Conserving Forests through sustainable forest-based Enterprise Support in Tanzania

• Rural communities, including men, women and children;
• Government at all levels and policy makers, in particular the President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, and LGAs.

1. The capacity of national, regional and local authorities and community members are strengthened to implement and scale-up CBFM in ways that diversify livelihoods and reduce deforestation.
2. A supportive policy framework and financing mechanisms for CBFM and sustainable natural forest-based enterprises are in place.
3. Research and learning institutions in Tanzania are generating new knowledge about enterprise-oriented CBFM and are integrating this in student learning.

Resultados previstos:  

• National government institutions, additional Local Government Authorities (LGAs), NGOs, and private sector have the institutional, technical and financial capacity to support the establishment and implementation of CBFM including  forest-based enterprises;
• Increased inter-sectoral cooperation and policy alignment supports a more sustainable policy environment and financing mechanisms for CBFM, natural forest-based enterprises and reduced deforestation on village land;
• Research is conducted on CBFM and forest-based enterprises, including on ecological sustainability and gender.

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

The project has developed capacities and piloted a mechanism to implement and finance CBFM by integrating sustainable charcoal and timber production, thereby achieving a win-win for forest protection and community development whereby:

• 30 villages have established their Land Use Plans, Forest Management Plans and by-laws, registering 141,610 ha of woodland as village land forest reserves. Approximately 10% are designated as charcoal units with sustainable harvesting guidelines.
• The 21 already producing villages are in average collecting close to US$1000/month as royalties from charcoal and timber. Part of this income goes into improving social services and infrastructure. Also, 1,917 charcoal producers have each earnt average additional incomes of US$13/month/producer. These amounts are significant when compared to villages budget and average income in rural Tanzania.
• On average, annual deforestation has been reduced by 59% from 2010-2014 to 2016-2017.
• Women participation has increased in land and forest governance, and in forest-based enterprises.

Fase 3 01.12.2019 - 31.12.2023   (Completed)