1st NENALAB Meeting_Item 16: Morocco, Laboratoire de Pédologie ENFI (DSEB/LP) by Hana Nabil
1. Laboratory of
Water, Soil and Biodiversity
National School of Forest Engineers
Salé , Morocco
Pr. Hana NABIL
National Forest Engineering School
2. Laboratory profile
Facilities Notes
Surface area of the laboratory
(in m2)
300 m2
Number of laboratory rooms 3
Staff Notes
Number of laboratory staff 6 Equal gender 3 F, 3 M
Qualification of laboratory
staff (e.g. university degree)
5 university
degrees
1 secondary
studies
Is laboratory staff regularly
trained? If yes, how oftern?
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3. Water, Soil and Biodiversity laboratory
1- Pr.Hafida Zaher
Soil Physics and
Conservation
2- Pr Mohamed SABIR
water and soil conservation
and watershed management
6 Pr Hana NABIL
Soil Biology&Environnement
3- Pr. Hassan Benjelloun
Director of the laboratory
Soil chemistry and biochemistry-
Soil pegpgenesis and classification
4- Mourad EL
GHADDARI
Technicien specialised
5- Farida EL BACHIRI
Agent of laboratory
4. Laboratory profile
Analysis performed Number of samples
analysed per year
Notes
Chemical 500 Not all analyzes are carried
out with us, we call on
INRA to complement
Physical 500
Biological 500
Etc.
5. The laboratory of our institution serves mainly as a
research tool for our laureates and doctoral
students hosted and doing their research in our
institution.
Through the effort made by our colleagues in
developing international projects, the laboratory
has successfully acquired several materials that can
ensure its proper functioning ,under quality control
conditions, but there is a great need for continuous
training, to master certain techniques and acquire
new approaches.
Laboratory needs
6. The National Forest School of Engineering was created in 1968, in Morocco,
with the assistance of the special fund of the United Nations and the FAO -
Four (4) year formation of enginneers for
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia (Bac + 4 years).
Satisfied with the effectiveness of this training,
there is an extenting of training to large effectif
of other african countries
Harmonizing methods, measurements and the
use of indicators for sustainable soil
management.
Expectations from GLOSOLAN
1968
1975
Objectif
1-Pr. Hafida ZAHER, Soil Physics and Conservation , She got her PHD in sol science from Canada
2-Professor Mohamed SABIR, water and soil conservation and watershed management.
He is also an associate researcher at UMR LISAH, SupAgro, Montpellier, France. Holder of a Doctorate in Agronomic Sciences (Soil and Water Conservation) from the Hassan II Agronomic Institute (IAV) in Rabat in 1994, DEA in Water Sciences and Development from Paris XI University ( Orsay) in 1986 and a Diploma of Agricultural Engineer IAV in 1982. His areas of research are surface hydrology,. He directed the National Forest School of Engineers of Salé, Morocco (8 years old: 2003-11) . He introduced the specialization in "Management of Protected Areas" at the level of the curriculum of the Moroccan forest engineer. He has participated in several research and development projects in the area of sustainable management of natural resources. His scientific publications have focused on the conservation of water and soil.
3- Pr Hassan Benjelloun , Director of the laboratory, he is a soil scientiste, Ph. D From Oregon State University , USA, He is specialized in Chemistry and biochemistry of soil , soil pedogenesis and soil classification. His scientific publications have focused on Soil chemistry and biochemistry, Soil fertility, Soil salinity, Carbon sequestration, Impact of fires on soil quality.Drought and climate change , finally soil ecology
4- Mourad El Ghaddari, Specialized Technicians in Rural Engineering
He is a Bachelor in physics, at the university of Meknes and got his spécialized diploma of technicen
5-Mrs Farida , Technicien helper
Secondary level scool
6- Pr Hana NABIL, Nematology, soil Ecology & Environnement
Also an associate researcher at IEES-Paris, IRD/ Bondy France. I had prepared a doctorate in soil ecology at University Paris Est-Creteil, A got a Master degree at the University of Gent/Belgium in Nematology and a DEA of fundamental and Applied parasitology at University of Tunis Tunisia. The aim of my research were dealing with soil biology, plant parasitic nematodes, soil ecology and ecosystemic services
the number of samples mentioned is only approximate, it depends on the number of memory involved per year of our students
Can you please tell us what your labs need the most in terms of training and capacity building?
laboratoires de notre institution servent principalement d’outille de recherche de nos lauréats et doctorants accueillis dans notre institution. A travers l’effort consentis par nos collègues en élaborant des projets à l’international, le laboratoire a réussi plusieurs acquisitions de matériels pouvant assurer le bon fonctionnement du laboratoire dans des conditions de qualité control, mais il y a un grand besoin de formations continues pour maitriser certaines techniques et acquérir de nouvelles approches.
Can you please tell us what your expectations on GLOSOLAN and NENALAB are?
During the first Maghreb forest week held in Tunis in 1967, the heads of the forest administrations of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia approved the principle of the old Maghreb with their own senior forest managers. It is in this perspective and awareness of the vital importance of the forest and the complementarity of forest development actions that the Moroccan government created with the assistance of the special fund of the United Nations and the FAO - as executing agency - the National Forest School of Engineers (ENFI).Satisfied with the effectiveness of this training, the heads of the Forest Administrations of the Maghreb countries proposed the extension of this training to the Sahel countries and to other African countries. Thus, the ENFI will welcome the first non-Maghreb students from the start of the 1975 academic year (up to 21 African nationalities)From its history since its creation, we hope that the ENFI will once again be an active player in the creation of a national and regional network of soil analysis laboratories. For sharing and harmonizing methods, measurements and the use of indicators for sustainable soil management,Developing a national and regional network of soil analysis laboratories would be a great asset for the exchange of experiences, standardization of analysis methods while respecting quality control, also exchange of advice regarding the choice of equipment