Dr. Amani J. Uisso is a land use planner, social-economics forester, and natural resources assessment and management specialist with over 16 years of experience and will be involved in the project as Mercator Fellow. He is currently working with the Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) where he is involved in research and consultancies related to land use planning including land evaluations/suitability analysis, feasibility studies, social-economic surveys, climate change mitigation and adaptation, forestry, and allied natural resources. He holds a Ph.D. in Forest Science (Forest and Natural Resource Sciences) from Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa. He also holds an MSc in Natural Resources Assessment and Management and a BSc in Urban and Regional Planning both from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Tanzania.

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