Isidore Nelson AKPAN-EBE

Biographical record

Title

Dr
Chief

Surname

AKPAN-EBE

First Name

Isidore

Other Names

Nelson

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Achiever's Who's Who

Date of Birth

February 22,1952

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Akwa-Ibom

Place of Birth

Ikot-Udu

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

lecturer, technocrat environmentalist, administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Holy Family College, Oku Abak,Abak,Akwa Ibom State; Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, Uyo, 1994; University of lbadan, 1979; 1997: 2005;

Educational Qualification

JP, B.Sc, Ph.D;

Previous Appointments

Asst. Conservator of Forests(Admin), Forestry Dept. Headquarters, Calabar, 1980- 82; Forestry Officer in-Charge/Head of Environmental Conservation,Ogoja LGA, Cross River State, 1982-84; Forestry Officer (in charge)&Head of Environmental Conservation, Calabar, Cross River State, 1985-87; Forestry Officer, (in-ChargeVHead of Environmental Conservation, Itu LGA, Akwa- Ibom State, 1987-90; Forestry Officer(in charge)& Head of Environmental Conservation, Esit-Eket&Ibeno LGAs,Akwa Ibom State, 1997-2000; Hon. Commissioner for Environment Akwa Ibom State, 2000-02; Dir. ofForestry &Environmental Conservation, Akwa Ibom State, 2003-04; Principal Consultant/CEO, Rone! Consult Ltd. (Environment Consultants), since2004; Environmental Consultant, UNDP, Abuja/Lagos/Uyo, since 2006; EIA Consultant Ecologist Federal Ministry of Environment Abuja, since 2006; Lecturer, Dept of Forestry and Wildlife, University ofUyo, Akwa Ibom State* Nigeria, since2006; mm: Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team, Nigeria Conservation Foundation; Forestry Association of Nigeria; Nigerian Environmental Society; Environmental Managers Association ofNigeria; International AssociationofImpact Assessment Nigeria; Nigerian Instituteof Management; mem: National Council on Environment, 2000-02; National Forum for Monitoring ofNational Gas and Implementation ofRelated Projects in Nigeria, 2000-02; ch.,Akwa Ibom State Committeeon Ecological Problems, 2000-02; ch., State Technical Sub-Committee onAfforestation;Akwa Ibom State Committee on Ecological Problems, 2000; ch.,Akwa Ibom State Environment Laws DraftingCommittee, 2009; Nigerian Delegation toUnited Kingdom for the2001 James Callaghan Lecture on Environment in the British House of Parliament, January 2001; etc; Award of Excellence asa friend oftheEnvironment NYSCEnvironmental Protection&Conservation Club, 2001; Merit Award in Recognition of Meritorious Contributions to Environmental Safety&Conservation, Federation ofOrukAnamStudents Worldwide, 2001;National MeritAward for Positive Contributions to the Forestry Profession and Humanity, Forestry Association ofNigeria, Abuja, 2001; Excellence in Civil ServiceAward, Institute ofEconomic Management ofNigeria, 2004; Best Forest Officer/Office oftheYear Award, 1988; 1990; 1992; Ministry ofAgric, Natural Resources&Rural Development Uyo; h: Appointed Hon. Justice ofPeace for Akwa Ibom State, 2000, byAkwa Ibom State Government; Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration, 2000; conferences: SustainableAfforestation Programme forAkwaIbom State:The ImperativeAction, Environment RoundTable Conference, Uyo, 2007;Climate Change: Causes, Effects and Mitigation, in Popoola,L (ed) Climate Change andSustainable Renewable Natural Resources Management, FAN Unuahia pp 183-188, 2008; Leader, Nigeria's Trade Delegation to Germany on Environment/International Conference on"From Eco-Efficiency toOverall Sustainability inEnterprises, held inDueseldorf, Germany, May 14-17,2001;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Obong Uforo, 2000; ItaiOdoro Ikot2001;

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Common Plants of AkwaIbom, Principal Contributor, 1991; Co author, Elements ofForestry, 1994; Floristic Composition and Natural Regeneration Status ofaWet Tropical Rainforest inSouth-Eastem Nigeria, 2005; Demography and Tree Growth inan Untreated Tropical Rainforest of SouuVEastem Nigeria, Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment 2006; Evaluation of People’s Perception and Practice of Urban Forestry in Uyo City,Akwa.Poom State, Nigeria, Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment 2007; etc;