Board of Trustees

Dr. Clement O. Ebin is the Board Chairman of AFRICAN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

FOUNDATION (AERF). He is a retired forester and wildlife manager, with rich tropical

forest ecosystems restoration experience in Cross River State of Nigeria. He is a graduate of

Utah State University, and the University of Wyoming, both of the USA, where he trained in

Natural Resources Conservation and Management at the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree

levels respectively. Dr. Ebin also holds a doctoral degree in Natural Resources management

from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He was the pioneer General Manager / Chief

Executive of Cross River National Park from 1992 to 2002.

In 2003 Dr. Ebin was promoted to the rank of Director and posted to the National Park Head-

quarters, Abuja, Nigeria. In that same year, he voluntarily retired from the Service of the

Federal Government of Nigeria. He is a member of many National and International

Conservation Organizations, including the Society for Ecological Restoration, Washington

DC; and Wildlife Society of Nigeria (WISON).