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Biosafety Expert
(EXP)
last updated: 01 Nov 2026
National Focal point of the Cartagena Protocol of Benin, Dr. Felicien AMAKPE is a researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Abomey-Calavi specialized in biosecurity and Bees/pollinator conservation. He actively participated in the elaboration of the West African Biosafety regulation and the associated implementing regulations. He conducted the entire process for the vote of the law on biosafety in Benin and is leader of the working team on the adoption of the implementing decrees. Active member of the West African biosafety expert negotiator group, he was member of the 2019 AHTHEG on Synthetic Biology and participated in many trainings and workshops on risk assessment supported by the CBD Executive Secretary, NEPAD-AUDA and other relevant institutions. He is representing Benin since COP15MOPs SBI and SBSTTA meetings and really master the challenges of the Cartagena and Nagoya protocols in many regions for achieving the three objectives of the convention on biodiversity.
Person:Dr Felicien AMAKPE, General Directorate of Forest and Natural Resources ManagementMaison Amakpe, Tossota, Djidja. BP 388 Abomey, BeninDjidja, Zou
00229, BeninPhone: +2290195062997, +2290197671134,Fax:Email: famakpem@hotmail.com, feamakpe@gmail.com,Website:
1971
Benin
- Beninese
Ministere du Cadre Vie et des Transports en Charge du Developpement Durable
EN
Forest Officer
EN
General Directorate of Forests and Natural Resources Management
EN
2006-02
Head of the Département of Applied Forest Researches and the Specialized Departement of GIS and Ecological Monitoring National Focal Point of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of Benin
- Benin
Cercle Nature et Developpement, CENAD-NGO
EN
Natural Resources Management
EN
2006-02
2006-02
Project Manager: Negotiate strategic cooperation, elaborate, implement and monitor research projects
Agrinomy Engenier
EN
National University of Benin,Faculty of Agronomy Sciences
EN
1993-09
1999-12
Master in Wildlife and Flora management on Tropical Areas
EN
Université Catholique de Louvain - Faculty of bioscience engineering (UCL - AGRO)
EN
2007-09
2008-09
PhD, Biology
EN
Gent University, Faculty of Science
EN
2011-09
2016-09
- Biotechnology research and development
- Environmental risk assessment
- Capacity development
- Information and knowledge management
- Policy and legal
- Public awareness, education and participation, including access to information
- Risk management
- Socio-economic considerations
- Trade issues
- Traditional knowledge
- invasive alien species
- pollinator
- 1. Bedjrenou G, Gbetoho M, Amakpe F. Achgan Dako EG, et al. 2026. Toward omics-based breeding strategies for the Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.). Current Plant Biology 48:100632; 1-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpb.2026.100632
- 2. Amakpe F, Sinsin B, Mensah GA, Agbangla AC. 2026. Quelle biosécurité pour les abeilles et pollinisateurs dans l’espace CEDEAO à l’ère des OVM agricoles et de lutte antivectorielle? Actes de l'Atelier Scientifique National (édition 2025). Institut National des Recherches Agricole du Bénin les 5, 6 et 7 novembre 2025]. DOI : 10.62344/brab.v34i04.250 ISBN :
- 3. Amakpe F, Amalia CA, Seke Yerima S, et al. 2025. Climate Change Impacts on Apis mellifera L (1758) Niche in Benin: Restriction and Shift of the potential distribution ranges of adansonii, scutellata and iberiensis races. MSI Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (MSIJMR), Volume 2(Issue 9), 01 29. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17043966
- 1- Member of the British Ecological Society;
- 2- Member of the West African Biosafety Expert Committee;
- 3- Member of the beekeeper association of the Republic of Benin
- English
| Language | Level |
|---|---|
| English | excellent |
| excellent |
- 1_2025_CV_en_Amakpe_detailed.pdf ( Detailed CV ) [ English ]
