Invasive Plants in Tropical Forest Ecosystems
12th - 16th June 2006
Amani Nature Reserve
Training Workshop Draft Programme
Resource people
Mr Corodius Sawe (CS) Conservator of Amani Nature Reserve
Prof Seif Madoffe (SM) Sokoine University of Agriculture
Mr Ahmed Mndolwa (AM) TAFORI
Dr P. Munishi (PM) Sokoine University of Agriculture
Dr Phil Hulme (PH) Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK
Dr Rosie Trevelyan (RT) Tropical Biology Association
Mr Mark Otieno (MO) Tropical Biology Association
Mr Wayne Dawson (WD) Aberdeen University
Monday 12th
15:00 Introduction to the course, aims etc. (PH/RT)
15:15 Invasive Plants in the Tropics: a global problem (PH)
16:00 Tea
16:30 Invasive plants in Amani (WD)
17:00 Local walk introducing key non-native species (AM,PH)
18:00 Finish
19:00 Welcome (CS) Dinner and Introductions
Tuesday 13th
09:00 Introduction to GPS: its use and limitations (PH)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Field Exercise using GPS
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Results of field exercise and downloading data
15:00 Tea
15:30 Introduction to DMap and creating first maps (computer practical)
17:00 Finish
19:00 Dinner
19:45 Talk: Forest invasive species net work in Africa activities and future prospects (SM)
Wednesday 14th
09:00 Introduction to Mapping (PH)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Mapping point data (field exercise)
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Results of Point data mapping (computer practical)
15:30 Tea
16:00 Lecture: Case study of invasive species: Prosopis Invasion (PH)
17:00 Finish
19:45 Lecture: Status of invasive Cedrela mexicana in Kimboza FR (SM)
Thursday 15th
09:00 Depart for Sigi
09:30 Introduction to Botanical Garden (AM)
10:00 Tour of Botanical Garden
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Introduction to Transect Mapping
14:30 Transect mapping: Clidemia
17:00 Finish
Friday 16th
09:00 Results of Transect Mapping
10:00 Introduction to Remote Sensing & GIS
11:00 Using remote Sensing in Invasive mapping
12:00 General questions & feedback
13:00 Lunch & Depart
Workshop participants (15)
| Participant |
Gender |
Institution |
Work position |
| Chelestino Balama |
M |
Tanzania Forest Research Institute |
Research Officer |
| Ezekiel Edward |
M |
Sokoine University of Agriculture |
MSc Student |
| Martina Hagwet Boay |
F |
Collage African Wildlife ManagementMweka |
Assistant Lecturer |
| Zakia Hassan |
F |
Tanzania Forest Research Institute |
Research Officer |
| Jasson John |
M |
Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania |
Birdlife Officer |
| Hamza Khalid Kija |
M |
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute |
Research Scientist |
| Raymond Killenga |
M |
Sokoine University of Agriculture |
Assistant regional Manager |
| Wilfred Njama Marealle |
M |
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute |
Research Assistant II |
| Mathew Mpanda |
M |
Forest and Beekeeping Division |
Research and Training Officer |
| Simon Mosha |
M |
Tanzania Forest Conservation Group |
Senior Project Officer |
| Esther F. Mvungi |
F |
University of Dar es Salaam |
Assistant Lecturer |
| Christina M. Ngalawa |
F |
Sokoine University of Agriculture |
Research Assistant |
| Nancy Eliad Pima |
F |
Tanzania Forest Research Institute |
Forest Research Officer |
| John Richard |
M |
Sokoine University of Agriculture/TAFORI |
Forest Research Officer |
| Ahmed Mndolwa |
M |
Tanzania Forest Research Institute |
Forest Research Officer |
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