The Government of Tanzania welcomed 10 experts from St. Petersburg University, Russia , who arrived in the country  for an exchange visit to share skills and technology in the forestry sector. This visit is part of the strategic collaboration between Tanzania and Russia in forest conservation and the development of this sector. Read moreRead More

Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) is a crucial forest biophysical property, serving as a key indicator of carbon storage and sequestration in forested ecosystems. It plays a fundamental role in global climate change mitigation, particularly in tropical regions, where forests act as vital carbon sinks. A recent study (here) by Melitha et al. (2024), published in the International Journal of Earth...Read More

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...Read More

Siku hii maalum kwa Ndaki ya Misitu, Wanyamapori na Utalii itaongozwa na Rasi ndaki Prof. Agness Sirima eneo la Bondwa, Kauli mbiu kwa mwaka huu ni ” Ongezeko thamani ya mazao ya Misitu kwa uendelevu wa Rasilimali kwa kizazi hiki na kijacho“Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

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....Read More

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. SsuunaRead More

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...Read More

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...Read More