John Abraham is a General and Applied Entomologist with research interests in General Entomology, Crop Protection, Chemical Ecology, Agro and Forest Ecology and Insect Ecology. Specifically, he is interested in insect-plant interactions, insect behaviour and olfaction, plant volatile compounds, essential oils, plant response to insect herbivory, integrated pest management, forest and agroecology, silviculture and forest management, biodiversity conservation and insect ecology. All his research are aimed at crop 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 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.

Dr. John Abraham
Senior Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Conservation Biology and EntomologyEvery student has the ability to learn new skills and apply them correctly
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Departmental Registration & Exams Officer
Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology
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Speaker
Promoting African edible insects for food and feed: The role of insects in ensuring food and nutritional security Winneba, Ghana.
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Participant
Validation of draft Pest Risk Analysis by Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) and Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) Winneba, Ghana.
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Participant
Development and review of Pest Management Decision Guides facilitated by CABI Winneba, Ghana.
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Participant
Validation of Banana Bunchytop Disease facilitated by PPRSD and CABI Accra, Ghana.
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Online participant
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 .
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Online participant
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.
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Participant
DAAD Alumni workshop Kumasi, Ghana.
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Participant
DAAD Alumni workshop Koforidua, Ghana.
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Participant
DAAD Alumni workshop Accra, Ghana.
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Speaker
Write workshop for graduate students Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Participant
DAAD Alumni Seminar Koforidua, Ghana.
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Member, Venue LOC
31st Biennial Ghana Science Association Conference Cape Coast, Ghana.
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LOC member
Fall Armyworm Symposium Accra, Ghana.
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Presented a paper
European Conference of Tropical Ecology Göttingen, Germany.
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Presented a paper
International DAAD Alumni Seminar Göttingen, Germany.
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Invited Speaker
Fly neuroscience workshop KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Chair of LOC
Tropical Biology Association African Alumni Group (TAAG) Students' Conference in Conservation Science Accra, Ghana.
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Invited Speaker
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.
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Presented a paper titled "Feeding damage of Pandemis heparana induces the release of specific volatile compounds from apple plants"
Tropentag 2013: Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum Hohenheim, Germany.
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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"
International Chemical Ecology Conference Melbourne, Australia.
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Presented a paper
5th International Symposium, German Forestry Alumni Network Eldoret, Kenya.
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Presented a paper
13th Student Conference on Conservation Science Cambridge, England, UK.
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Presented a paper
Insect Chemical Ecology Seminar Alnarp, Sweden.
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Presented a paper
XXIII IUFRO World Congress Seoul, Korea Republic.
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Participant
Tropentag 2007: Utilization of Diversity in Land Use Systems Witzenhausen, Germany.
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Facilitator
Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
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Presenter
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.
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Guest Speaker
“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Co-Facilitator
“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
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Presenter
“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
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Facilitator
“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Presenter
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.
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Panelist
Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
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Facilitator
Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
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Co-Discussant
“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
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Speaker
Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
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Presenter
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
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Guest Speaker
Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
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Participant
6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
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Panelist
Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
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Guest Speaker
“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.
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DRIC-UCC Individual Research Grant Award
Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast
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Best PhD thesis award in Plant Protection in Italy for 2014
Italian Association of Agricultural Science Societies (AISSA)
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PhD Fellowship
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
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DAAD Scholarship
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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Earthwatch Fellowship
Earthwatch Europe
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Member
Plant Protection Society of Ghana
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Member
Società Entomologica Italiana (Italian Entomological Society)
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Member
Ghana Science Association
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Member
Entomological Society of Ghana
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Member
International Society of Chemical Ecology
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Member
Society for Conservation Biology
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Principal Investigator
Towards biological control of fall armyworm: An investigation of the constitutive and Spodoptera frugiperda-induced volatiles of maize varieties in Ghana
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Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP
Cefas/UKAID
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Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
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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
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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
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Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia
IDA-V3100
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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
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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)
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Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area
Calgary Zoo Foundation
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Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana
University of Liverpool
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Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana
Valued at US$32,365.00
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Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia
Conservation International
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Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop
World Bank
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Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program
World Bank
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Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
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Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana
Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
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Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management
World Bank
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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
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Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession
AERC Ltd.
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Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis
UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
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Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana
Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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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