Invasive Alien Plant Species in Tanzania

Paulo Lyimo

doi:10.15468/oa1kgt

Invasive Alien Plant Species in Tanzania

Citation

Lyimo P, Macrice S, Emily C, Munishi P, Paul C, Bugingo A, Masaka K, Kitasho N, Justine S (2019). Invasive Alien Plant Species in Tanzania. Version 1.3. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Ecosystems and Conservation. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/oa1kgt accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-12-04.

Description

Invasive alien species pose substantial threats to agriculture, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services globally. Information is an essential starting point that would enable the quantification of these threats, and inform the development of appropriate responses. Comprehensive lists of invasive alien plants are generally lacking in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Plant invasive alien species are among the significant drivers of environmental change worldwide and important causes of biodiversity losses. They contribute to economic hardship and social instability, placing constraints on sustainable development, economic growth, and ecological problems in various parts of the world including Tanzania. This project was undertaken to provide information on the list of plant invasive species existing in Tanzania. The project used documentary search and interviews with relevant stakeholders.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Tanzania is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paulo Lyimo
originator
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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Paulo Lyimo
metadata author
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
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Samora Macrice
metadata author
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
3010
TZ
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Cosmas Emily
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position: Pathologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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Pantaleo Munishi
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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Christian Paul
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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Adili Bugingo
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Kosei Masaka
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Neema Kitasho
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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Scola Justine
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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TZ
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Paulo Lyimo
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Paulo Lyimo
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Morogoro
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TZ
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