Webinar | The Nigerian Montane Forest Project: Combining science, education, and the community for the conservation of Nigeria's montane forests

October 29th, 2025, 9:00 (CET) / 21.00 (NZDT)

Abstract

Founded in 2003 with the goal of safeguarding Nigeria's unique montane forests on the Mambilla Plateau, the Nigerian Montane Forest Project (NMFP) has grown from a remote pilot site into one of Africa's most respected models of ecosystem restoration, blending world-class science, community empowerment, and long-term climate strategy.

Presenter

Prof. Hazel Chapman, is a research ecologist with particular interests in tropical forest conservation/restoration, plant-animal interactions, and the ecology of plant invasions. She is the Founder and Science Director of the Nigerian Montane Forest Project (NMFP) in Taraba State, Nigeria, and she´s based at the University of Canterbury (UC) Christchurch, NZ.

At UC, she teaches evolutionary biology, evolutionary ecology, invasion ecology, and conservation biology. She has an active lab group with postgraduate students working in both Nigeria and New Zealand.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER WORK HERE: https://hazelchapman.com/