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Dereje Denu
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Biography

Dereje is a botanist working on plant biodiversity in different ecological systems (including sacred sites). Currently, he is studying towards a PhD, quantifying the impacts of climate and land cover / land use change on forest biodiversity and carbon storage in the Jimma Highlands of Ethiopia.

Dereje has many years of teaching experience, and has worked as Research and Project Assistant for the Biocultural Diversity Project (Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society). His Masters research was on the Floristic Composition and Ecology of Bibita Forest in Southwest Ethiopia, in which 196 species of plants were identified, of which two species were new records (Ipomoea involucrata and Harungana madagascariensis) for Ethiopia.

Career

2011-Present PhD Student Addis Ababa University & University of York
2008-2011 Lecturer (Academic Remedial Office Coordinator, 2009-2010) College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University
2007-2008 Project Assistant Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society
2004-2007 MSc Botanical Science Faculty of Sciences, Addis Ababa University
1999-2006 Teacher (Department Head, 2000-2002) Lem Secondary School, Addis Ababa City Administration
1996-1999 BSc Biology Faculty of Sciences, Addis Ababa University
1993-1995 Teacher Kumbabe Secondary School, Oromia Region
1988-1994 Teacher (Supervision Head, 1993-1994) Anfilo Tigil Firie, Oromia Region

Contact details

Mr Dereje Denu Rebu
PhD Student
College of Natural Sciences
Department of Biology
Jimma University
Ethiopia

Tel: +251 (0) 471 110 1 21