TAYE BEKELE AYELE

Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 14b/102
37075 Goettingen, Germany,

tayele@gwdg.de

Education

2005 to present PhD candidate, Department of Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany
1994-1996 Master of Science-Farm Forestry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, & Wondo Genet, Ethiopia
1988-1990 Bachelor of Science-Forestry Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, & Wondo Genet, Ethiopia,
1983-1985 Diploma-Forestry, Wondo Genet College of Forestry, Ethiopia,
Professional experience

June 2000 - January 2005: Head, Department of Forest and Aquatic Plants, Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) and Counterpart to Forest Genetic Resources Conservation Project.
• Chief Editor, Biodiversity Newsletter (2000-2004)
• Forestry Team Leader, National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP)
February 1999 - June 2000: Forestry Expert to GTZ- Forest Genetic Resources Conservation Project
August 1998 – February 1999: Programming Senior Expert, Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC).
July 1996 - August 1998: Assistant Farm Forestry Program Co-ordinator, (EOC-DICAC)
June 1990 -August 1994: Junior Research Officer, Bako Agricultural Research Centre, Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
July 1985 - August 1988: Technical Assistant, Forestry Research Centre, Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture

Research and career interest

• Population genetics of tree species
• Conservation genetics of tree species
• Phylogeography of woody species
• Colonization history of forest vegetation
• conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity
• Rehabilitation of indigenous forest