DAAD climapAfrica Postdoc Fellow
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Bénin
Dr Elycée TINDANO is a teacher-researcher of Training and Research Unit in Science and Technology of University Thomas Sankara. He obtained his Post Graduat Diploma of Advanced and his PhD at the Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology of the University of Ouagadougou. His research work focuses mainly on inselberg vegetation in West Africa and in Burkina Faso in particular. He seeks to understand the diversity and floristic composition of inselbergs and to determine the main ecological factors that influence the vegetation of inselbergs.
Dr Elycée TINDANO is also interested in the impact of climate change on the inselberg ecosystem and the contribution of this ecosystem to carbon sequestration. The results obtained from this research are an important contribution to the knowledge and conservation of the flora and plant resources of inselbergs in West Africa.
Climate change expertise and interests
Biodiversity conservation and climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, desiccation-tolerant plants and food security in the context of climate change, managing the enthropisation of fragile ecosystems.
Publications – (most recent)
1. Kadeba A., Tindano E., SOULAMA S. and Boussim I J., 2021. Plant uses and floristic diversity of rocky environments: A case study of four provinces of west Burkina Faso. Agricultural Science Research Journal. Volume (11) Issue (1): 1-13.
2. Elycée TINDANO, Souleymane GANABA, Oumarou SAMBARE, Adjima THIOMBIANO, 2015. Végétation des inselbergs du Sahel burkinabè (Afrique de l’Ouest). Bois et Forêts des Tropiques 325(3): 21-33.
3. Elycée Tindano, Souleymane Ganaba, Adjima Thiombiano, 2014. Composition floristique et état des peuplements ligneux des inselbergs suivant un gradient climatique au Burkina Faso (Afrique de l’Ouest). Flora et Vegetatio Sudano-Sambesica 17: 9-27.
Professional career interests
Conservation of Ecosystem Biodiversity; Mitigation of climate change effects on fragile ecosystems; Resistance mechanisms to water stress of desiccation-tolerant plants; Agrosylvopastoralism; Ethnobotany.
I participate at climapAfrica because
It is a space for exchange between researchers from several countries from different continents. ClimapAfrica provides an opportunity for young researchers to discuss climate change issues with experienced researchers in the field. It offers opportunities for collaboration between African researchers and researchers from other continents.