Ghanaian is the First African to Receive International Forestry Award

摘要

Dr Joseph Rexford Cobbinah, former Director of the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana was awarded for his effort in promoting activities of the group by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), a global network of forest research scientists and forest related institutions. As the first African to receive the prestigious award, established in 1896, Dr Cobbinah has been known for "mentoring and guiding young research scientists and had been an initiator and great promoter of IUFRO activities not only in Africa but beyond the continent." About 15,000 research scientists in 700 academic and research institutions in no countries throughout the world are members of IUFRO. Its main objective is to promote cooperation in forest and forest-related research globally, through research, dissemination and application of research results and recognising outstanding contributions of scientists.