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Mr. Sunil Gopaul
Lecturer (Part-time)
Department of Forestry

Qualifications:

- MSc. in Environmental Science, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

- Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Geoscience, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

- BSc. In Forestry, The University of Guyana

- Diploma in Forestry, The University of Guyana

Certifications:

- Project Management for Results, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (2018).

- Project Design and Proposal Writing, Centre for International Development and Trade (CIDT), University of Wolverhampton, European Union (EU)-FAO/DFID (2015).

- Timber Grading, Guyana Forestry Commission (2014).

- Timber Harvest Planning (Reduce Impact Logging), Forestry Training Centre Inc. (2011).

Academic Honors-Awards:

- European Union – Caribbean/Pacific Island Mobility Scheme (CARPIMS) Scholar, Suva, Fiji (2015)

- Falling Walls Lab Scholar, Australian Academy of Science (Australia), Royal Society Te Aparangi (New Zealand) and German Embassy (2015).

- Gold Medal and the Vice-Chancellor & President’s Prize for the most outstanding overall results in a Postgraduate Diploma –The University of the South Pacific (2017).

- Winston J. Phillips Award for runner-up graduating student (and best Forestry Graduate) in the Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry –The University of Guyana (2013).

- Admitted to Dean’s List for excellent academic performance during 2012/2013 – The University of Guyana (2013).

- Certificate of Excellence: Barama Company Limited Award for the best graduating student in the Diploma in Forestry Programme – The University of Guyana (2011).

- Certificate of Excellence: The University of Guyana Award for outstanding performance at the University’s annual examinations per Programme schedule Year II in the Faculty – The University of Guyana (2011).

Research interests:

- Biological Invasion in Forested Areas

- Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Management

- Mangrove Restoration and Management

- Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Fish

- Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

- Ecology and Forest Biology