In the summer of 2015, 29 students (from 15 different countries) on the MSc Tropical Forestry (distance learning) programme at Bangor University embarked on a unique and shared learning experience, culminating in an intensive two
week residential summer school in the forests of Ghana. Twenty-four of these students are from developing commonwealth countries and are grateful recipients of scholarships from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Ghana was chosen as the focus for this tropical forestry summer school for a number of reasons: English speaking; democratic and politically stable; with a relatively long history of forest research; a wide range of tropical forest habitats; a reputation for progressive forest management and community participation; and a number of high quality education and research institutions.