Dr Edinam K. Glover, Postdoctoral Researcher associated with Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI), University of Helsinki (2005-2006); specialist in community-based natural resource management planning and public/private partnership arrangements; Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland. His current research is focused on: international, regional and national environmental law instruments for sustainable natural resources management; Laws and policies covering climate change; biotechnology and biodiversity; water and ocean; air and water pollution control and transboundary environmental issues.                             

AWARDS (SELECTED):


1)University of Helsinki Grant for Outstanding International Postgraduate Students,University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (2007);

2)University of Helsinki Grant for Outstanding International Postgraduate Students, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (2001);

3)University of Helsinki Grant for Outstanding International Postgraduate Students, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (2000);

4)Academy of Finland Research Grant, Finland (2002-2004);

5)The Three-Year Grant Scheme of University of Helsinki, 2002-2004 (Grant transferred because of being granted another grant at the same time);

6)Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Commissioned Research, Mikko Kaloinen Foundation Scholarship, Finland;

7)Wageningen University Fellowship, The Netherlands; Stichting Oudemans Grant, The Netherlands, and

8)Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Scholarship

TRAINING PROGRAMMES/COURSES ATTNDED (SELECTED):

Getting Published: Preparing Manuscripts for Journal Submission, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, USA (Prof. Walter (Tony) Rosenbaum, Editor-in-Chief, Journal for Environmental Studies and Sciences (2012)

Land Degradation and Desertification, FWK, ISRAELL; Degradation and Desertification, FWK, Santiago, CHILE;

Course for PhD-Supervisors: "The New Global System – Challenges Facing Young Supervisors of Today: A Supervisor Course. ESTONIA, (Funded by NordForsk) (2008);

Land Degradation, FWK, TAIWAN;

Tropical Forest Landscape Restoration in Southeast Asia under the Framework of the EU AsiaLink FORRSA Project, THAILAND (2006);

Extension Management and Leadership Course, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, SWEDEN;

Design and Analysis of Mixed Farming Systems, Toulouse, FRANCE; Organised by Wageningen University, The NETHERLANDS;

Mixed Farming Systems, Buccleuch Estates Ltd, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM.