Adrian Monge Monge

Project leader

Researcher info

Institution

University of Helsinki, Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI)

Department/faculty

Department of Forest Sciences

Contact information

adrian.mongemonge@helsinki.fi
+358409425110

Keywords
Africa capacity building Climate change adaptation Erasmus+ forestry higher education Mozambique private agricultural investments

Research projects

  • Project date 1.10.2017
  • Head of research Prof. Markku Kanninen
  • Language n/a

The overall aim of the project is to strengthen the forest-related higher education system in Laos to improve domestic capacity to sustainably manage forests for the benefit of the people and the environment, while at the same time enabling Laos to effectively respond to the demands and opportunities of international processes such as the Agenda 2030 (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Team

Prof. Markku Kanninen; Nicholas Hogarth, Adrian Monge, Dipjoy Chakma

  • Project date 1.2.2013
  • Head of research Dr. Eshetu Yirdaw
  • Language n/a

Land-use changes through private agricultural investments have an impact on local communities and their adaptive capacity towards climate change in several ways. Changes in the use of forests change the livelihood possibilities and the availability of ecosystem services. In this project, the adaptive capacity of local communities to land use changes in Mozambique is studied by: - Mapping of private investments in Mozambique - Studying the changes in livelihood and availability of ecosystem services in the neighbourhood of selected investment sites - Evaluating the effect of selected private agricultural investment on the adaptive capacity of local communities to climate change - Estimating the change in carbon stocks as a result of land use change and the reallocation of local communities to new areas.

Team

Eshetu Yirdaw (UH), Markku Kanninen (UH), Adrián A. Monge Monge (UH), Paula Horne (PTT), Leena Kerkelä PTT, Matleena Kniivilä (PTT), Almeida Sitoe (UEM), Valerio Macandza (UEM), Benard Guedes (UEM)