Fellows in the 2011 training programme present their individual project

On 19 September the fellows in this year’s six-month training course presented their individual project work in an open seminar at the Agricultural University of Iceland.  The project work includes writing a comprehensive report and giving an oral presentation.  The fellows choose a subject for the project that is of their interest and is related to degradation and restoration challenges in their home countries. 

The projects presented this year were:
Measurement of wind erosion on a landscape scale at Myrdalssandur by Elhadji Zakaria Ibrahim Ousseini from Niger.
Rangeland health methodology: a study in Laekur, Gunnarsholt, Southern Iceland by Paulina Peter Lokongo from Uganda.
Woodland restoration by natural regeneration and plantation (assisted regeneration) in Iceland by Hadgu Hishe Teferi from Ethiopia.
Vegetation pattern and environmental factors in semi desert and desert area of Mongolia: case study in Khanbogd Soum by Altantsetseg Balt from Mongolia.
Participatory planning – fostering stakeholder engagement in sustainable land use management by Jonas Kpierekoh from Ghana.
Compost quality analysis and evaluation of low cost amendments to produce nutrient-rich fertiliser-grade compost as an alternative to synthetic fertilisers by James Ocaka from Uganda.
The regulation of sustainable pastureland management with an emphasis on the laws of Mongolia, with examples from Iceland, Australia and New Zealand and recent international treaties in the field of the environment by Suvd Manibadar from Mongolia.
Using soil fertility index to evaluate two different sampling schemes in soil fertility mapping – a case study of Hvanneyri (Iceland) by Kwabena Abrefa Nketia from Ghana.