Sustaining Our
Global Ecosystems.
Advancing research in environmental conservation, sustainable forestry, and wildlife management. We train professionals dedicated to protecting our natural heritage and balancing resource utilization.
Welcome to Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Management, Ejigbo Campus. If you have always respected the environment, the trees, fish and wildlife that call it home, we are excited about the chance for you to pursue a career in habitat preservation through the Renewable Natural Resources Management Programme at Osun State University.
The Faculty, through offerings in the Departments of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management, Forestry Resources Management and Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, provides an integrated education in renewable natural resource management, conservation, and utilization as well as a valuable perspective for understanding and solving critical contemporary environmental problems at local, regional, and global scales.
All undergraduate programmes are designed to provide a professional education that starts with core courses emphasizing physical, biological, and social sciences, along with concepts of renewable natural resource management. Students are prepared to become professionals in public and private agencies that manage forests, water, wildlife, fish and recreation resources, or for graduate studies.
For further inquiries, assistance, or information, students and others are encouraged to visit or contact the Dean's Office.
Location
College of Agriculture, Ejigbo Campus
Ejigbo Local Government Area
Osun State
Nigeria
The town is strategically located along the border between Osun and Oyo States.
Brief History
Established: 2019 (from the default Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Management)
Pioneer Structure: Formed from Departments of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management, and Wildlife and Ecotourism Management (2018)
Current Status: Three departments serving 13 academic staff, 6 non-teaching staff, and 2 support staff
Accreditation: Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management and Wildlife and Ecotourism Management accredited by NUC (December 2022)
️ Vision
To produce graduates who are trained to manage natural resources and their environment for sustainability, ensuring secured livelihood for the present and future generations through high quality teaching, learning and research experiences.
Mission
To create a unique Faculty committed to the pursuit of academic innovation, skill-based training in Natural Resources Management, a tradition of excellence in teaching, research and community service, and to produce experts in Fisheries, Forestry, Wildlife and Ecotourism Management that are relevant, highly employable and can create employment in the society.
Academic Programmes
Undergraduate (B. Agric.)
- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management
- Forestry Resources Management
- Wildlife and Ecotourism Management
Postgraduate (PGD, M.Sc., Ph.D.)
- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management
- Forestry Resources Management
- Wildlife and Ecotourism Management
Three Academic Departments
- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management (FARM)
- Forestry Resources Management (FRM)
- Wildlife and Ecotourism Management (WEM)
Physical Development
- New Faculty Building: Occupied 2022, houses departmental offices, classrooms, lecture theatre
- Fish Farm: Recirculatory system, ponds, concrete tanks, feed mill
- Apiary: For student training in apiculture
- Forest Plantation: Tree nursery, tree sample plots, on-station demonstrations
- Wildlife Domestication Units
- Teaching and Research Laboratories
- ICT Centre & Departmental Libraries
Research Activities
- Ostrich Husbandry: TETFUND-funded research on ostrich production in Osun State
- Fish Nutrition and Aquaculture
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Wildlife Conservation and Domestication
- Biodiversity Assessment
- Basic and applied research in fisheries, forestry, geospatial analysis, wildlife and biodiversity conservation
Grants & Awards
Grant No: UNIOSUN/TETFund/14/0021 — Principal Investigator: Dr. Abraham Adebayo Adewumi
Community Empowerment Service Projects
The Faculty, in collaboration with the three departments, engages in awareness of tree planting in neighboring communities in Osun State.
Training and extension services are provided to local communities on sustainable fisheries, forestry management, and wildlife conservation practices.
Dean, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resource Management
ADEWUMI A. Adebayo
Associate Professor
FAR
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management
Fish nutrition, aquaculture, recirculatory systems, fish farm management, and aquatic resources conservation.
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FRM
Forestry Resources Management
Forest ecology, tree nursery management, plantation establishment, agroforestry, and sustainable forest resource utilization.
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WLE
Wildlife and Ecotourism Management
Wildlife ecology, biodiversity conservation, wildlife domestication, ecotourism development, and protected area management.
Explore Department