Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of these efforts, as currently formulated, will do little or nothing to stem global warming and could jeopardize the world’s food supply and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, a new report warns. The...Read More

The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), has spearheaded the creation of a specialized initiative under the National Fund for the Advancement of Science and Technology (NFAST). This initiative is specifically designed to bolster climate research efforts in Tanzania. The climate research program orchestrated...Read More

INTRODUCTION Tanzania Forest Fund (abbreviated as TaFF), is a Government Fund established under Sections 79 – 83 of the Forest Act (Cap. 323 R.E. 2002). The Fund is a mechanism to provide long-term, reliable and sustainable financial support to forest protection, conservation, management and development in the country. The Fund came into operation in July, 2010...Read More

Tree-planting pledges have soared globally, spawning an ‘any-trees-at-minimal-cost’ solution to climate change that often does more harm than good from a biodiversity, carbon, and land perspective. In response, the global botanical community is preparing to launch the world’s first certification to recognize land-management initiatives that enhance, rather than deplete, biodiversity, while sequestering carbon and contributing...Read More

To cite this article: Gilberth Prosper Temba, Ernest William Mauya & George Ansigar Migunga (28 Dec 2023): Productivity and Costs of Mechanized Skidding operations at Sao Hill Forest Plantation, Tanzania, Forest Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/21580103.2023.2299260 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2023.2299260 Due to global advancement of technology in forest operations, utilization of advanced machineries...Read More

The new draft FAR reflects many of the demands of a handful of well-represented stakeholders, with incumbent emission-intensive industries already racking up several wins in their struggle to maintain a high level of free allocation for themselves. Regrettably, during the FAR revision process, the Commission not only failed to significantly reform several products’ benchmarks, but...Read More

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) has made history by winning the Tanzania Universities Sports Association (TUSA CUP 2023) football tournament against Ardhi University. This win not only showcases SUA’s academic excellence but also its prowess in the social arena. SUA is a public university located in Morogoro, Tanzania, on the slopes of the Uluguru mountains....Read More

Switzerland Development Cooperation (SDC), a non-governmental organization, has collaborated with Sokoine University of Agriculture through the Skills for Employment in Tanzania (SET) program to uplift the dreams of young girls in Tanzania between the ages of 15-20 whose dreams were cut short due to early birth and later abandonment by their partners. Prof. Felister Mombo...Read More

The principal, college of Forestry, Wildlife and tourism at the middle among the seated in white blouse in a group photo during the meeting Recently, Sokoine University of Agriculture held a curriculum review meeting that involved various stakeholders from the Vice President’s office for environment, Tanzania Forest Research Institute (TAFORI), Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS),...Read More

Professor. Agness Sirima and Dr. Charles Kilawe, the newly appointed college Principal and deputy principal Professor Agness Sirima Professor Agness Sirima, a renowned academician and leader, has embarked on an exciting new journey in her career. She has been appointed as the new Principal of the College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism, serving from 2023...Read More