Alida O'Connor

Just out: New paper on Indigenous local knowledge (ILK) in Zambia published today in Human Ecology led by @UvA PhD student Malaika Yanou. Produced as part of the @Colandscaped initiative w/ @CIFOR_ICRAF & @UBCForestry Link to the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Our own @debbieapie & @alida_oconnor presenting their PhD research @ #flare10 in Rome. Very proud to see such progress in their studies and shared with a very receptive and like-minded community of practice on forests and livelihoods. @sunderland_lab @UBCForestry

A tribute to our dear friend and colleague Davison Gumbo. @Colandscaped @CIFOR_ICRAF Please read here: cifor-icraf.org/colands/in-mem…

To celebrate #MangroveDay on 26th July, promoting the launch of our new initiative, CoastMan (coastmanafrica.org), focussed on mangrove systems in Ghana and Tanzania: @sunderland_lab @UBCForestry @UBCoceans

"My experience as a #woman in science has been positive & supportive, and I have found fieldwork to be one of the aspects of this work I value most. It’s a great privilege, spending time with, and learning from, diverse people and places." Alida O’Connor forestsnews.cifor.org/86515/field-wo…

Celebrating the women of Sunderland Lab on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #womeninscience #idwgs2024 @ubcforestry @alida_oconnor @debbieapie @winyvasquez @NwabuezeBr51777

#NowReading 📚Towards more inclusive community landscape governance: Drivers and assessment indicators in northern Ghana By Eric Bayala, M. Ros-Tonen, @MalaikaYanou, Houria Djoudi, @James_D_Reed, @TCHSunderland @Colandscaped @ubcforestry @CIFOR_ICRAF #bb0010" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Free webinar series: Beyond Inclusive Conservation #ConSocSci worldwildlife.org/pages/beyond-i…

Closing knowledge gaps in integrated landscape research featuring our own @alida_oconnor forestsnews.cifor.org/84993/closing-… via @cifor @ubcforestry @sunderland_lab

@peacengozigreen @sunderland_lab @CIFOR_ICRAF @ubcforestry @Colandscaped Thank you Ngozi!

@sunderland_lab @alida_oconnor @CIFOR_ICRAF @ubcforestry @Colandscaped To the amazing human at Sunderland lab. Your work is always inspiring to read . Well done @alida_oconnor

Learning Across Landscapes: Commonalities & contrasts in northern #Ghana & southern #Zambia PhD candidates Eric Bayala & @alida_oconnor share insights from their work with the @CIFOR_ICRAF COLANDS initiative. @ubcforestry @Colandscaped #ThinkLandscape forestsnews.cifor.org/85414/learning…

Our @UBCforestry delegation to #FLARENairobi including @Sunderland_lab PhD candidates Sam Adeyanju, Alida O'Connor and Debbie Pierce @yanjus4christ @alida_oconnor @debbieapie #ForestsTreesPeople

A free course for students, researchers & practitioners engaging in meaningful & equitable multi-stakeholder collaboration. Great resource! @UCT_news @UvA_Amsterdam @CIFOR_ICRAF @Colandscaped @ubcforestry span-s-school-7faa.thinkific.com/courses/SPaN-s…

#NowReading a special issue on #humanrights & #conservation featuring a paper by @ubcforestry PhD student @winyvasquez & @TCHSunderland "The rights way forward: reconciling the right to food with biodiversity conservation" cambridge.org/core/journals/…

The last day of my #PhD #Fieldwork happens to fall on Earth Day. #EarthDayEveryDay #Forests #Livelihoods

Market day in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Shea butter, veggies, & so much more brought in from the surrounding communities. #PhD #Fieldwork #NaturalResourceManagement

New paper by PhD candidate @SayiFreddie on navigating power imbalances in landscape governance in Southern Zambia. Congrats Freddie and co-authors @TCHSunderland @James_D_Reed @ros_mirjam Houria Djoudi & Davison Gumbo @ICRAF @ubcforestry @CIFOR #COLANDS link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Congratulations to @UvA PhD candidate @MalaikaYanou for first paper on local knowledge and practices among the Tonga of Zambia #COLANDS @CIFOR @ICRAF @Sunderland_lab @ubcforestry @mrostonen @James_D_Reed Nicely done! Download the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Celebrating the women in Sunderland Lab on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! @ubcforestry #WomenInScience @FakheranSima @winyvasquez @Diling_Liang @debbieapie @alida_oconnor