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Robert Yapo Assamoi

Ministry of Water and Forests, Côte d’Ivoire

Technical Advisor

Description

Robert Yapo Assamoi is the Technical advisor for the Ministry of Water and Forests, Côte d’Ivoire, with more than 30 years of experience in the fields of agriculture and sustainable development, including more than 12 years of experience in participating and conducting reforms in the coffee-cocoa sector (from 1989 to 1999) and in the forestry sector (1997 to 1999). He obtained a degree in Agricultural Engineering at the National School of Agronomy of Abidjan (ENSA of Abidjan) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University (Starkville). He has worked in several national and international institutions.

GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)