Prof. S.A.O. Chamshama’s main area of specialization is plantation forestry (silviculture). I have however been involved in training and research in a wide range of areas including: natural forest management, agroforestry, tree improvement (mainly species and provenances), tree physiology, forest resource assessment, participatory forest management (PFM) and climate change. I have published 137 papers in journals and proceedings in the areas indicated above. Most of these are cited by various scholars worldwide. Published papers have been widely circulated worldwide through Google Research Gate and Academia.edu. I have been involved in 52 consultancy assignments as a team leader or member and out of these, 18 were international assignments. Consultancy assignments have mainly been on training (short courses), evaluation of projects/programmes, external monitoring of projects/programmes, feasibility studies and development of project proposals and other documents
Appointments:
| Date | Position | Institution name |
| 1997-to date | Professor | Sokoine University of Agriculture |
| 1991 – 1997 | Associate Professor | Sokoine University of Agriculture |
| 1985-1991 | Senior Lecturer | Sokoine University of Agriculture |
| 1982-1985 | Lecturer | UDSM/Sokoine University of Agriculture |
| 1979-1982 | Assistant Lecturer | University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) |
| 1977-1979 | Tutorial Assistant | University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) |
Education:
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
| 1981-1984 | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | PhD |
| 1980 | North Carolina State Univ | USA | PhD Course Work |
| 1978-1979 | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | MSc Forestry |
| 1977-1978 | Agricultural Univ of Norway | Norway | MSc Forestry Course Work |
| 1974-1977 | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | BSc Forestry |
Research Interest:
Plantation and natural forest silviculture; agroforestry; tree improvement (species and provenance trials); participatory forest management; climate change.
Journal Papers:
| Year | Latest 10 publications |
| 2017 | Maduka, S. M., Msogoya, T. J. and Chamshama, S. A. O. (2017). Effect of rooting media and indole-3-butyric acid concentrations on regeneration potential of Elgon Olive (Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg&Schellenb) stem cuttings. Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation 86(2): 1-12. |
| 2016 | Pima, N.E., Chamshama, S.A.O., Iddi, S. and Maguzu, J. 2016. Growth performance of Eucalypt clones in Tanzania. Environment and Ecology Research 4(3): 146-154. |
| 2016 | Inoti, S., Chamshama, S., Lulandala, L., Thagana, W. and Dodson, R. 2016. Appropriate plant growth regulators and genotypes for propagation of jojoba (Simmondsiachinensis l.) cuttings in semi-arid areas of Voi, Kenya.International Journal of Current Research 8: 24876-24882. |
| 2016 | Inoti, S., Lulandala, L., Chamshama, S.A.O., Thagana, W. and Dodson, R. 2016. Effect of some agricultural practices on field performance of Jojoba (SimmondsiachinensisL.) seedlings in semi-arid Areas of Voi, Kenya. Merit Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Soil Science 4(1): 14-22. |
| 2015 | Pima, N.E., Chamshama, S.A.O. and. Iddi, S. (2015). Water use by Eucalypt clones growing at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation. 84(2): 46-57. |
| 2015 | Inoti, S.K., Chamshama, S.A.O.,Thagana, W.M.,Lulandala,L.L.L. and. Dodson,R.(2015). Sex determination of young nursery Jojoba (SimmondsiachinensisL.) plants using morphological traits in semi-arid areas of Voi, Kenya.Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare 5(16): 113-123. |
| 2015 | Ndomba, O. A., Bakengesa, S., Petro, R., Maguzu, J., Chamshama, S. A. O., Kiimu,H. R. and Lema,M. (2015). Perils of Taungya to the productivity of forest plantations and need for modification: case study of Meru Forest Plantation in Tanzania. International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 5(5): 267-275. |
| 2015 | Zahabu, E.,Raphael, T., Chamshama, S.A.O.,Iddi,S.and Malimbwi, R.E. (2015). Effect of spacing regimes on growth, yield and wood properties of Tectonagrandis at Longuza forest plantation, Tanzania. International Journal of Forestry Research Vol 2015. Article ID 469760, 6 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/469760. |
| 2015 | Lund, J.F., Burgess, N.D., Chamshama, S.A.O., Dons, K., Isango, J.A., Kajembe, G.C., Meilby, H., Moyo, F., Ngaga, Y.M., Ngowi, S.E., Njana, M.A., Mwakalukwa, E.E., Skeie, K., Theilade, I. and Treue, T. (2015). Mixed method approaches to evaluate conservation impact: evidence from decentralized forest management in Tanzania. Environmental Conservation 42(2) 162-170. |
| 2014 | Kindo, A., Edward, E., Mndolwa. M.A. and Chamshama, S.A.O. (2014).Survival, growth, wood basic density and wood biomass of seven-year-old Casuarina species/provenances grown at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania. Southern Forests 2014: 1-8. |
Books:
| 2004 | Blay, D., Bonkoungou, E., Chamshama, S.A.O. andChikamai, B. (2004). Rehabilitation of degraded lands in Sub Saharan Africa. FORNESSA/IUFRO-SPDC, Vienna, Austria. 101pp. |
| 2016 | Malimbwi, R.E., Eid, T. and Chamshama, S.A.O. (Eds) (2016). Allometric tree biomass and volume models in Tanzania. Department of Forest Mensuration & Management, SUA. 150pp. |
Book Chapters:
| Latest 5 book chapters | |
| 2016 | Malimbwi, R.E., Mauya, E.W., Zahabu, E., Katani, J.Z., Chamshama, S.A.O., Eid, T., Bollandsas, O.M., Maliondo, S.M.S., Mugasha, W.A., Masota, A.M., Njana, M., Makero, J.S., Mshana, J.S., Liganga, H., Mathias, A., Msalika, P., Mwangi, J. and Mgalila, H.E. (2016). Biomass and volume models for different vegetation types of Tanzania. Pp.99-117. In Kulindwa, K. (Ed). Lessons and Implications for REDD+: Implementation Experiences from Tanzania.CCIAM, SUA, Morogoro, Tanzania. 372pp. |
| 2016 | Masota, A., Chamshama, S.A.O., Malimbwi, R.E. and Eid, T. (2016). Stocking estimates of biomass and volume using developed models. Pp. 121-129. In: R.E. Malimbwi, Eid, T., and Chamshama, S.A.O.(Eds). Allometric tree biomass and volume models in Tanzania.Allometric Tree Biomass and Volume Models in Tanzania. 150pp. Department of Forest Mensuration & Management, SUA. |
| 2016 | Zahabu, E., Mugasha, A.W., Katani, J.Z., Malimbwi, R.E., Mwangi, J.R. and Chamshama, S.A.O. (2016). Allometric biomass and volume models for Tectonagrandis plantations. Pp. 86-92. In: R.E. Malimbwi, Eid, T., and Chamshama, S.A.O. (Eds). Allometric Tree Biomass and Volume Models in Tanzania. 150pp. Department of Forest Mensuration & Management, SUA. |
| 2016 | Mugasha, A.W., Zahabu, E., Maguta, M.P., Mshana, J.S., Katani, J.Z. and Chamshama, S.A.O.(2016). Allometric biomass models for Pinuspatula plantations. Pp. 78-85. In: R.E. Malimbwi, Eid, T., and Chamshama, S.A.O. (Eds). Allometric Tree Biomass and Volume Models in Tanzania. 150pp. Department of Forest Mensuration & Management, SUA. |
| 2016 | Malimbwi, R.E., Chamshama, S.A.O. and Eid, T. (2016). Introduction for book on allometric tree biomass and volume models in Tanzania. Pp. 1-8. In: R.E. Malimbwi, Eid, T., and Chamshama, S.A.O. (Eds). AllometricTree Biomass and Volume Models in Tanzania. 150pp. Department of Forest Mensuration & Management, SUA. |
Conference Papers:
| Latest 5 Conference Papers | |
| 2014 | Kimaro, A.A., Novak, K.D.,Shemdoe, R.S. andChamshama, S.A.O. (2014). Carbon stock in planted woodlots at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania. In: M. Oelbermann (Ed). Sustainable Agroecosystems in Climate Change Mitigation. 69-85pp. |
| 2011 | Kimaro, A.A., Isaak, M.E. and Chamshama, S.A.O.(2011). Carbon pools in tree biomass and soils under rotational woodlot systems in Eastern Tanzania. In: B.M. Kumar and P.K.R. Nair (eds.), Carbon Sequestration Potential of AgroforestrySystems: Opportunities and Challenges, Advances in Agroforestry 8: 129-143. |
| 2011 | Chamshama, S.A.O.and Nshubemuki, L. (2011). Plantation forestry management in Tanzania: Current situation and future focus. Pp. 45-75. In: Nshubemuki, L., Madoffe, S.S., Chamshama, S.A.O., Bakengesa, S. andBalama, C.(Eds). Proceedings of the Workshop on Insect Pests, Diseases and Soil Problems in Forest Plantations. TAFORI/SUA. 95pp. |
| 2009 | Kajembe, G.C., Ngaga, Y.M.,Chamshama, S.A.O. andNjana, M.A. (2009). Performance of participatory forest management (PFM) regimes in Tanzania. Preliminary findings in the project “Applied research in PFM” p. 93-110. In:Nshubemuki, L., Chamshama, S.A.O., Mbwambo, L. andBalama, C. (Eds).Proceedings of the First Participatory Forest Management (PFM) Research Workshop: Participatory Forest Management for Improved Forest Quality, Livelihood and Forest Governance. Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Morogoro, Tanzania. 225pp. |
| 2008 | Migunga, G.A., Chamshama, S.A.O. and Gillah, P.R. (2008). Professional forestry in Tanzania: Towards integrated natural resources management. Pp. 250-265. In: Temu, A.B., Chamshama, S.A.O.,Kungu, J.,Kaboggoza, J.,Chikamai, B. andKiwia, A. (Eds). New Perspectives in Forestry Education. Peer reviewed papers presented at the first global workshop on forestry education, September 2007. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. 493pp. |
Undergraduate teaching includes Silviculture and Tree Improvement. At a postgraduate level, I teach Silviculture, Research Methods in Agroforestry; Woody Perennials Selection and Evaluation and Plant Propagation Techniques.
I am currently supervisingone MSc Forestry student and three special project students. Over the years, I have supervised 6 PhD students, and several MSc and BSc students.
Professional Bodies Membership:
Member, Tanzania Association of Foresters (TAF)
Member, African Forest Forum (AFF)
Board/Committee Membership:
| Date | Role | Board Name |
| 2017-2020 | Chair | National Forestry Advisory Committee |
| 2017-2020 | Member | Board of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, SUA |
| 2017-2020 | Member | College Tree Planting Committee |
Offices Held:
| Date | Office Name | Institution |
| 1990-1996 | Dean | Faculty of Forestry, SUA |
| 1986-1990 | Head | Department of Forest Biology, SUA |
Position: Professor of Silviculture
E-address:schams@sua.ac.tz
Phone: +255-023-2 603511 ext. 4630
Fax:+255-023-2604648
Campus: Main Campus
Building: Ecosystems and Conservation;Room Number: 3
Other websites:www.sua.ac.tz
Org Unit: College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism