This is a blog about economics and tropical forests. I write it simply as a hobby. I write in the hope that in the struggle my writing will help me find what I truly want to say. I hope readers will find I’m talking about things that matter and are of interest, that are provocative and also amusing to them. I’m going to make my own point of view known – - life is too short to pull any punches.
Jonathan Davies is a journeyman economist, who has lived and worked for 20 years in Africa (with the African Development Bank, based in Abidjan, as well as Sierra Leone and Ghana) and Central America (Honduras, Costa Rica). I was a researcher with the Overseas Development Institute, doing fieldwork in Mexico, Bolivia, Zimbabwe and Nepal. Between 2005 -2007 I helped on the forest reforms in Liberia. I assisted on the Prince of Wales’ rainforest programme (and went across the Congo Basin – Gabon, DRC, Republic of Congo and Cameroon), and I am presently in Kenya.
This Adinkra symbol is DENKYEM (“the crocodile”). It is the symbol of adaptability. The crocodile lives in the water and yet breathes air. They also have sharp teeth. See more adinkra symbols and meanings.
Header photo is of Sapo National Park, Liberia, which I took from an UNMIL chopper accompanied by Ethiopian peacekeepers.
