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Dr Shipra Shah

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Asst. Professor Forestry, Fiji National University
Dr Shipra Shah has a background in forest carbon sequestration, forest ecology, agroforestry, and medicinal plants. Her research has revolved around diversity, community structure and carbon partitioning of tropical and sub-tropical forests, demographic factors as drivers of land use change, and medicinal plant diversity and cultivation in agroforestry systems. Her recent research evaluates the carbon sequestration potential of Caribbean Pine plantations, soil nutrient status in tropical forest ecosystems, ethnomedicinal knowledge systems, agroforestry-based livelihoods, and agritourism potential for farm diversification in Fiji.
Up to 4 more students.

Topics of interest:
Agroforestry based ecosystem services
Agroforestry for food and nutritional security
Growth, yield and productivity of agroforestry systems
Ecology of tropical forest ecosystems
Biomass and carbon sequestration in forest and tree-based systems
Ethnobotany of tropical rainforests
Dr Shipra Shah has a background in forest carbon sequestration, forest ecology, agroforestry, and medicinal plants. Her research has revolved around diversity, community structure and carbon partitioning of tropical and sub-tropical forests, demographic factors as drivers of land use change, and medicinal plant diversity and cultivation in agroforestry systems. Her recent research evaluates the carbon sequestration potential of Caribbean Pine plantations, soil nutrient status in tropical forest ecosystems, ethnomedicinal knowledge systems, agroforestry-based livelihoods, and agritourism potential for farm diversification in Fiji.
Currently Principal Supervisor to 1 Masters student and Co-Supervisor to 2 Masters and 2 PhD students

Dr William Leggate

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Team Leader & Principal Research Scientist
Dr William Leggate is a Wood Products Specialist/Scientist with more than 27 years’ experience in research, technical, commercial and management roles within the timber industry, both nationally and internationally.
Up to 3 students. Topics of interest: Forest products, wood science, wood processing, wood treatment, wood durability, wood quality.
Involvement in ACIAR Forestry projects in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Vanuatu. This has involved research work, provision of training and capacitation of local people from these countries. It has also involved collaboration with diverse government, industry, academic and community stakeholders from these countries.
Currently Co-Supervisor to 1 Masters and 1 PhD student

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