Building biocarbon and rural development in West Africa

Pellikka, Petri (Project manager)
Heiskanen, Janne (Participant)
Adhikari, Hari (Participant)
Liu, Jinxiu (Participant)

Department of Geosciences and Geography

Project: Research project

Acronym	BIODEV
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	01/01/2012 → 31/12/2016

Fields of Science

1171 Geosciences
4112 Forestry
4111 Agronomy

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http://www.worldagroforestry.org/regions/west-central-africa/projects/building-biocarbon-and-rural-development-west-africa-biodev

Taita Research Station
Faculty of Science
Facility/equipment: Core Facility

5 Finished

TAITASMART: Environmental sensing of ecosystem services for developing climate smart landscape framework to improve food security in East Africa
Pellikka, P. (Principal Investigator), Alakukku, L. (Principal Investigator), Vesala, T. (Principal Investigator), Johansson, T. (Participant), Heiskanen, J. (Participant), Räsänen, M. (Participant), Tuure, J. (Participant), Adhikari, H. (Participant), Piiroinen, R. (Participant), Abera, T. (Participant), Tang, Z. (Participant), Wachiye, S. A. (Participant), Mäkelä, P. (Participant), Karhu, K. (Participant), Di Minin, E. (Participant) & Autio, A. (Participant)
European Commission, DG International Cooperation and Development
01/03/2018 → 01/03/2022
Project: Research project
GHG-TAITA: Greenhouse gas emissions (CH4, N2O, CO2) from dominant land cover types in Taita Hills region, Kenya
Pellikka, P. (Principal Investigator), Wachiye, S. (Project manager), Räsänen, M. (Participant), Rinne, J. (Participant) & Merbold, L. (Participant)
01/10/2017 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research project
TAITAGIS: Improving capacity, quality and access of Geoinformatics teaching, research and daily use in Taita Taveta, Kenya
Pellikka, P. (Principal Investigator), Siljander, M. (Project manager), Johansson, T. (Participant) & Hurskainen, P. (Participant)
01/03/2017 → 29/02/2020
Project: Other project

16 Article
2 Commissioned report
1 Chapter
1 Conference contribution
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- 1 Web publication/site

High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests
Cuni-Sanchez, A., Sullivan, M. J. P., Platts, P. J., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Imani, G., Hubau, W., Abiem, I., Adhikari, H., Albrecht, T., Altman, J., Amani, C., Aneseyee, A. B., Avitabile, V., Banin, L., Batumike, R., Bauters, M., Beeckman, H., Begne, S. K. & Bennett, A. C. & 80 others, Bitariho, R., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Braeuning, A., Bulonvu, F., Burgess, N. D., Calders, K., Chapman, C., Chapman, H., Comiskey, J., de Haulleville, T., Decuyper, M., DeVries, B., Dolezal, J., Droissart, V., Ewango, C., Feyera, S., Gebrekirstos, A., Gereau, R., Gilpin, M., Hakizimana, D., Hall, J., Hamilton, A., Hardy, O., Hart, T., Heiskanen, J., Hemp, A., Herold, M., Hiltner, U., Horak, D., Kamdem, M.-N., Kayijamahe, C., Kenfack, D., Kinyanjui, M. J., Klein, J., Lisingo, J., Lovett, J., Lung, M., Makana, J.-R., Malhi, Y., Martin, E. H., Mitchard, E. T. A., Morel, A., Mukendi, J. T., Muller, T., Nchu, F., Nyirambangutse, B., Okello, J., Peh, K. S.-H., Pellikka, P., Phillips, O. L., Plumptre, A., Qie, L., Rovero, F., Sainge, M. N., Schmitt, C. B., Sedlacek, O., Ngute, A. S. K., Sheil, D., Sheleme, D., Simegn, T. Y., Simo-Droissart, M., Sonke, B., Soromessa, T., Sunderland, T., Svoboda, M., Taedoumg, H., Taplin, J., Thomas, S. C., Timberlake, J., Tuagben, D., Umunay, P., Uzabaho, E., Verbeeck, H., Vleminckx, J., Wallin, G., Wheeler, C., Willcock, S., Woods, J. T. & Zibera, E., 25 Aug 2021, In: Nature. 596, 7873, p. 536–542 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Sensitivity of Spectral Indices on Burned Area Detection using Landsat Time Series in Savannas of Southern Burkina Faso
Liu, J., Maeda, E., Du, W. & Heiskanen, J., Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 13, 12 p., 2492.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Mapping forest structural heterogeneity of tropical montane forest remnants from airborne laser scanning and Landsat time series
Adhikari, H., Valbuena, R., Pellikka, P. & Heiskanen, J., Jan 2020, In: Ecological Indicators. 108, 16 p., 105739.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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6 Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
5 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
5 Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
4 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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PhD thesis supervision of Edward Amara
Pellikka, P. (Supervisor), Heiskanen, J. (Supervisor), Webb, E. L. (Opponent), Kanninen, M. (Pre-examiner) & Mbow, C. (Pre-examiner)
Jul 2022
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Environmental Sensing and Earth Observation of Land Change and Ecosystem Services for Developing Climate Smart Landscape Framework to Improve Food Security in East Africa
Johansson, T. (Invited speaker), Pellikka, P. (Invited speaker), Alakukku, L. (Speaker) & Vesala, T. (Speaker)
23 Jan 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Supervision of PhD studies of Samuel Nthuni
Pellikka, P. (Co-supervisor), Siljander, M. (Co-supervisor) & Karanja, F. (Supervisor)
2018
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis

Building biocarbon and rural development in West Africa

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