RUKIA ABDALLAH KITULA

Lecturer and Coordinator of International Relations and Partnerships (IRP), Institute of Marine Sciences

Education:

PhD. (Forest Mensuration and Management) – 2012, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; MSc. (Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture), 2001 Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; BSc. (Home Economics and Human Nutrition),

Teaching:

CR 108: Introduction to Integrated Coastal Zone Management;

CR 215: Introduction to Environmental Assessment for Marine Scientists;

CR 207: Coastal and Marine Ecotourism; CR 302: Marine resource marketing and entrepreneurship;

CR 112: Socio-economic Aspects in Coastal and Marine Resources;

MR 614: Integrated Coastal Zone Management;

MR 609: Economics and valuation of coastal and marine ecosystems

Research:

Research Interests :Natural resources management especially coastal and marine resources, socio-ecological interactions, entrepreneurship, gender, forest ecology and governance.

Projects:

Innovation and commercialization of farmed seaweeds (Eucheuma denticulatum), shells and pearl products through improvements, packaging, Intellectual Property protection and marketing