Giraffes in eastern Africa may be even more endangered than previously thought. A new study led by researchers at Penn State reveals that populations of Masai giraffes separated geographically by the Great Rift Valley have not interbred—or exchanged genetic material—in more than a thousand years, and in some cases hundreds of thousands of years. The […]
Tanzania: The Royal Tour, the latest in a series of global television events, hosted by Peter Greenberg with the President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan as his very special guide. An epic journey through this remarkable country through the eyes of its leader. Premiering on public television stations across the U.S. beginning April 18th. Check […]
Rights enforcement must be strengthened for forest landscape restoration efforts to succeed, said Steven Lawry during a webinar presentation hosted by the global forest team at GIZ, Germany’s development agency in 2019. Lawry, a principal scientist with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), presented findings on the role of tenure security in the adoption […]
Over the past 40 years, several countries in the world have adopted different models of community-based forestry (CBF). Community-based forestry (CBF) includes “initiatives, sciences, policies, institutions and processes that are intended to increase the role of local people in governing and managing forest resources”. In practice, CBF is used as an umbrella term that describes […]
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) was established on the 1st July, 1984 by the Act of Parliament No.6 of the same year, which was repealed by the Universities Act No.7 of 2005 from which the SUA Charter was granted in 2007. The vision of the University is to be a leading University in the provision […]
Climate-change scientists can now apply an R software package that can help predict genetic changes. Described in the scientific journal, PeerJ, AlleleShift can be used to investigate the potential effects of climate change, with one possible application of the software being in the design of tree-seed sourcing programmes. The article was authored by Roeland Kindt, a senior scientist with […]
Inspire. Accelerate Action. Achieve Real Change Climate change is the world’s biggest existential threat. As the global economy fails to realign with a sustainable future, we have never been closer to overshooting our planetary boundaries. Collaborative action across all levels of business and society is the only solution to delivering urgent and lasting change. […]
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Government Forestry Policy and Deforestation We are pleased to announce the call for papers for a Special Issue of Sustainable Forestry, focusing on the crucial theme of “Government Forestry Policy and Deforestation.” This Special Issue aims to delve into the multifaceted relationship between government policies and deforestation, with […]
Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Mohamed Mchengerwa (left) talking to Trump Junior who is the son of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump. The eldest son of the United States’ retired President Donald Trump, is in Tanzania and voiced his admiration for the country’s tourism attractions. Mr Donald Trump Junior […]