Participatory Forest Management and REDD+ in Tanzania

Abstract

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders. Supporting research for this document was carried out from July to October 2010.

Forest Fringe Communities Participation in Forest Reserve Sustainability in Ghana

“…According to Blomley et al (2011) and Blomley and Franks (2009) Community Based Groups are known as vital stakeholders in Sustainable Forest Management. This management approach is more all-inclusive than conventional reductionist methods of forest management and planning and advocates the inclusion of all stakeholders in decision making.…”

Contribution of Joint Forest Management in Improving Conservation and Local Livelihood in Rufiji District, Tanzania

“…However, studies on the impact of the Ngumburuni JFM show an increase in illegal overharvesting of timber, grazing, bushfires, debarking of tress, illegal farming, and charcoal burning in the forest due to unclear livelihoods options to the surrounding communities (Blomley & Ramadhani, 2006;Lund & Nielsen, 2006;Meshack & Raben, 2007;Meshack et al, 2006). Meanwhile, there is insufficient information documented on the contribution of the JFM in conservation of the forest resources and improving the local people's livelihood.…”

“…In Tanzania, JFM is facilitated by the Forest and Beekeeping Division and community conservation services under the Ministry of Natural Resource (Iddi & Elvin, 2011). It operates through the established village natural resource committees and natural resources funds (Blomley & Ramadhani, 2006).…”

The context of REDD+ in Tanzania: Drivers, agents and institutions

“…For example, the national REDD+ strategy identifies almost half of forested land as general, unprotected land (URT 2009a), while the Ministry of Lands state that only 2% of all land in Tanzania is general land (URT 2009c as cited in Blomley et al 2011). Further, recognition of village land is unclear: a substantial amount of village land has not been registered and many villagers do not hold certificates.…”