John Makunga

Field Guide of Tanzania Plants: Derivation and Meaning of Scientific Names (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This field guidebook, which is handy, exhaustive, inexpensive, portable and user-friendly, identifies 338 plant species, found in 75 families from Tanzania and neighbouring countries. This first edition will act as a platform for understanding and conserving our biological diversity thus, helping more people in identifying plants for the purpose of conservation, sustainable use and greater appreciation of biodiversity.

The guidebook is unique as the identification keys are based on coloured photographs, to enable users make positive identification, minimize time and effort in identifying plants, as well as enjoyment from using it. Plants are identified by local names, Kiswahili (the national language of Tanzania), English and Latin names. The guidebook is furnished with glossaries of botanical terms, with illustrations of leaf types, shapes, phyllotaxis, and types of inflorescence and fruits.

The author of this field guidebook holds a Master of Science in Climate Change and Sustainable Development from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Environmental Disaster Management from the University of Dodoma, Tanzania. He also studied Wildlife Management Courses. Mr. Makunga is currently pursuing a PhD in Disaster Risk Management at Ardhi University, Tanzania.

Mr. Makunga is an experienced wildlife conservationist and enthusiastic in Botanical studies. He is a researcher and lecturer; he has taught Botanical studies at Pasiansi Wildlife Training Institute (under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism) for many years. He is also a licenced professional consultant in the fields of Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change and Conservation. Mr. Makunga is a reputable expert in flora assessment, in particular, plant identification, providing consultancy to registered environmental companies and other interested clients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Makunga
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798224742035
• Artikelnr.: 70265109

Autorenporträt

The author of this book, Mr. John Elias Makunga, is a Tanzanian currently working as Lecturer at Pasiansi Wildlife Training Institute in Mwanza, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania. He has also served as a Wildlife Warden since 2003 to 2012 at the Anti-poaching Unit Southern Zone in Songea, Ruvuma Region. He was born on 1st September, 1977, in Nyamagana District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. Currently, Mr. Makunga is pursuing PhD in Disaster Risk Management at Ardhi University, Tanzania. He holds a Master's of Science degree in Climate Change and Sustainable Development attained from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 2013 to 2016. He pursued his Bachelors of Arts degree in Environmental Disaster Management at the University of Dodoma, from 2008 to 2011.

Prior to attainment of University education, Mr. Makunga pursued a Certificate in Wildlife Management at the College of African Wildlife Management - Mweka, in Kilimanjaro Region from 2007 to 2008, and a Basic Certificate in Wildlife Management at Pasiansi Wildlife Training Institute from 2003 to 2004. Besides, Mr. Makunga has attended a number of short courses in GIS and Remote Sensing at the University of Dar es Salaam and Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Tanzania, which have augmented his inspiration in Land use/cover change detection and wildfire risk modeling specialty with respect to Climate Change and Disaster Management.

Mr. Makunga is a licenced professional consultant in the fields of disaster and conservation. He has also been involved in a number of research assignments since 2014 and has published several papers and books. Moreover, he had served as a freelance journalist since 2001, in a number of local media houses, including Press Service of Tanzania (PST); Sahara Media Group (SMG), formerly known as Sahara Communication & Publishing Company Ltd (SCPC); and Tanzania Wildlife Magazine, supported by the Tanzania Wildlife Protection Fund (TWPF).