Field Guide of Tanzania Plants: Derivation and Meaning of Scientific Names - E-book - ePub

Biographie de John Makunga

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).