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Mr. Taonda Adama | Ecology | Best Researcher Award

Taonda Adama at WASCAL, Burkina Faso

Summary:

Mr. Adama Taonda is a climate change and biodiversity researcher with a keen focus on sustainable agriculture practices. A current Ph.D. candidate at WASCAL, CĆ“te dā€™Ivoire, he has been involved in pivotal research on the effects of land use and climate on biodiversity across West Africa. His scientific contributions focus on modeling species distribution under climate change scenarios and evaluating aboveground biomass and carbon stocks. Mr. Taonda is dedicated to advancing climate resilience through scientific research and has participated in numerous national and international climate initiatives.

Professional Profile:

šŸ‘©ā€šŸŽ“Education:

PhD Graduate Student (Climate Change and Biodiversity), WASCAL, CĆ“te dā€™Ivoire ā€“ January 2022ā€“Present

Masterā€™s Degree (Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Agriculture), African Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Agriculture, CĆ“te d’Ivoire ā€“ 2018ā€“2020

Bachelorā€™s Degree (Biological Science), Joseph KI ZERBO University, Burkina Faso ā€“ 2010ā€“2015

šŸ¢ Professional Experience:

Mr. Taonda Adama has extensive experience in climate change, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable agriculture. Since March 2021, he has served as a technical coordinator and assistant at the Permanent Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development (SP/CNDD) in Burkina Faso. In this role, he contributed to the development of sectoral plans integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and played a key role in assessing environmental reports and the progress of national climate change initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Taonda has coordinated various international and regional conventions on climate change, worked on evaluating projects, and revised national adaptation plans (NAP) in collaboration with international bodies such as the WAEMU.

His technical expertise extends to biodiversity conservation, species distribution modeling, and aboveground biomass and carbon stock prediction. He has participated in several international seminars and training workshops, focusing on climate change adaptation, SDG integration, and biodiversity management.

Research Interests:

  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Aboveground biomass and carbon stock prediction
  • Species distribution modeling
  • Tree-ring analysis and quantitative wood anatomy through dendroclimatology

Top Noted Publication:

Effects of land use and climate on the diversity and population structure in natural stands of Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. (Fabaceae) in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

  • Journal: Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 51
  • Article ID: e02909
  • Authors: Taonda, A., Zerbo, I., N’Guessan, A.E., Kassi, J.N., Thiombiano, A.
  • Access: Open access

Local perceptions of anthropogenic and climate factors affecting the use and the conservation of Detarium microcarpum and Detarium senegalense in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

  • Journal: Integrative Conservation
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1
  • Pages: 58ā€“75
  • Authors: Taonda, A., Zerbo, I., N’Guessan, A.E., N’Dja Kassi, J., Thiombiano, A.
  • Access: Open access

Dynamics of reconstitution of the vegetal biodiversity of the Foumbou class forest (north of the Ivory Coast)

  • Journal: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 6
  • Pages: 2607ā€“2624
  • Authors: Taonda, A., N’Guessan, A.E., N’Dja Kassi, J.
  • Access: Open access
  • Citations: 2
Taonda Adama | Ecology | Best Researcher Award

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