About Gileard
Minja
Dr. Gileard Minja holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of Adelaide in South Australia; a Master's degree (MSc) in Natural Resources Assessment and Management from the University of Dar-es-salam (Tanzania) and a BEd(Sc) Biology and Geography at the St. Augustine University of Tanzania. For the past 10 years, Dr. Gileard has been involved in teaching, research and consultancy. He has been lecturing in areas not limited to Tourism and Environment, Natural Resources Management, Geography of Energy, Environmental Resources and Food Security, Geography of Marketing, Bio-geography, Environmental Education and Conservation, Water Resources Management, Medical Geography, Regional Planning, Project Planning, Research Methods, and Environmental Disaster Management. He has also been working as a researcher in the natural resources field at Mwenge University in Kilimanjaro Tanzania. Dr. Gileard’s main research interests are related to all aspects climate change and environment, community-based wildlife conservation, ecotourism, natural resources management, decision-making, policy issues, tourism, and service-learning. Other research interests include climate change, biodiversity conservation, biogeography, sustainable tourism development strategies, water resources, mineral resources, food security and environmental impacts. He has published (and co-published) in academic peer-reviewed journals and presented/authored papers at local and international conferences