Project description
The Ecosyn project aims to provide botanical information in a tailor made and accessible way to policy makers, foresters and researchers. It focusses on the high forest of the Upper Guinea forest block, stretching from Senegal to Togo. Ecosyn is a collaboration project between Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and the University of Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, in close partnership with other institutes in Europe and West Africa.
Project information
| Project period: | 1995-2007 |
| Researchers: | Prof. Dr. F. Bongers
Dr. M. Holmgren
Ir. M.E. Kuzee |
| Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. F. Bongers |
| Conducted jointly with: | Plant Taxonomy Group, Wageningen University;
University of Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast;
Forestry Department, Kumasi, University of Legon, Accra, Ghana;
Independent consultants. |
Funded by:
| EU-DG VIII. Development action plan to support the management of tropical forests |
| Project code: | B7/5041
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| Type: | EU Research project containing several subprojects |
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Keywords: | Biodiversity, West Africa, species distributions, lianas, forest management |
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News
| 25 Jun 2008 | Engler Medal for book ECOSYN |
| The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) has awarded the silver Engler Medal to the book “Biodiversity of West African forests - an Ecological Atlas of Woody Plant Species”, edited by... read more |
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Publications  | Woody Plants of Western African Forests. A guide to the forest trees, shrubs and lianes from Senegal to Ghana.
Hawthorne, W.D.; Jongkind, C.C.H. (2006)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, 1023 pp.
289 X 235 mm. 2,600 line drawings. 2,600 colour photographs. Hardback
ISBN 1842460897
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 | Forest Climbing Plants of West Africa: Diversity, Ecology and Management
Bongers, F.; Parren, M.P.E.; Traoré, D. (eds.) (2005)
CABI Publishing, Oxford, UK, 288 pp. ISBN: 085199914X. |
 | Biodiversity of West African forests. An ecological atlas of woody plant species.
Poorter, L.; F. Bongers; F.N. Kouame & W.D. Hawthorne (eds.) (2004).
CABI Publishing, Oxford, UK, 528 pp. ISBN: 0851997341. |
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Other information
For information on ECOSYN visit their new homepage www.ecosyn.wur.nl
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