FSC Africa finalises advisory committee

The Africa advisory committee was first launched by FSC Africa during the regional members meeting held in Accra, Ghana in August 2022 with six members selected from across the continent. Following that, FSC initiated a call for nominations from its membership. The process ended with the selection of three FSC Africa members to join the committee.

With the full constitution of the Africa advisory committee, FSC Africa gains access to high-profile sectoral talent that can guide the organisation’s efforts across the continent.

The members of the committee include Dr Musonda Mumba (Zambia) – secretary general of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar); Brian Aitken (South Africa) – experienced forester, forestry entrepreneur and former chair of Forestry South Africa; Professor Godwin Kowero (Tanzania) – a well-known forest economist who founded and is the current executive secretary of the African Forest Forum; Dr James Kiyiapi (Kenya) – forestry academic and senior government official (former permanent secretary in the Ministries of Environment and Health); Prudence Galega (Cameroon) – one of Africa’s negotiators at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Biodiversity, who worked as a judge before becoming permanent secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development; Dr Yemi Katerere (Zimbabwe) – former chief executive of the Zimbabwe Forest Commission and former regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa of the International Union for Conservation of Nature; Edward Mupada – Africa regional director, Navigators Africa; Dr Michal Brink – CEO of CMO and FSC Economic Chamber member; and Dr Marie Mbolo (Cameroon) – lecturer at the University of Yaoundé I.