Alfan A. Rija (PhD)
Department: Wildlife Management
P.O. Box: 3073
Phone: +255 753933886
Email:al.rija10@gmail.com
Research Area: Ecology, biodiversity and Conservation crimes.
Biography:
I was trained in conservation and ecology with the first and second degrees, respectively, in Wildlife Management and Conservation Biology. My PhD training was in ecology/Biology with a particular focus on illegal activities in East African Protected Areas. Understanding the intricate interactions between humans and wildlife and biodiversity is central to the designing of “safe” methods upon which the three can sustain together. I have extensive experience in working in Tanzania’s national parks (TANAPA) both as warden and researcher. In 2009 I joined a highly challenging restoration project of the Kihansi spray toad with the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) as field research and Monitoring officer where I have ever since been researching on this amphibian species and other threatened biodiversity in the Kihansi gorge. My research is aimed at providing evidence based information to the policy makers to improve species conservation in Tanzania and across East Africa.