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Meet Akua!

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I am a a spatial data analyst with keen interest in monitoring trends in natural resources and environmental modelling and management. Currently enrolled in a masters degree in Geoinformation science. Interested in scientific research and manuscript preparation under minimal or no supervision. Understanding and application of GIS and Remote sensing.

Work experience


[October 2021] - [July 2022]

Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources

Research and Teaching Assistant


[June 2019] - [August 2019]

West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) University of Ghana, Legon

Intern


[June 2018] - [August 2018]

Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) University of Ghana, Legon

Intern

Education


[August 2020] - [Present]

University of Tartu

Msc Geoinformation and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management


[September 2017] - [November 2021]

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Bsc Natural Resources Management


Publications

Ashiagbor, G., Asare-Ansah, A. O., Laari, P. B., & Asante, W. A. (2022). Cashew expansion holds potential for carbon stocks enhancement in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana. Land Use Policy, 121, 106318, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106318

Sekey, W., Obirikorang, K. A., Alimo, T. A., Soku, M., Acquah, B., Gyampoh, B. A., ... & Kassah, J. E. (2022). Evaluation of the shark fisheries along the Coastline of Ghana, West Africa. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 102434.

Sekey, W., Obirikorang, K. A., Boadu, K. B., Gyampoh, B. A., NantwiMensah, A., Israel, E. Y., ... & Adjei-Boateng, D. (2023). Mangrove plantation and fuelwood supply chain dynamics in the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site, Ghana. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 1- 15.