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Enabling sustainable, profitable and equitable community-based forest management in Tanzania

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£357,322
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Tanzania

Summary

Large-scale forest loss and degradation deprive Tanzanian communities of a potential sustainable income source. This project aims to transform forest governance in Tanzania through a rigorous assessment of limiting factors for community-based forest management (CBFM) and providing practical solutions for up-scaling CBFM. Key activities include surveys to assess current benefits/short-comings, provision of assistance for pilot communities to increase CBFM (gender) equity and benefits, strengthening stakeholder capacity/awareness, and developing a best practice model that can be rolled out to non-CBFM communities. Evidence-based assessment of limiting factors for CBFM. Piloted and trialled approaches for increasing equity, gender balance and sustainable benefits to provide a model for rolling out CBFM to non-CBFM communities.
 
Status Completed
Reference 25-019
Round 24
Start 01/07/2018
End 31/03/2021

Project Leader


Project Partners
UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), Kilwa Women Paralegal Unit, WWF Tanzania Country Office, Tanzania Commission for Sciences and Technology, Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative, Allegheny College


Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa

Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS

Production
FORESTRY

Broad Approches
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, GENDER

Specific Tools
PARTICIPATORY, CEPA, MONITORING, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, GOVERNANCE

Countries
Tanzania

Conventions
CBD

Documents:
Download: Half Year Report - 25-019 HYR3 - 03/02/2021

Download: Annual Report - 25-019 AR2 - 24/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 25-019 HYR2 - 24/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 25-019 HYR1 - 24/08/2020

Download: Application Form - 25-019 App edited - 13/11/2018