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
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
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)