Benjamin Tchoffo, a 2007 Watson International Scholar of the Environment, is the executive director of CARFAD (African Center for Applied Forestry Research and Development), a Cameroonian nongovernmental organization of which he is also a founding member. He is also the current coordinator of Consultative and Action Group (GCA), a network of about 30 Cameroonian environmental NGOs.
Tchoffo earned a forestry and wildlife engineer diploma at the University of Dschang-Cameroon and a professional MSc. with the Senghor University in Alexandria, Egypt. In addition, he is an environmental consultant and a visiting lecturer at the University of Dschang-Cameroon’s Regional Center Specialized in Agriculture (CRESA-Foret-Bois), where he teaches environmental audits in the Environmental Impact Assessment Program.
As an environmental activist, Tchoffo has carried out many projects aimed at safeguarding the environment. The research activities of these projects were carried out in collaboration with the universities in Cameroon (Dschang: Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, Yaounde I, and Ngaoundere), the University of Göttingen and the ASA Program in Germany, and Connecticut College. At the same time, he supervised and advised students working with CARFAD staff in research in the field.
Tchoffo participated in the Scholars Online project of the Choices Education Program, an outreach arm of the Watson Institute that brings
curriculum and scholarship
to secondary schools. View video clips of Tchoffo here.
Contact info:
Executive Director of CARFAD
P.O.Box 885 Yaounde - Cameroon
Tel: (237) 99 95 01 05
22 31 08 92
Fax: (237) 22 31 08 94
E-mail: benjamintchoffo@yahoo.com
benjamin_tchoffo@Brown.edu
