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Dr. John  Abraham
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Dr. John Abraham

Senior Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology

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Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology
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Field(s) of Specialization
Chemical Ecology
Forest and Agroecology
General and Applied Entomology
Plant Protection
Silviculture and Forest Management
Field(s) of Academic Interest
Chemoecology Of Insects and Plants
General and Applied Entomology
Insect Behaviour
Insect-Plant Interactions in Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems
Plant Protection
About

John Abraham is a Plant Protectionist who focuses on general and applied entomology. His research interests are General Entomology,  Plant Protection,  Chemical Ecology, Forest and Agricultural Ecology and Insect Ecology. Specifically, he is interested in insect-plant interactions in agricultural and forest ecosystems, integrated pest management, olfactory response of insects to semiochemicals, insect behaviour and response to plant essential oils, plant response to insect herbivory, forest and agroecology, silviculture and forest management, biodiversity conservation and insect ecology. All his research are aimed at plant protection and biodiversity conservation. He obtained his PhD in Entomology from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy after obtaining an MSc. in Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Germany and a BSc. (Hons) in Natural Resources Management with specialization in Silviculture and Forest Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.





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Degrees
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology and Insect Chemical Ecology

    Free University of Bozen-Bolzano 2014
  • Master of Science in Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology

    Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 2009
  • Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management

    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2003
  • Speaker

    July, 2024

    Promoting African edible insects for food and feed: The role of insects in ensuring food and nutritional security Winneba, Ghana.

  • Participant

    April, 2023

    Validation of draft Pest Risk Analysis by Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) and Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) Winneba, Ghana.

  • Participant

    February, 2023

    Development and review of Pest Management Decision Guides facilitated by CABI Winneba, Ghana.

  • Participant

    November, 2022

    Validation of Banana Bunchytop Disease facilitated by PPRSD and CABI Accra, Ghana.

  • Online participant

    August, 2022

    Frontiers in Chemical Ecology: Contributed Presentations. Third joint meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE) and the Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists (APACE) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia .

  • Online participant

    August, 2021

    International online symposium on “Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours around the Globe” University of California, Davis, USA, Cardiff University, UK and La Trobe University, Australia.

  • Participant

    February, 2021

    DAAD Alumni workshop Kumasi, Ghana.

  • Participant

    December, 2020

    DAAD Alumni workshop Koforidua, Ghana.

  • Participant

    November, 2020

    DAAD Alumni workshop Accra, Ghana.

  • Speaker

    September, 2020

    Write workshop for graduate students Cape Coast, Ghana.

  • Participant

    October, 2019

    DAAD Alumni Seminar Koforidua, Ghana.

  • Member, Venue LOC

    July, 2019

    31st Biennial Ghana Science Association Conference Cape Coast, Ghana.

  • LOC member

    June, 2018

    Fall Armyworm Symposium Accra, Ghana.

  • Presented a paper

    February, 2016

    European Conference of Tropical Ecology Göttingen, Germany.

  • Presented a paper

    February, 2016

    International DAAD Alumni Seminar Göttingen, Germany.

  • Invited Speaker

    December, 2015

    Fly neuroscience workshop KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

  • Chair of LOC

    September, 2015

    Tropical Biology Association African Alumni Group (TAAG) Students' Conference in Conservation Science Accra, Ghana.

  • Invited Speaker

    March, 2015

    International Conference on "Towards sustainable Production of Mahogany Species in Plantations in Tropical Africa and Training Workshop on Timber Verification Project" CSIR-FORIG, Kumasi, Ghana.

  • Presented a paper titled "Feeding damage of Pandemis heparana induces the release of specific volatile compounds from apple plants"

    September, 2013

    Tropentag 2013: Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum Hohenheim, Germany.

  • Presented two papers titled "Exploiting the scent of fruits to protect crops against Drosophila suzukii" and "Melolontha melolontha: a root feeding pest in apple orchards"

    August, 2013

    International Chemical Ecology Conference Melbourne, Australia.

  • Presented a paper

    July, 2013

    5th International Symposium, German Forestry Alumni Network Eldoret, Kenya.

  • Presented a paper

    March, 2012

    13th Student Conference on Conservation Science Cambridge, England, UK.

  • Presented a paper

    June, 2011

    Insect Chemical Ecology Seminar Alnarp, Sweden.

  • Presented a paper

    August, 2010

    XXIII IUFRO World Congress Seoul, Korea Republic.

  • Participant

    October, 2007

    Tropentag 2007: Utilization of Diversity in Land Use Systems Witzenhausen, Germany.

  • Facilitator

    September, 2024

    Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.

  • Presenter

    October, 2024

    International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.

  • Guest Speaker

    October, 2024

    “Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.

  • Co-Facilitator

    October, 2021

    “Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.

  • Presenter

    November, 2024

    “Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.

  • Facilitator

    November, 2024

    “Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    November, 2023

    Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    March, 2024

    Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.

  • Presenter

    June, 2024

    Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.

  • Panelist

    June, 2024

    Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.

  • Facilitator

    July-August, 2012

    Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.

  • Co-Discussant

    July, 2023

    “Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2022

    Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2019

    Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.

  • Speaker

    August, 2024

    Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.

  • Presenter

    August, 2023

    Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.

  • Guest Speaker

    April, 2024

    Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.

  • Participant

    2021

    6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).

  • Panelist

    2014

    Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.

  • Guest Speaker

    2010

    “West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

  1. 2018

    DRIC-UCC Individual Research Grant Award

    Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast

  2. 2015

    Best PhD thesis award in Plant Protection in Italy for 2014

    Italian Association of Agricultural Science Societies (AISSA)

  1. 2011

    PhD Fellowship

    Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

  2. 2007

    DAAD Scholarship

    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

  3. 2005

    Earthwatch Fellowship

    Earthwatch Europe

  1. 2018

    Member

    Plant Protection Society of Ghana

  2. 2017

    Member

    Società Entomologica Italiana (Italian Entomological Society)

  3. 2017

    Member

    Ghana Science Association

  4. 2016

    Member

    Entomological Society of Ghana

  5. 2011

    Member

    International Society of Chemical Ecology

  6. 2004

    Member

    Society for Conservation Biology

  1. Principal Investigator

    August 2018 - May 2020

    Towards biological control of fall armyworm: An investigation of the constitutive and Spodoptera frugiperda-induced volatiles of maize varieties in Ghana

  1. 2024-2025

    Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

    Cefas/UKAID

  2. 2024

    Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi

  3. 2023-2024

    Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

    Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID

  4. 2023-2024

    Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

    Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID

  5. 2023

    Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

    IDA-V3100

  6. 2023

    Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

    World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme

  7. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  8. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  9. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  10. 2022

    Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

    Calgary Zoo Foundation

  11. 2021

    Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

    University of Liverpool

  12. 2021

    Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

    Valued at US$32,365.00

  13. 2021

    Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

    Conservation International

  14. 2021

    Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

    World Bank

  15. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

    World Bank

  16. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

    Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom

  17. 2020

    Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

    Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland

  18. 2019-2020

    Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

    World Bank

  19. 2017

    Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

    Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK

  20. 2013

    Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

    AERC Ltd.

  21. 2012

    Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

    UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.

  22. 2011

    Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

    Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)

  23. 2010

    Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary

    USAID through Friends of the Nation

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