Paul Osei-Tutu
The researcher's work focuses on examining the dynamics of resource management in Ghana, particularly within forests, Cocoa and Sweet Potato crops, and energy systems. Their studies explore themes such as informal institutions, forest management policies, agropastoral practices, Cocoa and Sweet Potato adoption, occupational hazards, mining activities, and agricultural development across various physical and life sciences domains. This research is situated within the broader context of sustainable development goals, examining how these factors influence local resource use and ecological sustainability in Ghana.
Faculty Biography
Dr. Paul Osei-Tutu is a Lecturer at the KNUST Department of Forest Resources Technology. He holds a PhD degree in Forest Governance from the University of Freiburg (Germany), an MPhil degree in Environment, Society and Development from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a BSc degree in Natural Resources Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana). His areas of expertise are: local/decentralised natural resource management; formal and informal institutions of local forest management; small forest enterprises; bamboo resource management and utilization; and natural resource conflicts. He has over 10 years of experience in social science research, consultancies, project coordination and project reporting.
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Energy and Environment Impacts
Forest Management and Policy
Mining and Resource Management
Occupational Health and Safety Research
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Physical injuries among illegal miners in Ghana: Implications for attaining the sustainable development goals
Cattle violence: the politics and fantasies of cattle ranching in Ghana
Conflict actors influence the dynamics of agropastoral policies to accommodate their preferences and expectations in Ghana
Physical Injuries Among Illegal Miners in Ghana: Implications for Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals
Open AccessElectrical energy transition in the context of Ghana
Open AccessAwareness of occupational hazards, and attitudes and practices towards the use of personal protective equipment among informal woodworkers: the case of the Sokoban Wood Village in Ghana
Customary authorities and decentralized natural resource management: A review
Electrical Energy Transition in the Context of Ghana
Open AccessDrivers of cocoa encroachment into protected forests: the case of three forest reserves in Ghana
Taboos as informal institutions of local resource management in Ghana: Why they are complied with or not
Interactions between formal and informal institutions in community, private and state forest contexts in Ghana
Legitimacy of informal institutions in contemporary local forest management: insights from Ghana
Hidden forestry revealed: characteristics, constraints and opportunities for small and medium forest enterprises in Ghana.
Department of Forest Resources Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology