With an extensive knowledge and interest in the application of Local Ecological Knowledge in natural resources management, Sulemana’s DPhil seeks to understand the relevance and contribution of indigenous knowledge systems to contemporary Nature-based Solutions, and the application of acoustic and remote sensing technology to the measurement of ecosystem recovery. He will employ camera traps and soundscape measurements to identify patterns in species recovery and biodiversity shifts across different nature recovery interventions while investigating the strengths and limitations of bioacoustic monitoring versus traditional survey methods at spatial and temporal scales.
Sulemana Bawa has a background in conservation biology with substantial research experience in ornithology, herpetology and freshwater ecology. Prior to his studies at Oxford, he has led rewilding initiatives and developed community-based biomonitoring approaches for collaborative resource management in Ghana.
