Charles Kisena Mabula

The Eastern Arc forest health team in the United States was saddened to hear about the death of Mr. Charles Kisena Mabula. He was a very important part of our field team for the last two years. He helped identify many trees for us in the East Usambara's and Uluguru's. His skills assured us of high quality data. Please send our condolences to his family.

Full name: Charles Kisena Mabula

Date of Birth: 12th Nov. 1956

Date of death: 18th April, 2001 time 10.00pm

Marital status: Maried with five children(Mashaka 1982, Tabitha 1984, Ruth 1986, Mpuya 1989 and Rebecca 1991)

Name of his wife: Mrs. Happiness C. K. Mabula

Education: Primary and Seconadry Education up to Form IV (1967 - 1977)

Professional:

• Certificate in Forestry at Olmotonyi, Arusha Tanzania(1978-1980)
• Diploma in Forestry Olmotonyi, 1989-1990
• General management course Olmotonyi, 1990
• International Diploma Course in Herbarium Techniques, Kew, 1995

Work experience:

Acting Head, Botany and Herbarium Research Section; local consultant with Rukwa Development Project, Mbinga Agroforestry Project, Booker an! d Tate Ngombezi Sisal Estate Rehabilitation Project, East Usambara Catchment Forest Project, Handeni Intergrated Agroforestry Project, Soil Erosion Control and Agroforestry Project, Ngerengere Military Camp and Uluguru Biodiversity Conservation Project. He has collaborated with other Scientists to write more than 15 Technical reports/books; Plant specimen collector for most of the Floristic Regions in the Country; was very keen on medicinal plants and their distribution and was involved in bioprospecting for HIV-natural drugs etc.

Address for the condolence:

National Micrifinance Bank (NMB)
Lushoto Branch.
A/c No. 24662/38
Tanzania Forestry Research Institute
Code No. 025008
This is the Centre's Account Number, so the condolence will be delivered to the familly as soon as it is received.