Bertrand Festus Nero

Forest Resources Technology

About

Dr. B. F. Nero is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources Technology with expertise in plantation forestry (restoration ecology), forest soil management, urban ecosystem management, climate change mitigation and adaptation and biodiversity conservation. He conducts research on a wide range of contemporary issues at the interface of science and society. His research adopts inter and transdisciplinary approaches to address complex demand driven, science centred, and problem oriented questions. His research scope encompasses temperate and tropical landscapes as well as a range of ecological systems including wetlands, forests, mine spoils, grasslands/savannahs and human settlements (particularly urban ecosystems).

Research Summary

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The researcher's work centers on the intersection of land use and ecosystem services, particularly examining urban green spaces as key drivers for beneficial environmental outcomes. Through interdisciplinary studies combining plant biology, soil science, and social sciences, the researcher investigates how ecosystems can be managed to enhance carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and soil health. Their approach integrates microbial bioremediation techniques with plant species responses, aiming to address challenges in agricultural, hydrological, and environmental management in African contexts. The research highlights the role of urban green spaces in fostering these ecological services while exploring their ecological, social, and economic dimensions.

Research Themes

All (25 Papers)

Physical Sciences (20 Papers)

Life Sciences (3 Papers)

Social Sciences (2 Papers)

All Papers

Urban green space dynamics and socio-environmental inequity: multi-resolution and spatiotemporal data analysis of Kumasi, Ghana(2017)

Urban Green Spaces Enhance Climate Change Mitigation in Cities of the Global South: The Case of Kumasi, Ghana(2017)

Carbon storage and tree species diversity of urban parks in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

Tree and Trait Diversity, Species Coexistence, and Diversity-functional Relations of Green Spaces in Kumasi, Ghana(2017)

Variations in soil characteristics among urban green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana(2018)

Increasing Urbanisation and the Role of Green Spaces in Urban Climate Resilience in Africa(2019)

Urban green spaces enhance carbon sequestration and conserve biodiversity in cities of the Global South(2017)

Structure, Diversity, and Carbon Stocks of the Tree Community of Kumasi, Ghana(2018)

Woody species and trait diversity-functional relations of green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana(2019)

Tree Species Diversity and Socioeconomic Perspectives of the Urban (Food) Forest of Accra, Ghana(2018)

Phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils with two plant species: Jatropha curcas and Vetiveria zizanioides at Ghana Manganese Company Ltd(2020)

Structure, composition and diversity of restored forest ecosystems on mine-spoils in South-Western Ghana(2021)

Topography alters stand structure, carbon stocks and understorey species composition of Cedrela odorata plantation, in a semi-deciduous forest zone, Ghana(2022)

Effects of thinning on growth performance of teak (Tectona grandis) plantations in Tain II Forest Reserve, Ghana(2023)

Teak (Tectona grandis) Plantations Growth Response to N‐P‐K Fertilizer and Thinning in Tain II Forest Reserve, Ghana(2025)

Tree Species Diversity and Socio-economic Perspectives of the Urban (Food) Forest of Accra, Ghana(2018)

Mine Wastewater Treatment Using Cassia fistula Plant Parts as Bio-coagulants(2023)

Urban Green Space Dynamics and Distributional Equity in Kumasi, Ghana(2016)

Woody and Herbaceous Species Diversity Respond Differently to Environmental Variables in Semiarid Areas in Ghana(2025)

Carbon sequestration resulting from bottomland hardwood afforestation in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.(2010)

Biomass-Based Innovations in Demand Driven Research and Development Projects in Africa(2018)

Soil depth constrains whether evapotranspiration contrasts between vegetation types(2009)

Potential toxic elements accumulation in soils and parts of palm (Elaeis guineensis) growing on reclaimed tailings and mined spoils in southwestern Ghana(2023)

We have the laws but how is our environment? The disconnect between Ghana’s environmental commitments and institutional capacity to manage urban floods and wetlands(2024)

Woody and herbaceous species diversity respond differently to environmental variables in drylands in Ghana(2024)

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