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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
PhD Candidate “High-tech sensing for turbulent and radiant heat exchange in urban environments” Job description The University of Twente wants to be an organisation that optimally deploys diversity, talents, and capabilities in the labour market for now and in the future. In the framework of our diversity and inclusiveness policy, we strongly stimulate people with […]
Do you know inspiring forest champions who are making a difference in their communities, forest landscapes or around the world? The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) today opened nominations for the 7th Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award, an honour granted to individuals who have made extraordinary efforts to improve the world’s forests and the lives of people […]
“Without statistics you cannot address the challenges of employment, the problems of people with special needs, provide social services or make progress.” H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, during the launching of the 2022 Population and Housing Census Publicity and Advocacy Strategy in September 2021 in Dodoma. https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/references/2022_Tanzania_in_Figure_English.pdf […]
Climate change stands as one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing humanity, exerting far-reaching consequences across multiple dimensions of our existence. The impacts extend beyond the environmental sphere, significantly influencing local and global economies and posing substantial threats to human health and well-being. The observable effects of climate change are alarming, with rising […]
At the COP28 Climate Talks held in Dubai, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issues a compelling call to donors for urgent mobilization of additional resources. The primary objective is to scale up access to quality education for children who are disproportionately affected by crises and conflicts. In this critical moment, with the global community converging to […]
Prof. John Mgonja and Prof. Alfan Rija, the Heads of departments from the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism during the Training The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism at Sokoine University of Agriculture recently took part in a training program on the use of the Performance and Electronic Personnel Management Information System (PEPMIS). This […]