Zawadi Jilala
Position
- Secretary CBO (Community Based Organisation), Environmental Conservation
- Tanzania
About
CBO has been actively involved in mangrove restoration campaigns in the coasts of Lindi and Mtwara Regions. Mr Jilala holds a BSc in Wildlife and Management and MSc. in Ecosystem Science and Management. Has 10 years of experience in the Participatory Forest Management Program funded by Denmark and Finland as a strategy to achieve sustainable forest management by encouraging the management or co-management of forest resources by the communities living closest to the resources. This considers the right of use and distribution of benefits and costs incurred by the relevant forest. The organization also participated in Enhancing Tanzanian Capacity to Deliver Short- and Long-Term Data on Forest Carbon Stocks in mangrove forests of Kilwa and Lindi, Tanzania.
Roles: Project Management Team, organizing community meetings and deliver restoration awareness campaigns in different project-targeted communities.