). Local communities’ adapatation strategies for reducing vulnerabilities to climate change in cocoa-forest dominated landscapes in Ghana. GeoJournal, 89:61. doi:10.1007/s10708-024-11052-3.
3. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I. and Barbeito, I. (2023). Growth responses to thinning from below in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0154.
4. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., and Barbeito, I. (2023). Temporal changes in tree spatial patterns in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands managed under different thinning treatments. Forest Ecology and Management, 528, 120640. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120640.
5. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I., and Barbeito, I. (2022). Changes in size inequality and growth dominance in thinned and unthinned uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120517. Doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120517.
6. Acquah, S.B., and Marshall, P.L. (2020). Assessing differences in competitive effects among tree species in central British Columbia, Canada. Forests, 11(2), 167. doi:10.3390/f11020167.
7. Acquah, S.B., Sraku-Lartey, M., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2018). Traditional knowledge and consumption of forest plant foods in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 34(1):49–70.
8. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Affam, M., Amoafo, E.Y., and Acquah, S.B. (2017). Improving land tenure security through customary boundary demarcation - A case study. Ghana Mining Journal, 17(1):1–8.
9. Sraku-Lartey, M., Acquah, S.B., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2017). Digitization of indigenous knowledge on forest foods and medicines. IFLA Journal, 43(2):187–197. doi:10.1177/0340035216681326
10. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2015). Impact of trade policies on wood products export in Ghana. American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 5(5):221–229. doi:10.5923/j.ajms.20150505.01
11. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2014). Time series behavior of the volume of wood products export in Ghana. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 3(4):12–24. doi:10.5539/ijsp.v3n4p12
12. Acquah, S.B., and Oduro, K.A. (2012). Traditional cloth dyeing enterprise at Ntonso: Challenges and opportunities. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 20(1):25–36.
13. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Poku-Gyamfi, Y., Yeboah, F., Acquah, S.B., and Gambrah, A. (2011). Improving land administration in Ghana: Application of global positioning System-PenMap for systematic title registration of properties. Journal of Building and Road Research, 13(1):37–46.
14. Obiri, B.D., Agyeman, V.K., Kyereh, B., Obeng, E.A., Agyeman, A., and Britwum, S. (2011). Perception and participation of local communities in tree planting initiatives in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 27(3):80–93.
15. Acquah, S.B. (2010). Analysis of students’ dissertation: A case for promotion of lesser-used vegetables in Ghana. Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana, 8:617–630. doi:10.4314/afsjg.v8i1.60869
1. Andoh, J., Acquah, S.B., Oduro, K.A., Obiri, B.D., Obeng, E.A., Guuroh, R.T., Opuni-Frimpong, E., Akpalu, S.E., Agyekum, C.K., Kusi, K.K. and Ofori, D.A. (2024). Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and local capital assets in community resource management areas: implications for REDD+. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-26.
2. Oduro, K.A., Obeng, E.A., Abukari, H., Guuroh, R.T., Andoh, J., Mensah, E.S., Acquah, S.B., Owusu-Ansah, M., Nibenang, M., Obiri, B.D. and Louman, B. (2024). Local communities’ adapatation strategies for reducing vulnerabilities to climate change in cocoa-forest dominated landscapes in Ghana. GeoJournal, 89:61. doi:10.1007/s10708-024-11052-3.
3. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I. and Barbeito, I. (2023). Growth responses to thinning from below in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0154.
4. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., and Barbeito, I. (2023). Temporal changes in tree spatial patterns in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands managed under different thinning treatments. Forest Ecology and Management, 528, 120640. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120640.
5. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I., and Barbeito, I. (2022). Changes in size inequality and growth dominance in thinned and unthinned uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120517. Doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120517.
6. Acquah, S.B., and Marshall, P.L. (2020). Assessing differences in competitive effects among tree species in central British Columbia, Canada. Forests, 11(2), 167. doi:10.3390/f11020167.
7. Acquah, S.B., Sraku-Lartey, M., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2018). Traditional knowledge and consumption of forest plant foods in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 34(1):49–70.
8. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Affam, M., Amoafo, E.Y., and Acquah, S.B. (2017). Improving land tenure security through customary boundary demarcation - A case study. Ghana Mining Journal, 17(1):1–8.
9. Sraku-Lartey, M., Acquah, S.B., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2017). Digitization of indigenous knowledge on forest foods and medicines. IFLA Journal, 43(2):187–197. doi:10.1177/0340035216681326
10. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2015). Impact of trade policies on wood products export in Ghana. American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 5(5):221–229. doi:10.5923/j.ajms.20150505.01
11. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2014). Time series behavior of the volume of wood products export in Ghana. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 3(4):12–24. doi:10.5539/ijsp.v3n4p12
12. Acquah, S.B., and Oduro, K.A. (2012). Traditional cloth dyeing enterprise at Ntonso: Challenges and opportunities. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 20(1):25–36.
13. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Poku-Gyamfi, Y., Yeboah, F., Acquah, S.B., and Gambrah, A. (2011). Improving land administration in Ghana: Application of global positioning System-PenMap for systematic title registration of properties. Journal of Building and Road Research, 13(1):37–46.
14. Obiri, B.D., Agyeman, V.K., Kyereh, B., Obeng, E.A., Agyeman, A., and Britwum, S. (2011). Perception and participation of local communities in tree planting initiatives in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 27(3):80–93.
15. Acquah, S.B. (2010). Analysis of students’ dissertation: A case for promotion of lesser-used vegetables in Ghana. Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana, 8:617–630. doi:10.4314/afsjg.v8i1.60869
2. Oduro, K.A., Obeng, E.A., Abukari, H., Guuroh, R.T., Andoh, J., Mensah, E.S., Acquah, S.B., Owusu-Ansah, M., Nibenang, M., Obiri, B.D. and Louman, B. (2024). Local communities’ adapatation strategies for reducing vulnerabilities to climate change in cocoa-forest dominated landscapes in Ghana. GeoJournal, 89:61. doi:10.1007/s10708-024-11052-3.
3. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I. and Barbeito, I. (2023). Growth responses to thinning from below in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0154.
4. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., and Barbeito, I. (2023). Temporal changes in tree spatial patterns in uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands managed under different thinning treatments. Forest Ecology and Management, 528, 120640. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120640.
5. Acquah, S.B., Marshall, P.L., Eskelson, B.N.I., Moss, I., and Barbeito, I. (2022). Changes in size inequality and growth dominance in thinned and unthinned uneven-aged interior Douglas-fir dominated stands. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120517. Doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120517.
6. Acquah, S.B., and Marshall, P.L. (2020). Assessing differences in competitive effects among tree species in central British Columbia, Canada. Forests, 11(2), 167. doi:10.3390/f11020167.
7. Acquah, S.B., Sraku-Lartey, M., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2018). Traditional knowledge and consumption of forest plant foods in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 34(1):49–70.
8. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Affam, M., Amoafo, E.Y., and Acquah, S.B. (2017). Improving land tenure security through customary boundary demarcation - A case study. Ghana Mining Journal, 17(1):1–8.
9. Sraku-Lartey, M., Acquah, S.B., Samar, S.B., and Djagbletey, G.D. (2017). Digitization of indigenous knowledge on forest foods and medicines. IFLA Journal, 43(2):187–197. doi:10.1177/0340035216681326
10. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2015). Impact of trade policies on wood products export in Ghana. American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 5(5):221–229. doi:10.5923/j.ajms.20150505.01
11. Acquah, S.B., Avuglah, R.K., and Harris, E. (2014). Time series behavior of the volume of wood products export in Ghana. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 3(4):12–24. doi:10.5539/ijsp.v3n4p12
12. Acquah, S.B., and Oduro, K.A. (2012). Traditional cloth dyeing enterprise at Ntonso: Challenges and opportunities. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 20(1):25–36.
13. Asenso-Gyambibi, D., Poku-Gyamfi, Y., Yeboah, F., Acquah, S.B., and Gambrah, A. (2011). Improving land administration in Ghana: Application of global positioning System-PenMap for systematic title registration of properties. Journal of Building and Road Research, 13(1):37–46.
14. Obiri, B.D., Agyeman, V.K., Kyereh, B., Obeng, E.A., Agyeman, A., and Britwum, S. (2011). Perception and participation of local communities in tree planting initiatives in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Forestry, 27(3):80–93.
15. Acquah, S.B. (2010). Analysis of students’ dissertation: A case for promotion of lesser-used vegetables in Ghana. Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana, 8:617–630. doi:10.4314/afsjg.v8i1.60869
2022 PhD Forestry (Forest Biometrics) University of British Columbia, Canada
2015 MSc. Statistics. Regent University College of Science and Technology, Ghana.
2012 BSc. Statistics Regent University College of Science and Technology, Ghana.
2008 Certificate in International Perspectives on Communication / PR, Christelijke Hogeschool, Ede, Netherlands.
2005 MBA Management Information Systems, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
1997 BSc. (Hons) Computer Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
2015 MSc. Statistics. Regent University College of Science and Technology, Ghana.
2012 BSc. Statistics Regent University College of Science and Technology, Ghana.
2008 Certificate in International Perspectives on Communication / PR, Christelijke Hogeschool, Ede, Netherlands.
2005 MBA Management Information Systems, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
1997 BSc. (Hons) Computer Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
Forest biometrics, statistics, silviculture, forest management, information management and information technology.
Forest-based climate change, silviculture and forest management strategies, application of statistics and biometrics in climate-related forest research.
2023 -2026
Adjunct Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2014 - date
Senior Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
2006-2013
Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
1998-2005
Assistant Computer Programmer, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2014 - date
Senior Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
2006-2013
Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
1998-2005
Assistant Computer Programmer, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
2023-2024
Head of the Forest and Climate Change Division. CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
2011
Head of the Commercialisation Division. CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
Head of the Forest and Climate Change Division. CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
2011
Head of the Commercialisation Division. CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
2023-date Lecturer, Department of Natural Resources Management, CCST, Kumasi campus, Ghana.
2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant for FRST 545 Technical Communication Skills (II) Scientific Writing and FRST 231 99C Introduction to Biometrics, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant for MGEM 540: Linear Regression Models and Introduction to Spatial Statistics and FRST 544: Technical Communication Skills (I), Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2019-2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant for MGEM 540 Linear Regression Models and Introduction to Spatial Statistics, FRST 545 Technical Communication Skills (II) Scientific Writing and FRST 530 Multiple Regression analysis, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2018-2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant for FRST 430 Advanced Biometrics and FRST 545 Technical Communication Skills (II) Scientific Writing, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2016-2017 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Natural Resources Management, CCST, Kumasi campus, Ghana.
2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant for FRST 545 Technical Communication Skills (II) Scientific Writing and FRST 231 99C Introduction to Biometrics, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant for MGEM 540: Linear Regression Models and Introduction to Spatial Statistics and FRST 544: Technical Communication Skills (I), Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2019-2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant for MGEM 540 Linear Regression Models and Introduction to Spatial Statistics, FRST 545 Technical Communication Skills (II) Scientific Writing and FRST 530 Multiple Regression analysis, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2018-2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant for FRST 430 Advanced Biometrics and FRST 545 Technical Communication Skills (II) Scientific Writing, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2016-2017 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Natural Resources Management, CCST, Kumasi campus, Ghana.
2017 International Doctoral Fellowship Award, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2020 Paul Heller Memorial Fellowship in Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada.
2020 Paul Heller Memorial Fellowship in Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Assessment of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Community Resource Management Areas in the Northern Savanna Zone – under the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project. Funds provided by World Bank/Forestry Commission, Ghana.
Sustainable Intensification of Mixed-Farming Systems (SI-MFS). Funds provided by Alliance Bioversity and CIAT.
Sustainable Intensification of Mixed-Farming Systems (SI-MFS). Funds provided by Alliance Bioversity and CIAT.
No achievement posted.
Research Staff Association of CSIR
Forestry Research Network of sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA)
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Forestry Research Network of sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA)
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)