by MONICA EVANS The connections between forests and human health are high on many minds these days. Most of us have heard about respiratory illnesses caused by haze from wildfires in the Amazon and Southeast Asia – and about the risks of diseases like Ebola and (possibly) COVID-19 being transferred from forest-dwelling animals to humans....Read More
by Abhishyant Kidangoor The second edition of the “Satellites for Biodiversity Award” has been announced by the Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation. The two organizations are accepting applications until Dec. 15 for an award to support the use of high-resolution satellites for monitoring, tracking and protecting global biodiversity. Winners will receive access to Airbus’s...Read More
Researchers from SUA have participated in a collaborative research and published a peer review article titled Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. It has been published in very good journal, Springer. The summary of the journal article is shared by Terna Gyuse and found on the below link https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/world-owes-it-to-tanzania-to-keep-eastern-arc-forests-standing-study-shows/ Tanzania’s Eastern...Read More
https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/sapwc24/ IUFRO’s Scientist Assistance Programme (SAP) aims to provide forest scientists from economically disadvantaged countries with financial assistance to participate in the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 23 to 29 June 2024. Scientists from countries shown in the list below will be eligible to apply for sponsorship. (See list at the bottom of the page) The Scientist Assistance...Read More
East Africa’s multitude of forested ecosystems – which include woodlands, savannah, coastal areas, mangroves, and more – hold important global reserves of biodiversity, and play critical roles for local communities, too. But climate change impacts such as prolonged drought, unpredictable rain, food insecurity, and health hazards are all taking their toll on its ecosystems and...Read More
Tanzania, like many other African countries, is faced with a problem of skill mismatch for most university graduates who fail to fit well to the market needs of the labour market. According to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), only 3.5% of Tanzania are high skilled in their areas of expertise,...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture is set to purchase four specialized vehicles to facilitate field practical training for Forest, Wildlife, Tourism and Wood Technology and Value Addition students. The purchase of these vehicles is made possible with the aid of the HEET (Higher Education for Economic Transformation) project. For years, students from the College of...Read More
The 22nd Global Summit for International Students on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment was successfully organized and hosted by the University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI). The summit reached its conclusion on the 8th of August, 2023, drawing the active participation of over 300 attendees, including educators, university delegates, and students representing approximately 30 universities worldwide....Read More
The Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Prof. Raphael Chibunda, announced during a meeting held on August 16, 2023, that the HEET project will provide over 300 million for renovating staff houses at the university. The HEET project, which was launched in 2022, aims to improve the physical infrastructure of the university, including the...Read More
