VERINUMBE, Prof. loryisa

BSc,MSc, Ph.D; forester, researcher,educationisl; b:December 16,1953; ht:Mbajor, Iga: Vandeikya; so:Benue; married, nc: six;ed: Universityoflbadan, Ibadan, Oyo State; cr:Epe Plywood Industries Limited,Epe,Ugos, 1976-77,NYSC; AssistantConservatorofForests and Divisional Forest Officer, Ministry ofAgricultureandNatural Resources. BenueState, 1977-78; ProjectOfficer, Federal Government Plywood Project Idah, KogiState,1977-78; Research Fellow, Department of Forest Resources Management,Universityoflbadan, 1978-79; Researchf. International Institute ofTropical Agriculture, Ibadan, 1979-81; Research f.University ofEdinburgh, Scotland, 1982-83; Principal ResearchOfficer, Head ofForestryandWildLife Division, UkeChad ResearchInstitute,Maiduguri, 1982-86;dir: Nigerian sideoftheODA/UniversityofWales Bangor/UniversityofMaiduguri Agroforestry Project, 1985-95;BritishOverseas Development Administration, UniversityCollegeofNorthWales,Bangor/University ofMaiduguri, 198595;prof.Agro-Forestry EcosystemManagement, Department ofBiological Sciences, University ofMaiduguri; first prof, ofAgroForestry inNigeria, since 1992; visiting prof/Head, Department of Forestry, Wild Life and Range Management University ofAgriculture.Makurdi. since1995: mm: The ForestryAssociation ofNigeria,Ecological SocietyofNigeria;Nigeria Environmental StudyActionTeam; Intemational SocietyofTropical Forester, Nigerian National Agro-Forestry DevelopmentCommittee;off: Department of Forestry Wild Life and RangeManagement, UniversityofAgriculture, Makurdi, P.M.B.2373, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.