by tm2side | Jul 10, 2023 | Schoolent
By Mohammed Armani & Emmanuel Oduro Takyi (PhD Student, Yale University, emmanuel.odurotakyi@yale.edu) The SOP/SOM is often one of the most difficult tasks when compiling your application documents for international postgraduate studies. The difficulty in...
by tm2side | Dec 4, 2022 | Schoolent
I am fortunate enough to have been able to pursue postgraduate studies in the Netherlands (Wageningen University, MSc Forest and Nature Conservation) and China (XTBG, PhD Ecology). Both studies were funded by prestigious scholarship schemes (Joint Japan/World Bank...
by tm2side | Jun 21, 2021 | Plant Science
It was love at first sight indeed! On my walk this morning, I chanced upon this beautiful muddy patch with numerous Crinum ornatum (Family = Amaryllidaceae). I had no idea what plant it was. I was just attracted to their super bright white flowers with broad pink...
by tm2side | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is a guest post by Mike Aryeh, Marine mammal scientist and GIS analyst with ResourceTrust Ghana. Locals pulling stranded alive dolphins out of sea If you are reading this, you might have heard of dolphins stranding close to Axim on the 4th of April 2021. You...
by tm2side | Mar 28, 2021 | Ghana, People and Nature
Examples of the savannas of Ghana: 1) Guinean savanna (Left, Mole National Park) 2) Guinean savanna in the High Forest Zone-Interior Savanna Zone transition (Middle, Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve), 3)Coastal savanna (Right, Shai Hills Resource Reserve). “When is...
by tm2side | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Examples of Forest and Savannas in Ghana: 1) Coastal Forest (Top, Cape Three Point Forest Reserve), 2) Moist Forest (Bottom left; Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary), 3) Guinean Savanna (Bottom Middle; Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve), Coastal Savanna (Bottom right; Shai Hills...
by tm2side | Mar 4, 2021 | People and Nature
This is the final part of a series of blog post discussing the “no-deforestation” requirements in relation to global forestry and agricultural commodities. Part I of this series examined the definitions of forest and deforestation whereas Part II focused on the...
by tm2side | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
This post is a continuation of last week’s post on “Making sense of the ‘no-deforestation’ discourse”. In today’s post, we will attempt to answer three main questions; 1) why is deforestation bad, 2) what drives deforestation, and...
by tm2side | Jan 21, 2021 | People and Nature
Since June last year, I have been involved in a number of discussions on forest and deforestation in West Africa. I have been quite surprised with the depth one has to go to gain a better appreciation of the deforestation conversation. In spite of this, producers...
by tm2side | Jun 28, 2020 | Plant Science
Prickles on the stem of Solanum aculeatissimum Why do plant have spines? Spines are common in many terrestrial plants, habitats, and biomes. Why would plants produce spines and exactly what are their functions? These questions have for a long time fascinated both...
