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Forest Reform in Tanzania: A Review of Policy and Legislation

African Journal of Economic Review

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Title Forest Reform in Tanzania: A Review of Policy and Legislation
 
Creator Lokina, RB
 
Subject Participatory Forest Management, Policies, legislation, Forest, degradation, deforestation
 
Description Community participation in forest management has existed in the United Republic of Tanzania for a long time, but on a small scale. It is common to find trees of certain species are being protected and managed for  traditional reasons. It has been observed that forests and woodlands that are managed using traditional knowledge and practices are accorded high respect by concerned communities. Thus, fires or encroachment does not affect them. While the strategy of setting aside forests and woodlands for protection remains the centerpiece of management of these resources in the United Republic of Tanzania, this has been the result of evolutionaryprocess from a conventional to a participatory approach of forest  management. In this regards, Tanzania has been considered among successful countries in African in implementing Participatory Forest  Management (PFM) as promoted through both Community-Based ForestManagement (CBFM) and Joint Forest Management (JFM). Policy provisions and legal framework has been important stepping stones for involvement of different players in forest conservation. In addition, legal reforms have tried to invert the colonial approach that excluded local communities from management and ownership of most resources in their vicinity. PFMtypically has been implemented on a forest-by-forest or village-by-village basis, rather than using a landscape approach. But protecting one forest through PFM may displace villagers’ Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) harvest into other less protected forests, possibly causing greater ecological damage. A landscape approach to PFM would take into account even those forests that are not used by villagers before PFM is introduced but that might be once PFM reduces or eliminates access to alternative forests.Keywords: Participatory Forest Management, Policies, legislation, Forest, degradation, deforestation
 
Publisher Centre for Economics and Community Economic Development
 
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Date 2015-04-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/116286
 
Source African Journal of Economic Review; Vol 2, No 2 (2014); 125-149
1821-8148
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/116286/105806
 
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