TAFORI STAFF PROFILE


Name	Tuli Msuya
Position	Forest Research Officer
Phone	+255 741 300579
Email	tmsuya2002@yahoo.com


	Academic Qualifications:
	M.Sc. (Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture) Agricultural University of Norway, Norway : 1998. Specialization: Management of Natural Resources, Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation Subsidiary subjects: Thesis: Uses and Indigenous Conservation of Wild Plants: A case of West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania . B.Sc. (Forestry) Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania : 1994. Specialization: Forestry General Thesis: Survey of Indigenous Non-wood Forest Products, their uses and Conservation Needs for the Forest of the Uluguru Mountains .

	EXPERIENCE:
	August 1999 – date Assistance Head of Centre at Kibaha Lowland Afforestation Research centre January 1995 – date Forest Research Officer under Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI)Responsible for planning, designing and implementing researches related to wild plants’ conservation. August 1998 – June 1999 Assistant Project Manager (FORST Project under FINNIDA) at TAFORI HQ, Morogoro Assist the FORST Project Manager and Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) of FORST Project to make sure all project activities are going as planned. Jan. 1995 – June 1996 Assistant Head of Department (Plantation Management and Agroforestry) at Silviculture Research Centre - TAFORI, Lushoto

	Publications:
	Conferences/Congress papers Msuya, T. S. 1997. Sustainability of the present forest biodiversity conservation practices in Tanzania : the case of the West Usambara Mountains . In: Mbwambo, L. R. Mwang’ingo, P.L., Masayanyika, S. W. & Isango, J.A. (eds.). Proceedings of the second TAFORI Workshop on Setting Forestry Research Needs and Priorities, Lutheran Uhuru Hostel, 18-22, August, 1997. Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI), Morogoro pp. 101-103. Posters Msuya T.S. and Madoffe, S.S. 1997. The use of indigenous non-timber forest products and its effect on plant biodiversity in the West Usambara Mountains, NE Tanzania. Presented at the Eastern Arc Mountains Conference held in Morogoro, Dec. 1997. Msuya, T.S and Madoffe, S.S. 1997: The effect of Catha edulis leaf harvesting: case of West Usambara Mountains . Presented at the Eastern Arc Mountains Conference held in Morogoro, Dec. 1997. Journal, Newsletter articles Msuya, T.S., Mndolwa, M. A. and Sabas, E. (2002): Comparison of indigenous and exotic fruits by number of species, consumption and preference: a case of communities around Ruvu North Forest Reserve, Tanzania . TAFORI Newsletter 2(2): 19-24 Mndolwa, M. A., Msuya, T. S. and Mhando, L. (2002): Performance of two Pinus caribea and P. patula ssp. Tecunumannii provenances in ex-situ gene conservation stands at Kibaha, Tanzania . TAFORI Newsletter 2(2): 355-38. Msuya, T.S., 2002: Women and plant biodiversity conservation. TAFORI Newsletter 2(2): 17-18 Msuya, T.S., Shilogile, E., Mndolwa, M.A. and Sabas, E. (2003): Potentials of Joint Forest Management embracing agroforestry in improving the livelihoods of communities adjacent to forest areas: observations from Ruvu Fuelwood Pilot Project, Tanzania . TAFORI Newsletter 3(2): 32 – 39. Mwang’ingo, P.L., Mwihomeke, S.T., Mathias , S.C. and Msuya, T.S. 2002: Growth performance and wood production of four provenances of Grevillea robusta at Lushoto Arboretum, Tanzania . TAFORI Newsletter 2(2): 25 – 30. Mndolwa, M.A, Msuya T.S. and Mhando, M.L. 2002: Is Ficus benjamina suitable for sawn wood production? TAFORI Newsletter 3(1): 24 – 25 Reports With explicit identifications Bakari, R., Ngzy, Z., Mwisomba, S.T., Maximillian, J., Msuya T.S., Mapinduxi A. & Gilliard, L. 1998. Economic Valuation for Sustainable Utilization of Natural Resources: The Case of Nyumba ya Mungu Dam. Danish Volunteer Centre, Arusha, Tanzania . Msuya, T.S. Shihogile, E. and Mwasha, E.S. 2002: Impact of agroforestry practices on community welfare and forest conservation in Ruvu Fuelwood Pilot Project. Ruvu Fuelwood Project. Division of Forestry and Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania Publications in prints Msuya, T.S. and Kideghesho, J.R. In press. Comparison of indigenous fruits’ number and consumption by sex and age class between Uluguru North and Ruvu North Forest Reserves, Tanzania . Accepted for publication by the Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation Msuya, T. S. and Mndolwa, M. A. In press. A note on Catha edulis Forsk. A threatened tree species in the West Usambaras . Accepted to the Journal of Tropical Forestry Science). Publications submitted Mndolwa, M.A., Mbwambo, L. Msuya, T.S. and Bujiji, S.B. Loranthus threat to forests and Afforestation activities: cases of Ruvu North Forest reserve and Miombo Woodlands, Tanzania . TAFORI Newsletter. Publications in preparation Msuya, T.S. and Semesi, A.K., in press. The use of wild non-timber plants and its impact on the plant species in West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania . A manuscript to be submitted for publication. Msuya, T.S. and Madoffe, S. S. in press. The effects of Catha edulis leaf harvesting case of West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania . Mndolwa, M.A., Msuya, T.S. and Mhando, L. Status of some pine remnants at Ruvu Forest Reserve, Tanzania Msuya, T.S. Mndolwa, M.A. Sabas, E. and Kindo, A. Contribution of research on establishment and development of Ruvu Fuelwood Pilot Project and its uniqueness to different Joint Forest Management Project in Tanzania Msuya, T.S. Bakengeza, S. and Mathias, S. Role of women in forestry research: experience from Tanzania.