Sandra Owusu-Gyamfi
Sandra Owusu-Gyamfi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology & University of Greenwich |
| Occupation | Conservationist |
| Known for | Ghana's first woman herpetologist |
Sandra Owusu-Gyamfi is a Ghanaian conservationist and the first woman herpetologist in Ghana.[1][2] She is currently the Associate Executive Director and the Advocacy and Campaigns Director for SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana.[3][4][5] In 2017, she became Manager of Research and Conservation at Ghana Wildlife Society's Science Unit.[6][7]
Owusu-Gyamfi received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in Ghana. She then went to study at the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom, where she graduated with a Master’s degree in Environmental Conservation.[1]
She was a member of the team who found a population of the critically endangered Giant Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis krokosua) in 2013.[5][8] In 2017, Owusu-Gyamfi received a grant from The Pollination Project. The grant was used to fund a day long event aimed at increasing the local communities' knowledge about the importance of frogs and increase awareness about the Togo Slippery Frog (Conraua derooi) in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve.[9][10] She was part of Resson Kantai Duff's 2020 Mongabay article, where they addressed racism in conservation science in Africa.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ghana's first female amphibian biologist". Levers in Heels. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Sandra Owusu-Gyamfi Named SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Associate Executive Director - SAVE THE FROGS!". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Sandra Owusu-Gyamfi: SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Campaigns Coordinator - SAVE THE FROGS!". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ a b Platt, John R. "Giant Squeaker Frog Gets Ready for Cries of Joy". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ Ghana Wildlife Society. 2017. Annual Report.
- ^ xinhuanet.com (2018-06-07). "Plastics undermine Ghana's ocean turtles - Owusu-Gyamfi". News Ghana. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Rare, endangered frog found in Ghana - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ Nessel, Ariel; Project, ContributorCo Founder of The Pollination (2016-04-06). "Pollinating Projects: This Week In Daily Giving". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Pollination Project contributes to SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana efforts in the Atewa Hills - SAVE THE FROGS!". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Building a road to recovery for subtle racism in conservation (commentary)". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-03-08.