Towards management of invasive alien plants in Tanzania
31 January - 1 February 2008
Peacock Hotel, Dar es Salaam
Training Workshop Programme
Key steps in managing alien plants in Tanzania : 3rd training workshop of the Darwin Initiative Project
Trainers and resource persons
| Name |
Institute |
Nationality |
| Prof. Phil Hulme |
National Centre for Advanced BioProtection Technologies, Lincoln University |
New Zealand |
| Dr. Rosie Trevelyan |
Tropical Biology Association |
UK |
| Mr Anthony Kuria |
Tropical Biology Association |
UK |
| Mr Wayne Dawson |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology , UK |
UK |
Workshop programme
31st January 2008
9:00 Introduction: what do we need to know to manage weeds (Phil)
09:30 Follow-up work after the 2007 workshop: Lessons from the Usambaras
09:30: Population status and distribution of Cordia alliodora in Amani Nature Reserve (Ezekiel Edward)
09:50: Is Castilla elastica a threat to plant diversity in a tropical rain forest of Tanzania (John Richard)
10:10: Spread of Cedrela odorata in Amani Nature Reserve (Mathew Mpanda)
10:30 Discussion
10:40 Coffee/Tea
11:10: Cedrela odorata invasion in the Uluguru Mountains (Jasson John, Chelestino Balama & Edward Ezekiel)
11:30: Results of a risk assessment of alien plant species in Ngorogoro (Hassan Nkya, Hildegarde Aloyce & Martina Hagwet)
11:50: Risks associated with alien plants at Saadani National Park (Halima Penga)
12:10 Discussion
12:30 Lunch & presentation feedback
13:45 Options for Weed Management (Phil)
14:30 Exercise: Developing options for selected weeds in Amani
15:30 working tea/coffee
15:45 Results of Exercise
16:25 Post-project follow-up
17:00 Ideas for tomorrow
18:00 Close
1st February
Stakeholder discussion workshop: The growing threat of alien plants in Tanzania: Lessons from the Eastern Arc and beyond
08:45 Arrival: teas and coffees
09:25 Welcome
09:30 Summary of the Darwin project and the problem of alien invasions (Phil Hulme)
09:55 The capacity building programme of the Darwin project (RT)
Project results: lessons from the East Usambaras
10:15 The ecology and threat of invasive plants in East Usambara (Wayne Dawson)
10:25 Population status and distribution of Cordia alliodora in Amani Nature Reserve (Ezekiel Edward)
10:35 Tea/Coffee
11:00 The potential threat of Castilla elastica in East Usambaras (John Richard)
11:10 Spread of Cedrela odorata and attitudes of local farmers (Mathew Mpanda)
11:15 Discussion
Project results: lessons from elsewhere in Tanzania
11:35 Are forest boundaries of Cedrela odorata a threat in Uluguru Mountains ? (Jasson John, Celestino Balama & Ezekiel Edward)
11:45 Results of a risk assessment of alien plant species in Ngorogoro (Hassan Nkya, Hildegarde Aloyce & Martina Hagwet)
11:55 Management and risks of alien plants in Saadani National Park (Halima Penga)
12:05 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
13:45 How to win the war against aliens: from management plans to sustainable outcomes
Discussion & break–out groups
15:15 Tea/Coffee
15:45 Feedback: Next steps and opportunities for further work
16:30 Closing address (Mr. Richard Muyungi, Assistant Director, Division of Environment)
16:40 Cocktail party
17:40 Guest leave at own pleasure
Click here to view the timetable, list of participants and teachers for 2006
Click here to view the timetable, list of participants and teachers for 2007
