John Stanturf visited Dominic Blay and other staff of the
Forest Research Institute of Ghana in Kumasi to finalize the work on the plot
project to develop a community-based carbon monitoring methodology. They
discussed collaborating on an application to START, the Sys Tem
for Analysis, Research and Training for
their 2011 START Grant Awards for
Global Environmental Change Research in Africa. He also met with
FORIG Director Victor Kwame Agyeman to discuss developing cooperation between
the Forest Service and FORG under the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed earlier
this year. The LOI provides for cooperation between the organizations on restoration,
carbon, and fire research | 
