Others

1. Background

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources, was founded in 1948 and brings together nearly 1,100 members (States ,government agencies, NGOs and affiliates) and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.

BTC has advertised for a mid-term review of the Project to Develop and Implement an Integrated Management Plan for the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site.

Details can be found on the BTC website: www.btcctb.org under Tenders. Download the specifications and TOR on the BTC website here: http://www.btcctb.org/showpage.asp?iPageID=4073

Applications are invited from practitioners working in the fields of biodiversity management, NRM, agriculture, health, water management, land management, forestry, fisheries, wildlife and environment sectors for an environmental education course.

The SADC REEP is running a five day EE/ESD Course for experienced Teacher Educators from teacher training colleges from 29th June - 4th July 2009, at Umgeni Valley, in Howick, RSA.

A partnership between the Zoological Society of London and the Wildlife Conservation Society is looking for a suitably qualified person to coordinate the implementation of the regional strategy for the conservation of cheetah in East Africa, drawn up in 2007. This region covers the countries of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti.

Twaweza, meaning "we can make it happen" in Swahili, is a ten-year initiative that seeks to enable people in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to improve their quality of life through a bold, citizen-centred approach to information access and public accountability. Twaweza is funded by a multi-donor group and hosted by Hivos.

We are seeking full time research assistants to live and work in Serengeti National Park on a project studying woodland vegetation change. The project involves considerable field work, laboratory analyses of plants and soil, and computer data entry.

Seven PhD positions
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Source:
The Stockholm Resilience Centre a joint centre of the Stockholm University, the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and the Stockholm Environment Institute, is looking for seven transdisciplinary PhD students who are interested in working on resilience issues in sustainability science.
The positions are:

The 2009 Development Marketplace (DM) grant competition is seeking innovative solutions addressing climate adaptation. The 2009 global competition is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and additional DM partners. It plans to identify 20 to 25 innovative, early-stage projects addressing climate adaptation.

Ashoka's Changemakers, in partnership with the National Geographic Society, has launched an online competition entitled "Geotourism Challenge 2009: Power of Place - Sustaining Future Destinations".

The People & Ecosystems Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a results-oriented Senior Associate to develop, lead, and grow new WRI efforts to implement innovative approaches for financing ecosystem conservation/restoration for the sake of improving human well being.

With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ( http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ ), Ashoka's Changemakers ( http://www.changemakers.net/ ) has launched "Cultivating Innovation:

Solutions for Rural Communities," a new collaborative competition designed to find innovative solutions that help to improve the quality of life in rural and farming communities.

REPOA invites beginning and junior researchers in Tanzania to a training course on "Report Writing Skills". The objective of this workshop is to provide guidance to researchers on how to write good research reports with potential for publication.

Course content includes:

• Why writing is not about "getting it right the first time"

Eastern Africa has a wealth of natural resources, which if managed sustainably can support people's livelihoods and provide a sustained contribution to national economies. WWF is working in Eastern Africa to enable Government's and local communities to work together to sustainably manage and utilise these natural resources.

Press Release, 3rd March 2009

New Distance Learning Courses Launched for Ireland and East Africa

Students in Dublin, Nairobi and Arusha will soon be able sit side by side at the same class through the wonders of the internet and Kimmage Development Studies Centre.

The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS), the region's leading conservation Non-Governmental Organisation whose mission is to promote the conservation and wise use of environment and wildlife in East Africa, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified person to the position of the Executive Director.

Key Duties and responsibilities

See the attachments below for more information.

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

See the details below for more information.

Available to women agricultural scientists from: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique , Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

The Board of Maarifa ni Ufunguo is seeking an dynamic leader and manager to take charge of an exciting range of education and advocacy work. We are looking for someone who is fully committed to our vision and mission, can to bring out the best in a talented staff team, and work with partners to bring about lasting change.

Aims of the scholarship:

The scheme aims to help young professionals prepare for a role in national and regional policy development and decision-making to resolve biodiversity-related challenges. Over a period of one year, and with support from the Centre's staff, they will:

Social and Economic Development Initiatives of Tanzania (SEDIT) is a local NGO which was established in year 2002 with the mandate of bringing social and economic development for the majority rural Tanzanians. SEDIT has its headquarters in Dar.

Course Code: NRMG
Duration: 2 weeks
Schedule: NRMG 20th April to 1st May 2009

Place of Work: Natron (N) Game Controlled Area and Monduli Juu Open Area
Field Base: Longido

Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in a field pertinent to Conservation
work (e.g. Community Conservation, Wildlife Management,

See the attachment below (after logging on to the TNRF website).

Tanzania Water and Environmental Sanitation (TWESA), a non profit sharing and non political NGO, providing water and sanitation services to rural areas and small towns in Tanzania is seeking qualified and experienced Tanzanian Nationals to fill the following positions:-

1. Programme Manager- based in Ngara District

Responsibilities:

Vacancy announcement number: 08-PGM-UNEP-419833-R-NAIROBI

WORK DESCRIPTION:

Two MSc bursaries (R30,000 each for two years) are available for ecology/environmental science students to participate in a multi-disciplinary research project titled SUCSES: Sustainability in communal socio-ecological systems.

We would like to draw you attention to the international IMPETUS Africa Conference called "Global Change in Africa - Projections, Mitigation and Adaptation" which will be held from June 2nd to 5th 2009 at the University of Cologne in Germany.

WaterAid is a highly respected International NGO dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.

If you care about poverty in Tanzania? If you want to make a real difference?

Carbon Program Manager

Ecosystem Marketplace is seeking a Forest Carbon Program Manager. Ecosystem Marketplace, a project of the non-profit Forest Trends, is a comprehensive source of information and analysis on payment for ecosystem services and environmental markets. For more information about Ecosystem Marketplace, see: www.ecosystemmarketplace.com.

For more information go to: http://www2.carleton.ca/fpa/news/employment-opportunity-executive-direct...

Contact information is below: