Etotépé A. Sogbohossou CV

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Etotépé A. SOGBOHOSSOU PhD, Female, Beninese 03 BP 294 Cotonou BENIN · Phone: +229 95739129 · Email: [email protected] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Etotepe_Sogbohossou

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE Take actively part to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in Africa and worldwide for the survival of endangered species and the welfare of local communities.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

FROM OCTOBER 2012 RESEARCHER-LECTURER (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SINCE 2018), FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY-CALAVI Secretary for the Doctoral Training in Natural Resources Management at the University of Abomey- Calavi - In charge of the Management of the Master on Wildlife, Protected Areas and Rangelands management - Lectures related to Protected Areas Management & Wildlife Conservation Research – Administrative tasks, Students mentoring (between 2012 and 2020, 12 BSc and 24 MSc students supervised, 3 ongoing PhD students).

JANUARY 2012 – MARCH 2013 ECOLOGIST, AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION Development and implementation of the monitoring of the elephant and giraffe populations and human-wildlife conflicts in the transboundary WAP ecosystem in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger – Capacity building of local guides and rangers – Contribution to fundraising - Reporting to donors.

JANUARY 2005 – DECEMBER 2010 PROJECT COORDINATOR, CERGET (CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR LA GESTION DE LA BIODIVERSITE ET DU TERROIR) NGO Fund-raising, Development & coordination of projects (Conservation of threatened medicinal plants through community gardens in northern Benin; Conservation of wild dog through school kids education; Mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve).

JANUARY 2001 – OCTOBER 2012 RESEARCH ASSISTANT, LABORATORY OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY- CALAVI Responsible of the botanical part of the West Africa component of the PlaMéNet Project (Project on African medicinal Plants on Internet) with Free University of Brussel 2001-2003 Students mentoring, field research, administrative tasks, conferences’ organization...

EDUCATION

OCTOBER 2011 PhD in Conservation Biology, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS.

DECEMBER 2006 MSc in Natural Resources Management, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY-CALAVI, BENIN.

DECEMBER 2000 Ingénieur Agronome, Option Water, Forestry, Wildlife, Fisheries and Rural Engineering, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN.

SELECTED GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS / AWARDS

2020. Model Women Award in Benin for my research on large carnivores 2020. TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) Samira Omar award 2019-2020. Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship 2018-2022. TWAS Young Affiliate 2018. Future Leaders in Science and Technology in Society (Japan) 2016. International Visitors Leadership Program (US Department of States)

MAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research in diverse fields related to natural resources management, wildlife monitoring and trade, endangered species conservation in Benin and other countries. Main research projects:  From 2019. Ecological Niche Modelling for endangered wildlife species in West Africa.  From 2017. Hunting and illegal trade of wildlife monitoring.  From 2015. Impact of fire on rangelands, wildlife and ecosystem services in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve.  From 2014. Survey of cheetah, lion and other wildlife by camera trapping in Benin protected areas.  2003-2005, 2007-2013 & from 2016. Human-wildlife conflicts around protected areas in Benin and Burkina Faso.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

More than 30 scientific publications among which:  Sogbohossou E.A., Yougbare R., Bessike Balinga M. & Sanon A. 2020. Implementation of CITES in West African countries: Progress, constraints and recommendations. Newsletter from African Protected Areas 138: 3-8.  Djagoun C.A.M.S., Sogbohossou E.A., Kassa B., Akpona A.H., Amahowe I.O., Djagoun J. & Sinsin B. 2018. Trade in Primates species for medicinal purposes: implications for conservation. TRAFFIC Bulletin 30 (2): 49-56.  Olaniyi O.E., Ogunjemite B.G., Akindele S.O. & Sogbohossou E.A. 2018. Temporal and distance decay analysis of land use/land cover around ecotourism hotspots: evidence from Pendjari National Park, Benin. GeoJournal https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-018-9948-2  Sogbohossou E.A., Kassa B.D., Waltert M., Khorozyan I. 2018. Spatio-temporal niche partitioning between the African lion (Panthera leo leo) and spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in western African savannas. European Journal of Wildlife Research 64, 1-8.

2  Efio S., Sogbohossou E. A., Magnon Z.Y., Houinato M.R.B., Habiyaremye M., Sinsin B.A & Tossou C.R. 2018. Human-wildlife conflicts and mitigation measures in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, northern Benin. Annales des Sciences Agronomiques 22, 15 – 31.  Bauer H., Henschel P., Packer C., Sillero Zubiri C., Chardonnet B., Sogbohossou E.A., De Iongh H. H. & Macdonald D.W. 2017. Lion trophy hunting in West Africa: A response to Bouché et al. PLoS ONE 12(3), e0173691.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0173691  Marker L., Cristescu B., Morrison T., Flyman M.V., Horgan J., Sogbohossou E.A., Bissett C., Van Der Merwe V., de Matos Machado I.B., Fabiano E., Van Der Meer E., Aschenborn O., Melzheimer J., Young K., Farhadinia M.S., Wykstra M., Chege M., Abdoulkarim S., Amir O.G., Sh Mohanun A., Paulos O.D., Nhabanga A.R., M’soka J.L.J., Belbachir F., Ashenafi Z.T., Nghikembua M.T. 2017. Cheetah Rangewide Status and Distribution. In Marker L., Boast L., Schmidt-Kuentzel A. (eds). Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation. 1st Edition. Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/cheetahs-biology-and-conservation/nyhus/978- 0-12-804088-1  Sabi Lolo Ilou B., Sogbohossou E.A., et al. 2017. Diversité et importance socio-économique des services écosystémiques dans la Réserve de Biosphère de la Pendjari au nord-Bénin. Journal de la Recherche Scientifique de l’Université de Lomé 19 (3), 15-28.  Houehanou T.D., Assede E., Habiyaremye F.M., Sogbohossou E.A., Kouton M., Agbani P.O., Yaoitcha A.S., Gbeffe A.K., Houinato M.R.B. 2017. La Réserve de Biosphère de la Pendjari (Bénin) Guide & lexique pour le suivi des parcours naturels : Habitats, Faune et Feux. IRNSB & LEA/UAC.  Sogbohossou E.A. & Kassa D.B. 2016. The bushmeat trade and livelihoods in southern Benin: An exploratory survey. Nature & Faune 30 (2): 29-31.  Bertola L.D., Tensen L., van Hooft P., White P.A., Driscoll C.A., Henschel P., Caragiulo A., Dias-Freedman I., Sogbohossou E.A., et al. 2015. Autosomal and mtDNA Markers Affirm the Distinctiveness of Lions in West and Central Africa. PLoS ONE 10(10), e0137975. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137975  Sogbohossou E.A., de Iongh H.H., Sinsin B., de Snoo G. & Funston P. 2011. Livestock - predator conflict around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Northern Benin. Oryx 45, 569-578.  Akpona H.A., Sogbohossou E., Sinsin B., Houngnihin R.A., Akpona J-D.T. & Akouehou G. 2009. Botanical gardens as a tool for preserving plant diversity, threatened relic forest and indigenous knowledge on traditional medicine in Benin. In: Parrotta J.A., Oteng-Yeboah A., Cobbinah J. (eds). Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Sustainable Forest Management in Africa, IUFRO World Series Vol. 23. pp 5-13. ISBN 978-3-901347-81-8.

OTHER

 Member of the IUCN Green List Standards Committee  Management Board member for the Trusfund ‘Fondation des Savanes Ouest Africaines’ (FSOA) & President of the Grantmaking Committee  Member of the Cat Specialist Group, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) & World Commission for Protected Areas (WCPA), Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the IUCN, the African Lion Working Group (ALWG) & a founder member of the Network on West and Central Africa Lion (ROCAL in French)  Member of Soroptimist International (Charter President 2018-2020 Amethyst Club)