Winston Adams Asante

Silviculture and Forest Management

About

Winston operates in a unique interphase of research and development, where he uses his climate change and natural resources management research to inform community level interventions, and the vice-versa. As such he has had working engagements on sustainable commodity sourcing, climate change and forest management interventions with local communities, civil society organizations and state actors in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia and Nigeria. He has extensively worked with community people on the design and implementation of land use planning, cocoa agroforestry, sustainable agro-commodity supply chain interventions in forest - agriculture landscapes. Through his extensive research and development engagements on natural resources management, land use change, forestry, climate-smart agriculture and governance, Dr. Asante has driven sustainable landscape transformation in smallholder farming systems, including agro-commodities (Coffee, cocoa and oil palm) for the past eighteen years.

Research Summary

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The researcher integrates remote sensing data into advancing cocoa and hydroponic agricultural innovations, focusing on enhancing crop performance and food security while addressing climate challenges. They emphasize land use changes and forest cover impacts, employing eco-friendly practices such as tree diseases control and soil erosion management. Ethnobotanical studies are central to their approach, highlighting the interplay between traditional botanic gardens, conservation efforts, and biodiversity preservation. The researcher also investigates mangrove ecosystems, applying redd+ projects, and examines mining techniques like artificial intelligence for risk mitigation in agricultural landscapes. Their work spans land use/policy frameworks, innovative resource management practices, ecological studies on wetlands, and the role of urban development mechanisms. They explore cocoa agronomy, mineralization, and food production systems, integrating innovative practices with sustainable approaches to balance productivity and environmental preservation.

Research Themes

All (43 Papers)

Physical Sciences (23 Papers)

Life Sciences (18 Papers)

Social Sciences (2 Papers)

All Papers

Wood density, phytomass variations within and among trees, and allometric equations in a tropical rainforest of Africa(2010)

Influence of management practices on stand biomass, carbon stocks and soil nutrient variability of teak plantations in a dry semi-deciduous forest in Ghana(2020)

Comparative Analysis of Understorey Floristic Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Poorly and Intensively Managed <i>Tectona grandis</i> Plantations(2020)

Soil Properties Mediated by Topography Influence Carbon Stocks in a Teak Plantation in the Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana(2022)

Assessing the Potential Contribution of Latex from Rubber (Hevea Brasiliensis) Plantations as a Carbon Sink(2018)

Aquaponics for Improved Food Security in Africa: A Review(2021)

INFLUENCES OF SHADING AND FERTILIZATION ON ON-FARM YIELDS OF COCOA IN GHANA(2016)

Farmers’ perspectives on climate change manifestations in smallholder cocoa farms and shifts in cropping systems in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana(2017)

Assessing land-use typologies and change intensities in a structurally complex Ghanaian cocoa landscape(2018)

Shade tree diversity and aboveground carbon stocks in Theobroma cacao agroforestry systems: implications for REDD+ implementation in a West African cacao landscape(2016)

Cocoa eats the food: expansion of cocoa into food croplands in the Juabeso District, Ghana(2021)

Monitoring cocoa-driven deforestation: The contexts of encroachment and land use policy implications for deforestation free cocoa supply chains in Ghana(2022)

Upper canopy tree crown architecture and its implications for shade in cocoa agroforestry systems in the Western Region of Ghana(2021)

Assessment of machine learning classifiers in mapping the cocoa-forest mosaic landscape of Ghana(2023)

Functional groups of leaf phenology are key to build climate-resilience in cocoa agroforestry systems(2024)

Access or exclusion to land: An overview of evolving trends in cocoa landscapes in Ghana(2024)

Functional Groups of Leaf Phenology are Key to Build Climate-Resilience in Cocoa Agroforestry Systems(2024)

Cocoa carbon initiative(2012)

The implications of land tenure and ownership regimes on sustainable mangrove management and conservation in two Ramsar sites in Ghana(2017)

Cocoa eats the food: can land-sparing save farmers’ food self-sufficiency in Ghana?(2025)

Pixel-based and object-oriented approaches in segregating cocoa from forest in the Juabeso-Bia landscape of Ghana(2020)

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Coping With Extreme Weather-Induced Cocoa Supply Chain Risks(2023)

Forest Management Regimes and Drivers of Forest Cover Loss in Forest Reserves in the High Forest Zone of Ghana(2020)

Cashew expansion holds potential for carbon stocks enhancement in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana(2022)

Patterns of forest cover change and their association with forest management regimes of forest reserves in the high forest zone of Ghana(2019)

Implementation gaps in forest management prescriptions and noncompliance in forest regulations in Ghana: Case study of four forest reserves(2021)

Forest recovery on skid trails and felling gaps following post-decadal selective logging in a moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana(2021)

REDD+ in agricultural landscapes : evidence from Ghana’s REDD+ process(2014)

Patterns of forest cover change and their association with forest management regimes of forest reserves in the high forest zone of Ghana(2019)

Impact of different illegal Artisanal Small-Scale Mining techniques on soil properties in a major mining landscape in Ghana(2024)

Mining methods exert differential effects on species recruitment at artisanal small-scale mining sites in Ghana(2022)

Contribution of early succession regeneration plants to heavy metal remediation in abandoned Artisanal small-scale mining sites in Ghana(2024)

The impacts of invasive trees on the structure and composition of tropical forests show some consistent patterns but many are context dependent(2021)

Debarking as a control method for invasive tree species management in tropical forests(2021)

Proximity to forest mediates trade‐offs between yields and biodiversity of birds in oil palm smallholdings(2021)

The role of urban tropical botanic gardens in biodiversity conservation: An example from the KNUST botanic garden in Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

Mangrove mapping using Sentinel-1 data for improved decision support on sustainable conservation and restoration interventions in the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site, Ghana(2021)

Land Use / Land Cover Change And Impact On Carbon Stocks In The Atacora Chain Of Mountains, A Biodiversity Hotspot In Benin (West Africa)(2020)

Assessing land use change from food croplands to rubber in Ghana's Ellembelle district: Implications for food self-sufficiency(2024)

Potential REDD+ Project Types in Off-Reserve Areas, Agroforests and Secondary Forests in Various Ecological Zones of Ghana(2013)

Assessing the Potential of Image Segmentation on Google Earth Images for Carbon Estimation across Rubber Plantations of Different Ages(2018)

Ghana - AFRICA- P145316- Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities Project - Procurement Plan(2019)

Rehabilitation of loading bays after selective logging at the Pra-Anum forest reserve, Ghana(2025)

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