Julius Chupezi Tieguhong

Dr Tieguhong is currently the Chief Forestry Officer at the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC), African Development Bank (AfDB) based in Abidjan.

Prior to joining the Bank, he worked with CIFOR, FAO and Bioversity International. He holds a PhD in forestry from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has over 90 scientific papers and book chapters to his credit.

His research interests include: profiling renewable natural resources into national and regional development plans, forest-poverty-food security linkages, public-private partnerships in forestry, role of private forestry sector in climate change, forest policy and governance.