Emmanuel Acquah

Lecturer

Phone: +233 208 165 513Dr E Acquah
Email: eyacquah@yahoo.com 
Department: Ecotourism and Forest Recreation
Office: CBUD Office, College of Agric and Natural Resources
Office Hours: By appointment
Address: Department of Ecotourism and Forest Recreation
Faculty of Forest Resources Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

Brief Info

Dr. Acquah is a faculty member in the Department of Ecotourism and Forest Recreation, Faculty of Forest Resources Technology since 2006 with expertise in Ecotourism and Nature Conservation. He is a professional teacher with broad training in Biology and Environmental Science. He has been a member of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) from 2010 to date.

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Degree

• PhD Geography (2014) University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

• MSc. Environmental Science (2005) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

• BSc. (Hons) Biology (1997) University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

• Diploma in Education (1997) University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Job

• Teaching

• Research 
• Service to community

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses:

• Site Development and Management of Ecotourism

• Visitor Planning and Customer Service

• Outdoor Recreation and Expedition Skills

• Parks and Zoo Management

• Biodiversity Conservation

• Wildlife Biology

• Forest Botany

Research Interest

My research focuses on

• Ecotourism and Nature Conservation

• Biodiversity Conservation,

• Human-wildlife Interactions

• Environmental Stewardship

• Livelihood issues

Publications

• Dearden, P., Acquah, E., and Rollins, R. Nature-Based Tourism in Mole National Park, Ghana (in print)

• Acquah, E., Dearden, P. and Rollins, R. (2016). Nature-Based Tourism in Mole National Park, Ghana. African Geographical Review, 35(1): 53-69

• Nsor, C. A., Acquah, E., and Braimah, C. A, (2016): Seasonal Dynamics of Physico-chemical Characteristics in Wetlands of Northern Region (Ghana): Implications on the Functional Status. International Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 7(1): 39-49

• Human-wildlife Interactions, Nature-based Tourism, and Protected Areas Management: the case of Mole National Park and the adjacent communities in Ghana (2013) PhD Thesis report presented to the Graduate School, University of Victoria, BC, Canada.

• Ecological and socioeconomic survey of Kentenku Forest Reserve (2004) MSc. Thesis report presented to the Department of Biological Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi.

• Identification of potential phytophagous insect pest of Glycine max (Soya Bean) in the Central Region of Ghana (1997) BSc. Thesis report presented to the Department of Zoology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Working Papers

• Concerns and Benefits of Park-Adjacent Communities in Northern Ghana

• The Impact of Wildlife on Park Adjacent Communities in Northern Ghana.

Conferences/Workshops/Presentations

• Acquah, E., Dearden, P., and Rollins, R. (2013). The Impact of Wildlife on Park Adjacent Communities in Northern Ghana. Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Environmental Studies Association of Canada. June 3-5. 2013. Victoria, BC, Canada.

• Acquah, E., Rollins, R., and Dearden, P. Concerns and Benefits of Park-Adjacent Communities in Northern Ghana. National Community Resources Conservation Areas (CREMA) Workshop. December 10-11. 2013. Accra, Ghana.

• Rollins, R., Acquah, E., and Dearden, P., Murray, G., and Stahl, A.B. Challenges with Nature-Based Tourism in Mole National Park, Ghana. The 14th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. May 21- 23, 2014. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Resource Person for Bushfire Management Workshop and Knowledge Mobilization for Kulog CREMA communities, Jelinkon, Northern Region Ghana, September 23rd, 2012

• Attended Competency Based Education Training at VIU, Vancouver, BC, Canada on September 12, 2008 – October 8, 2008.

• Participated in the Canadian Portion of Ghana Canada Partnership for Environmental Education at VIU, Vancouver, BC, Canada on September 12, 2008 –October 8, 2008.

• Attended GIS workshop for FFRT staff at FFRT, Sunyani on November 14-15, 2008 and 20th February16-20, 2009.

• Resource Person for Training of Trainers workshop for Rural Infrastructure Coordinating Unit (RICU) on behalf of the Community -Based Rural Development Project (CBRDP) held at FFRT, Sunyani on March 29, 2009 – April 3, 2009

• Participated in the Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction (PAPR) Canada Workshop in Tofino December 15, 2010 – December 17, 2010

• Participated in the Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction (PAPR) Ghana Workshop on May 30, 2012 – June 9, 2012

Appointments/Employment Records & Positions Held

• Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2006 to date)

• Head, Department of Ecotourism and Forest Recreation, KNUST (August 2015 to date)

• Examinations Officer, Faculty of Forest Resources Technology, KNUST (August 2014 to August 2015)

• Member, Quality Assurance Sub-committee, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, KNUST (2014 to date)

• Member, The International Ecotourism Society

• Reviewer, International Journal of Wildlife and Endangered Species Conservation (January, 2016 to date)

• Reviewer, Human Dimensions of Wildlife (June, 2015 to date)

• Board Member, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, KNUST (August 2014 to date)

• Board Member, Faculty of Forest Resources Technology, KNUST (August 2014 to date)

• Coordinator, Undergraduate Students Project work, FFRT, KNUST (2007-2010; 2014 to date)

• Coordinator, Ghana Canada Partnership for Environmental Education, FFRT, KNUST (2006-2010)

• Management Team Member, Brong Ahafo Research and Extension Centre (BAREC), Sunyani (2007-2010)

• Patron, Environmental Solutions Club, FFRT, KNUST (2006-2010)

• Patron, Student Chaplaincy Council, FFRT, KNUST (2006-2010)

• Tutor, Prempeh College, Kumasi, Ghana (1998-2006)

• National Service, Sekyedumase Secondary School, Sekyedumasi, Ghana (1997-1998)

Honours and Awards

• International Development Research Center funding 2010 - 2013