Susannah Sallu

(she/her)
University of Leeds
Current PositionAssociate Professor Environment and Development
Emails.sallu@leeds.ac.uk
Department(s)Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesEcology, Evolution & Biodiversity
Profile(s)Susannah Sallu (0000-0002-1471-2485) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Agroecology
  • Climate-smart agriculture
  • Agriculture-forest interdependencies,
  • Agri-food-forest
  • Climate nexus

Recent Key Papers

  • Durrant E, Howson P, Sallu SM, Shirima DD, Lala M, Milheiras SG, Lyimo F, Nyiti PP, Mwanga L, Kioko E, Pfiefer M. 2025. Understanding farmers’ attitudes and aspirations for tree-cover restoration in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Forest Policy and Economics 172 doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103452
  • Doggart N, Mugasha WA, Mpiri A, Morgan-Brown T, Sallu SM, Spracklen DV. 2023. Agricultural fallows are the main driver of natural forest regeneration in Tanzania. Environmental Research Letters 18(5) DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/accbd6
  • Milheiras SG, Sallu SM, Loveridge R, Nnyiti P, Mwanga L, Baraka E, Lala M, Moore E, Shirima DD, Kioko EN, Marshall AR, Pfeifer M. 2022. Agroecological practices increase farmers’ well-being in an agricultural growth corridor in Tanzania. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 42(4) doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00789-1