Ajayi was born on 16 May 1944, in Mopa, Kogi State.[citation needed] He attended the Sudan Interior Mission Day School, Mopa and Titcombe College, Egbe, both in Kogi State. He used the Northern Nigerian Government Scholarship at both the Higher School Certificate and University levels and obtained the B.Sc. Honours degree in zoology in 1968.[citation needed] He resumed graduate study thereafter at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he obtained his M.Sc. Degree in Wildlife Management using a United NationsFood and Agriculture Organization Fellowship in 1970.[citation needed] He completed a practical course at the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Tanzania, prior to the completion of the Master of Science degree in Wildlife and Range Management in 1971.[citation needed] Ajayi's academic career was overshadowed by his highly rated Ph.D. dissertation in wildlife management and was completed at the University of Ibadan in 1974.[1]
Career
Ajayi Joined the University of Ibadan as an assistant Training Fellow in Wildlife and Range Management at the Department of Forestry in 1968. He moved up the academic ladder after his doctoral training and In 1980, Ajayi became the First African Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Ibadan. He created the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management with separate degree program in Wildlife and Fisheries Management and became the pioneer Head, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan, 1981–88.[2] He was also the Pioneer Dean, College of Environmental Resources Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
Ajayi was team leader of an expert group, which produced the Action Plan for Conservation of renewable natural resources in Nigeria. He was also project leader at the National Science and Technology Development Agency of a research project on studies dealing with the domestication and control of wildlife species and their importance in food production and public health. He was Chairman of the Publicity Sub-Committee of the National Wildlife Conservation Committee and Chairman of the Committee of Wildlife Specialists on the Development of Lake Kainji National Park.
Research
His work has emphasized the need to bring the rural population into development policy process by incorporating them into wildlife management institutions and mechanisms, so that they can derive a sense of ownership and thus develop a collective interest in wildlife conservation and environmental sustainability.
Utilisation of forest wildlife in West Africa. Misc/79/26, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 79 pp.
Food and animal products from tropical forest: utilization of wildlife and by-product in West Africa. FAO Commission Consultancy Report, FAO, Rome.
Record of the SADCC mobile training seminar on wildlife management involving people's participation - Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, 4–26 June. Field Document No. 1, FO:/TCP/RAF/8962. Rome, FAO.
Rural community participation in integrated wildlife management and utilisation in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe (collection of seminar papers). Field Document No. 2, FO:TCP/RAF/8962. Rome, FAO.
^Nicholas Polunin, Lynn M. Curme, World who is who and Does what in Environment & Conservation, Earthscan, 1997.
^Ajayi, S. S.; Afolayan, T. A.; Milligan, K. R. N. (1981). "A survey of wildlife in Kwiambana Game Reserve, Nigeria". African Journal of Ecology. 19 (3): 295–298. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1981.tb01066.x.
^. www.dailytrust.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27.
^Ajayi, S.S. (4 December 1996). "Small holder agricultural productivity programme Malawi: Wildlife farming schemes as village community participatory projects in Malawi" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO Library.
External links
Nigerian National Merit Award official website.
Website of the Global 500 Laureate Roll of Honour
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cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Seth Sunday Ajayi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Seth Sunday Ajayi born 16 May 1943 is a Nigerian scientist scholar and the first African Professor of Wildlife Ecology Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Research 4 FAO publications 5 Awards 6 Fellowship and Membership of Professional Bodies 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditAjayi was born on 16 May 1944 in Mopa Kogi State citation needed He attended the Sudan Interior Mission Day School Mopa and Titcombe College Egbe both in Kogi State He used the Northern Nigerian Government Scholarship at both the Higher School Certificate and University levels and obtained the B Sc Honours degree in zoology in 1968 citation needed He resumed graduate study thereafter at the University of Edinburgh Scotland where he obtained his M Sc Degree in Wildlife Management using a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fellowship in 1970 citation needed He completed a practical course at the College of African Wildlife Management Mweka Tanzania prior to the completion of the Master of Science degree in Wildlife and Range Management in 1971 citation needed Ajayi s academic career was overshadowed by his highly rated Ph D dissertation in wildlife management and was completed at the University of Ibadan in 1974 1 Career EditAjayi Joined the University of Ibadan as an assistant Training Fellow in Wildlife and Range Management at the Department of Forestry in 1968 He moved up the academic ladder after his doctoral training and In 1980 Ajayi became the First African Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Ibadan He created the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management with separate degree program in Wildlife and Fisheries Management and became the pioneer Head Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management University of Ibadan 1981 88 2 He was also the Pioneer Dean College of Environmental Resources Management University of Agriculture Abeokuta Ajayi was team leader of an expert group which produced the Action Plan for Conservation of renewable natural resources in Nigeria He was also project leader at the National Science and Technology Development Agency of a research project on studies dealing with the domestication and control of wildlife species and their importance in food production and public health He was Chairman of the Publicity Sub Committee of the National Wildlife Conservation Committee and Chairman of the Committee of Wildlife Specialists on the Development of Lake Kainji National Park Research EditHis work has emphasized the need to bring the rural population into development policy process by incorporating them into wildlife management institutions and mechanisms so that they can derive a sense of ownership and thus develop a collective interest in wildlife conservation and environmental sustainability FAO publications EditAjayi was a consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO for more than three decades Utilisation of forest wildlife in West Africa Misc 79 26 Food and Agriculture Organization Rome 79 pp Food and animal products from tropical forest utilization of wildlife and by product in West Africa FAO Commission Consultancy Report FAO Rome Record of the SADCC mobile training seminar on wildlife management involving people s participation Botswana Zambia and Zimbabwe 4 26 June Field Document No 1 FO TCP RAF 8962 Rome FAO Rural community participation in integrated wildlife management and utilisation in Botswana Zambia and Zimbabwe collection of seminar papers Field Document No 2 FO TCP RAF 8962 Rome FAO Awards EditIn June 1994 Ajayi received the Global 500 Roll of Honor award of the United Nations Environmental Programme UNEP for Outstanding Practical Achievements in Environmental Protection 3 In 2013 Ajayi was conferred by President Goodluck Jonathan with the Nigerian National Order of Merit 4 Fellowship and Membership of Professional Bodies EditFellow of the Zoological Society of London F Z S Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland F R Z S S Fellow of the Linnean Society of London F L S Member of the Institute of Biology London C Biol M I Biol 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 References Edithttps www elsevier com books wildlife conservation in africa ajayi 978 0 12 816962 9 Oji Onoko SETH AJAYI How faith drives Merit Award winner The Nation 22 December 2013 History Faculty of Agriculture amp Forestry University of Ibadan Professor Seth Sunday Ajayi Global 500 Environmental Forum Award Nigerian National Merit Award Prof Seth Sunday Ajayi NNOM The Presidency Nigerian National Merit Award Retrieved 2017 01 26 Wildlife management in savannah woodland Recent progress in African studies London Taylor and Francis 1979 ISBN 9780850661750 What is This CiteSeerX 10 1 1 532 6936 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Wildlife amp Fisheries Publications UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN Prof S S Ajayi FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Nicholas Polunin Lynn M Curme World who is who and Does what in Environment amp Conservation Earthscan 1997 Ajayi S S Afolayan T A Milligan K R N 1981 A survey of wildlife in Kwiambana Game Reserve Nigeria African Journal of Ecology 19 3 295 298 doi 10 1111 j 1365 2028 1981 tb01066 x Nigerians don t cherish academic excellence Prof Olu www dailytrust com ng Archived from the original on 2016 10 27 Readings in sustainable forest management Community Forestry Forestry Note 13 Foreword References Ajayi S S 4 December 1996 Small holder agricultural productivity programme Malawi Wildlife farming schemes as village community participatory projects in Malawi PDF Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO Library External links EditNigerian National Merit Award 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