Antti Erkkilä
Visiting Researcher
Doctor of Science in Forestry
Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Senior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), 2012-2017, ALL-YOUTH and MAKUTANO research projects, 2018-2023, UEF EDUCase global pilot project, 2022, 2023.
Senior Researcher, Researcher, Coordinator for Global Sustainable Development, Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, 1984-1994, 1997-2005.
Environmental Counsellor at the Embassy of Finland in Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-2010.
Chief Forester in Research and Forestry Adviser at the Directorate of Forestry, Namibia, 1994-1996, employed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Short-term consultancies: Cambodia, Eswatini, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia (1986-2016). Professional study tours to India (1982), Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras (1984), South Africa (1996, 2004), Uganda (2006, 2007), Rwanda (2010), Tanzania (2018, 2019), Namibia (1990, 1993, 1994-1996, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019), Cameroon (2023).
Trainee in Canada (Pacific Forest Research Centre, British Columbia, 1983), Czechoslovakia (Faculty of Forestry, Brno, 1981) and Ireland (Forestry and Wildlife Service, 1979).
Responsive Natural Resources Governance research group, member.
Research groups
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Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resoluti… 01.01.2016 -
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Global Development 01.01.2020 -
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Responsive Natural Resources Governance Research … 01.01.2012 -
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Social Scientific Biosociety Research Network (SO… 01.01.2018 -
Projects
Publications
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Ambiguity and forest-based bioeconomy: The case of forest fires in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Erkkilä, Antti; Herdieckerhoff, Ida; Mustalahti, Irmeli; Tumaini, Ubaldus J; Maro, Aristarik H. 2024. Forest policy and economics. 160: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Collaborative forest fire management: Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Mustalahti, Irmeli; Tumaini, Ubaldus J; Erkkilä, Antti; Herdieckerhoff, Ida; Maro, Aristarik H. 2023. Itä-Suomen yliopisto other -
Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution 2022: course report
Mustalahti, Irmeli; Dobrynin, Denis; Peltonen, Lasse; Erkkilä, Antti; Lehtovaara, Vilma; Greenwood, Stephen; Fialová, Zuza; Singer, Laurel; Kangasoja, Jonna; Kontinen, Tiina; Nesterinen, Niko . 2023. . . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Environmental collaboration and conflict resolution: land-related issues and small-scale private forestry in Tanzania 2022: course report
Mustalahti, Irmeli; Dobrynin, Denis; Erkkilä, Antti; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Tumaini, Ubaldus; Maro, Aristarik; Peltonen, Lasse; Greenwood, Stephen; Jonas Swai, Raheli; Ngaka, Willy; Gutierrez Zamora, Violeta; Kontinen, Tiina. 2023. . . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Policy Brief 2023: Globally Responsible, Locally Responsive
Mustalahti, Irmeli; Erkkilä, Antti; Tokola, Nina; Laako, Hanna; Dobrynin, Denis; Mustonen, Anna; Herdieckerhoff, Ida; Pekkonen, Minna; Weckroth, Mikko; Ramdani, Rijal; Purnomo, Eko Priyo; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Tumaini, Ubaldus J; Maro, Aristarik H; Ngaka, Willy; Greenwood, Stephen; McLain, Rebecca; Klenk, Nicole; Stratton, Noelle Gadfly; Agustiyara. 2023. . . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Politiikkasuositus 2023: Globaalisti vastuullista, paikallisesti vuorovaikutteista
Mustalahti, Irmeli; Erkkilä, Antti; Tokola, Nina; Laako, Hanna; Dobrynin, Denis; Mustonen, Anna; Herdieckerhoff, Ida; Pekkonen, Minna; Weckroth, Mikko; Ramdani, Rijal; Purnomo, Eko Priyo; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Tumaini, Ubaldus J; Maro, Aristarik H; Ngaka, Willy; Greenwood, Stephen; McLain, Rebecca; Klenk, Nicole; Stratton, Noelle Gadfly; Agustiyara. 2023. . . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Ushirikiano wa usimamizi na udhibiti wa moto misitu: Nyanda za juu kusini kwa Tanzania
Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Mustalahti, Irmeli; Tumaini, Ubaldus J; Erkkilä, Antti; Herdieckerhoff, Ida; Maro, Aristarik H. 2023. Itä-Suomen yliopisto other -
Prevention of forest fires in small- scale plantation forestry in the southern highlands of Tanzania. Sharing experiences and building collaboration : workshop on environmental collaboration, 19–20 April 2021, Mafinga, Iringa Region, Tanzania
Erkkilä, Antti; Tumaini, Ubaldus; Lwoga, Edda; Mwakasungula, Kikolo; Maro, Aristarik; Mwaseba, Dismas; Hernández, Mara; Mwampamba, Tuyeni; Herdieckerhoff, Ida; Mustalahti, Irmeli. 2022. . . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Translocal livelihoods in southern Africa : A case study from north-central Namibia
Erkkilä, Antti; Indongo, Nelago; Siiskonen, Harri. 2022. Journal of Namibian studies: history politics culture. 31: 31-53 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Luregn Lenggenhager, Ruling Nature, Controlling People
Erkkilä, Antti. 2021. Journal of southern african studies. 47: 730-732 B1 Non-refereed journal articles