Dr Sadadi Ojoatre
Forest Analyst
Dr Sadadi Ojoatre's interests
Nature-Based Solutions
Blue Carbon
Forestry
Soil Carbon & Agriculture
Biodiversity
Biomass sampling
Carbon mapping
Climate modelling
Conservation science
Drone surveys
eDNA
Field scientist
Forest carbon
Geoinformatics
Geostatistics
Geospatial sciences
Geospatial engineering
GIS
LiDAR
Process models
Remote sensing
Satellite imagery
Dr Sadadi Ojoatre is a spatial ecologist whose work focuses on forest analysis, and development of the BeZero Carbon Plots Database to help validate our Earth observation products. This involves establishing plots and collaborating with the national government institutions in Africa responsible for forest plots. He also undertakes work related to biodiversity monitoring and assessment with a focus on various biodiversity metrics such as eDNA among others.
Before finishing his PhD, Sadadi worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as GIS and Remote Sensing Officer supporting Forestry Projects. He also worked for Esri Uganda Office as GIS Analyst and Industry Manager for Natural Resources and Governance.
Selected publications
2023, Mapping Deforestation and Recovery of Tropical Montane Forests of East Africa
Education
Lancaster University, Doctoral researcher in Environmental Sciences looking at Forest disturbance and recovery in Tropical Montane forests, using Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation as well as field measurements.
University of Twente, Faculty of ITC, MSc in Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation for Natural resources Management (Forest Biomass and Carbon Estimation)
Amity University, Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (IT)
Uganda Management Institute, Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management
Makerere University, Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Management
Research associations
Research Fellow at Centre of International Forestry Research (CIFOR), topic: Disturbance/Deforestation and recovery of tropical Montane forests of East Africa
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