Across Africa and Asia, new incentive programmes and digital tools are laying the ground for the large-scale deployment of trees in rural landscapes – particularly among the smallholder farmers that produce a third of our planet’s food. Such efforts hold significant sway on our ability to meet global climate, land, and biodiversity goals. At a...Read More
PhD study: Foraging in the landscape of peril; Post-doc: spanning movement and behavioral ecology. Job description A) We offer a fully funded PhD student position (4-years) in behavioural ecology “Foraging in the landscape of peril”. The student will join the international team at the Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Czech...Read More
Job description We offer: A dynamic and challenging full-time research position in an international organization to work on biodiversity change. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a highly productive research team with and an outstanding network of international collaborators. S/he will be offered continuous and careful mentoring aimed at strengthening her/his skillset...Read More
Job description The new Lab of Animal Network Ecology, led by Prof. Dr. Jochen Fründ, investigates dynamic species interaction networks by combining field experiments, observational studies, data synthesis and modeling. We focus on mutualistic and antagonistic interactions of insects with other organisms, and are particularly interested in temporal dynamics (timing, rewiring) on different time scales....Read More
On the enchanting evening of February 2, 2024, the vibrant SUASA Club played host to a spectacular get-together party for the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism at our beloved institution. The atmosphere was electric, as new and seasoned members of our academic family came together to celebrate and share invaluable experiences. Mr. Mbonea Mweta and Miss. Hadija Mchelu opening up some...Read More
In a momentous gathering at SUASA CLUB on February 2, 2024, the Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Prof. Raphael Chibunda, ignited the spirit of hard work and collaboration among the academic community. The occasion was none other than the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism get-together party, where Prof. Chibunda shared his insights...Read More
Firefighters are wrestling with huge forest fires that broke out in central Chile on Friday. Officials have extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 64 people were killed. The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar, where a botanical garden founded in...Read More
Woody Species Composition, Structure, Regeneration Status and Carbon Storage of Mkulazi Forest Reserve in Tanzania Ezekiel E. Mwakalukwa1*, Christoganus John1,2 and Paulo J. Lyimo1 1Department of Ecosystems and Conservation, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O Box 3010 Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania 2Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency, Magamba Nature Forest Reserve, P.O. Box 88, Lushoto,...Read More
what’s new? For more than a month Tanzania’s Business center Dar-es-salaam faced unbearable flooding that has led to the destruction and loss of properties followed by neighboring cities like Morogoro where many had to stay at home and some lost lives due to excessive rains. some may conclude that these are the problems of developing...Read More
Job description We offer fully funded, full-time PhD position in space-borne remote sensing, macroecology and biodiversity science. The candidate will join international team of Dr. Petr Keil (https://petrkeil.github.io) at the Dpt. of Spatial Sciences at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences (https://www.fzp.czu.cz/en), Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic. The research is part of ERC-funded project...Read More
