Governance

PRESA is governed by an International Advisory Group (IAG) made up of site-level collaborators, national contact point, and donors. The 2008-2009 International Advisory Group first met in Entebbe, Uganda in February 2008 where Balaram Thapa (Care-Tanzania) was appointed chair.

The full membership of the IAG is:

Guinea
Serge Ngendekumana – Lamil Project Leader, ICRAF-Guinea

Kenya
David Nyantika Onsare – Ministry of Agriculture
Antti Erkkila – Counsellor (Forests), Embassy of Finland
Sjef Kauffman – Green Water Credits Project Manager, ISRIC – World Soil Information

Tanzania
Thapa Balaram, Care-Tanzania (IAG chair)
Monica Kagya, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism – Department of Forest and Bee Keeping
Jeremias Mowo – Coordinator, African Highlands Initiative

Uganda
Ronald Kaggwa, NEMA, National Contact Point (Uganda)
Pauline Nantongo Kalunda, Executive Director – Ecotrust (Uganda)
Byamukama Buryahwaho, Project Leader, Nature Harness Initiatives (Uganda)

Regional and International
Alice Ruhweza, Coordinator, East and Southern Africa Katoomba Group
Ilaria Firmian – International Fund for Agricultural Development

Implementation

PRESA is implemented by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), with funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Commission and the Government of Finland. The views expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.