Werner Mbongo
Tertiary Qualifications
Werner has a first degree in Forestry (National Diploma in Forestry) from Ogongo Agricultural College in association with the University of Namibia (1998-2001), and a master's degree (MSc.) in Forest Ecology and Management from Freiburg University, Germany (2006-2008).
Professional Work
Werner’s work concerns natural resources management in Namibia where he worked for the Directorate of Forestry and for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), and also in Sweden at the Swedish forest department (Skogsstyrelsen) and currently at the Southern Sweden Forest Research Centre (Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap). His work revolves around:
- Establishment of Community Forests, woodlots and fruit tree orchards
- Establishment of cross-sectoral river basin management committees within the IWRM
framework
- Socio-economic and natural resources assessment surveys
- Preparation of course materials and presentation of training courses:-
Sustainable development and environmentally-sound decision making;
Strategic environmental assessment for land use planning, and
Constructive negotiation in environmental issues-:
to natural resources and land-use management practitioners and institutions.
Werner’s research work includes:
- his MSc. thesis work: “Institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms to implement
natural resource management strategies in Namibia”,
- assisting with the selection and marking of trees for different thinning intensities in
birch stands in Sweden;
- data collection and registration of larch seedlings’ growth development;
- literature review on the effects of timber markets of increased carbon sequestration in forests
with reference to REDD;
- up-dating a matrix growth model for the Swedish forest using Swedish National Forest
Inventory data;
- helping with the analysis of socio-economic survey of forest resources, with specific reference to
outdoor recreational activities.
Areas of Interest
Werner has a wide range of professional interest, among others:
- Integrated natural resources management
- Forest establishment and growth development
- Biodiversity and Sustainable land management
- Forest landscape management and land use change
- Socio-economic and recreational values of forest resources
- Natural resources management institutions and policy issues
- Stakeholders’ participation in natural resources management
Contacts
Contact Werner at:
werner.mbongo@wradac.org
wradacwerner@gmail.com
or simply drop Werner a note "here"
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Progress through research
Werner has a first degree in Forestry (National Diploma in Forestry) from Ogongo Agricultural College in association with the University of Namibia (1998-2001), and a master's degree (MSc.) in Forest Ecology and Management from Freiburg University, Germany (2006-2008).
Professional Work
Werner’s work concerns natural resources management in Namibia where he worked for the Directorate of Forestry and for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), and also in Sweden at the Swedish forest department (Skogsstyrelsen) and currently at the Southern Sweden Forest Research Centre (Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap). His work revolves around:
- Establishment of Community Forests, woodlots and fruit tree orchards
- Establishment of cross-sectoral river basin management committees within the IWRM
framework
- Socio-economic and natural resources assessment surveys
- Preparation of course materials and presentation of training courses:-
Sustainable development and environmentally-sound decision making;
Strategic environmental assessment for land use planning, and
Constructive negotiation in environmental issues-:
to natural resources and land-use management practitioners and institutions.
Werner’s research work includes:
- his MSc. thesis work: “Institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms to implement
natural resource management strategies in Namibia”,
- assisting with the selection and marking of trees for different thinning intensities in
birch stands in Sweden;
- data collection and registration of larch seedlings’ growth development;
- literature review on the effects of timber markets of increased carbon sequestration in forests
with reference to REDD;
- up-dating a matrix growth model for the Swedish forest using Swedish National Forest
Inventory data;
- helping with the analysis of socio-economic survey of forest resources, with specific reference to
outdoor recreational activities.
Areas of Interest
Werner has a wide range of professional interest, among others:
- Integrated natural resources management
- Forest establishment and growth development
- Biodiversity and Sustainable land management
- Forest landscape management and land use change
- Socio-economic and recreational values of forest resources
- Natural resources management institutions and policy issues
- Stakeholders’ participation in natural resources management
Contacts
Contact Werner at:
werner.mbongo@wradac.org
wradacwerner@gmail.com
or simply drop Werner a note "here"
<--back--)
Copyright: www.wradac.org 02.2013
Progress through research
