The Eastern Arc Mountains forests are under considerable pressure due to various human activities as a result of the increased population. Threats leading to biodiversity loss include expansion of human settlements, shifting cultivation, forest fires, extraction of wood for commercial and domestic uses, gold mining, dry season grazing, extraction of non-wood forest products including honey,...Read More

Charcoal is among the forest sub-sectors which have a significant contributions to the economy and livelihoods of the people. Charcoal is the largest source of household energy in urban areas for cooking and heating in Tanzania. Inefficient charcoal production, utilization and trade are known to contribute significantly to deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania where...Read More

The Forest sector has great potential to contribute to the development of the national economy and livelihood of the people including employment creation for the majority of Tanzanians and revenue collection. For the first time in history, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism found it prudent to establish its own estimate of the forest...Read More

Tafsiri rahisi ya mwongozo wa uvunaji katika misitu ya hifadhi ya vijiji umetafsiriwa kutoka kwenye kitabu kilichotolewa na Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii mwaka 2013. Kutokana na mwongozo huo kuandaliwa katika lugha ya kiingereza, Idara ya Misitu na Nyuki kwa kushirikiana na Kampeni ya Mama Misitu imeratibu utengenezaji wa tafsiri rahisi ya mwongozo wa uvunaji...Read More

Tanzania ina eneo la kilomita za mraba 94,500 sawa na hekta milioni 94.5. Kati ya hizo, takriban hekta milioni 481 ni misitu na misitu matajiwazi. Kati ya hekta milioni 48., hekta milioni 28.0 ni hifadhi ya maji, ardhi na bioanuai. Hekta milioni 20 zilizobaki ni misitu na matajiwazi ambayo uvunaji unaruhusiwa kisheria. Misitu hii inajumuisha...Read More

Management of the beekeeping sector is guided by the National Beekeeping Policy (NBP) of 1998. The NBP has been implemented for 23 years now, and during this period, there has been a number of institutional and policy reforms aimed at stimulating growth of the national economy. However, the reforms are known to have changed the...Read More

The Government, in collaboration with key stakeholders, is determined to transform the forestry sector through the development of the engineered wood sector, which has demonstrated its potential economic and social impact in the country. In this regard, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT), in collaboration with the Tanzania National Business Council (TNBC) Forestry...Read More

A robust and sustained forest sector will significantly contribute to the national industrialization agenda, employment creation, fiscal revenue generation and Gross National Product (GDP). For this to materialize, a strong strategic focus on value-added forest products and new value chains with high economic potential is required. Following the two studies conducted in the forest sector,...Read More

The following applicants have been selected to join the Master of Science in Forestry and Master of Science in Ecosystems Science and Management offered by the Department of Ecosystems and Conservation of the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) during 2022/2023 academic year. The prospective students are advised to observe the following: Applicants who did not...Read More