Prof. NDUWAMUNGU Jean

Academic rank: 
Professor
Academic Leadership Position: 
Deputy Dean, School of Forestry, Ecotourism and Landscape Management
Email: 
j.nduwamungu@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250788484777
Twitter: 
@Jeanduwa1
College: 
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Science (CAFF)
School/centre: 
School of Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation
Department: 
Forest and Nature Conservation
Published Papers : 

My recent publications in peer-reviewed indexed journal (since January 2018)
S/N/ Title of the paper/ Link to the publication/ Linked SDGs
1. Leveraging change in ecosystem restoration: from planting trees to regenerating people-nature systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101134. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
2. Factors Influencing Non-Timber Forest Products on Household Welfare in Maraba Sector, Huye District, Rwanda. https://journal.ipb.ac.id/jmht/article/view/62351. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
3. Contribution of an avocado innovation platform to knowledge and skills in Gisagara District, Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.4314/as.v23i3.9. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
4. Analysis of challenges faced by smallholder farmers in avocado production in Gisagara District, Rwanda. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/as.v23i3.10. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
5. Supporting healthy environments and livelihoods in the Congo-Nile Ridge landscape of Rwanda: Synthesis report. Working Paper 46. CIFOR and Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF. https://www.cifor-icraf.org/publications/pdf_files/WPapers/CIFOR-ICRAF-W.... SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
6. Effect of Biochar on Composting of Cow Manure and Kitchen Waste. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101545. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
7. Carbon stock variation of woody species along altitudinal gradients of Muhabura volcano, Northern Rwanda. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386380967. SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
8. Farmer-managed French bean biochar trials in Rwanda: Effects on yield and soil nutrients. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rjeas/article/view/279087. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
9. French Bean Production as Influenced by Biochar and Biochar Blended Manure Application in Two Agro-Ecological Zones of Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092020. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
10. Gasifier use for cooking and biochar production by smallholder farmers in Rwanda. DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2024.2381164 (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17597269.2024.2381164). SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
11. Assessment of stocking, productivity, and aboveground biomass of tree species used as fuelwood in Rwanda's agricultural landscapes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100552. SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
12. Bioenergy perspective in Rwanda: The potential of the tree-based system in the agricultural landscape for fuelwood supply. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378875135. SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
13. Trees on smallholder farms and forest restoration are critical for Rwanda to achieve net zero emissions. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01278-x. SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
14. New insights into the indigenous knowledge of the uses of the common stinging nettle (Urtica massaica Mildbr.) in Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2024.2306722. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
15. Effect of grass-diet and grass-legume-diet manure applied to planting holes on smallholder maize production in Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108057. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
16. Estimation of carbon footprint of tea products at Nyabihu tea factory, Western Province, Rwanda. https://www.journalijdr.com/estimation-carbon-footprint-tea-products-nya.... SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
17. Supplementing grass-based cattle feeds with legume leaves and its effects on manure quality and value as a soil improver for an Anthropic Ferralsol in Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479720000101. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero Hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
18. The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems on Soil and Water Conservation in Musanze and Nyabihu Districts, North-Western of Rwanda. ISSN Print: 2381-7178; ISSN Online: 2381-7186. SDG 1 (No Poverty); SDG 2 (Zero Hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
19. Biomass production and nutrient content of three agroforestry tree species growing on an acid Anthropic Ferralsol under recurrent harvesting at different cutting heights. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-019-00455-8. SDG 2 (Zero Hunger); SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)
20. Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) regeneration by cuttings: Comparative study of planting methods of culm cuttings at UR-CAVM Busogo campus tree nursery. https://doi.org/10.17265/2328-7136/2018.01.007. SDG 3 (Good health and well-being); SDG 13 (Climate action); SDG 15 (Life on Earth)

Brief profile: 
- More than 30 years of experience in forestry and related fields. - Since the 1990s, held several positions dealing directly or indirectly with Forestry and related fields mainly in Rwanda and Tanzania. - Promoted to the position of Full Professor of Forestry on 1st December 2017. - Appointed on 6th November 2017 as Acting Deputy Dean of the School of Forestry, Biodiversity, and Conservation. - From 2012 to 2014, served as Coordinator of the MSc. in Agroforestry and Soil Management. - From 2008 to 2011, served as Director of the Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Training and Research Centre of the National University of Rwanda (CGIS-NUR). - From 2006 to 2008, served as Director of the Land and Forestry Research Centre and the Forest management program at the National Agricultural Research Institute (ISAR). - From 2002 to 2006, served as a Lecturer, Researcher, and Consultant at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. - Supervised more than 150 undergraduate students, and more than 20 MSc students. - Supervised 3 PhD Candidates to completion and currently co-supervising 6 PhD Students (2 at University of Rwanda, 1 at Egerton University (Kenya), 2 at SLU (Sweden), 1 at Comsats University, Islamabad (Pakistan).
Research Area: 
Forestry. Research ID (ORCID): 0000-0003-4627-9775