The Department of Ecosystems and Conservation at Sokoine University of Agriculture offers a variety of courses, one of which is Wildlife Management and Beekeeping. This specific course is offered as part of the BSc Forestry program in the second year. From 24th to 28th March 2025, students who were enrolled in BSc Forestry Year 2 participated in field practicals at SUA Training Forest, located […]
Prof. Alfan Rija, Department of Wildlife Management, CFWT, SUA In their Letter “Stop elephant hunting in Tanzania borderlands” (19 July 2024, p. 265), J. Poole et al. object to recent killings of elephants by trophy hunters on the grounds that the targeted animals were important to population sustainability and were part of a long-term research study […]
Researchers at Sokoine University of Agriculture have been asked to involve diverse groups of both genders in the initial stages of their research in order to obtain information that will help the Government solve existing challenges in society as well as plan development plans from the family to the national level. The call was made by […]
To ensure that research conducted by researchers from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and other institutions is beneficial to society, the University, through the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Tropical Drylands (CLARITY) Research Project, has provided training to young researchers, including SUA students, on how to collect and process data to produce quality research. […]
The College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism Postgraduate Committee is pleased to announce the successful PhD defense by Mr. James Ssuuna on his thesis titled “Effect of Forest Disturbances on Rodent Population Dynamics.” at the Department of Wildlife Management Let us join hands in cordially congratulating Dr. Ssuuna on this remarkable achievement. Congratulations, Dr. Ssuuna
Miss. Nandera Lolila, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences The College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism extends its heartfelt congratulations to Miss. Nandera Lolila for winning a prize worth TZS 29,920,000 to support her research titled “Application of remote sensing data and GIS for landslide risk assessment as an environmental threat to […]
Mr. Gilbert Temba, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences The College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism extends its heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Gilbert Temba for winning a prize worth TZS 29,999,180 to support his research titled “Quantifying Timber Loss to Promote Sustainable Utilization in Plantation Forests: A Case Study of the Northern […]
In a symbolic and inspiring event held at the office of the Head of the Department of Wildlife Management, student leaders of the 2024 Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management final-year cohort were awarded certificates of appreciation. These students had demonstrated exemplary leadership during their field practical training across various protected areas in Tanzania. The practical […]
Resin extraction from Pinus patula plantations (image credit, cfwt) What does one think walking in the fire trails of this big Pinus Patula plantation? Well, of course, some may think of timber, and some go even further to think of ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and water purification. But are these the only products one […]