Participatory forest carbon assessment and REDD+: Learning from Tanzania

Mukama, K.; Mustalahti, I.; Zahabu, E.

dc.creator	Mukama, K.
dc.creator	Mustalahti, I.
dc.creator	Zahabu, E.
dc.date	2018-06-18T13:34:38Z
dc.date	2018-06-18T13:34:38Z
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:50:11Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:50:11Z
dc.identifier	1687-9368
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2390
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/89889
dc.description	International Journal of Forestry Research Vol 2012, 2011.
dc.description	Research initiatives and practical experiences have demonstrated that forest-related data collected by local communities can play an essential role in the development of national REDD+ programs and its' measurement, reporting, verification (MRV) systems. In Tanzania, the national REDD+ Strategy aims to reward local communities participating in forest management under Participatory Forest Management (PFM). Accessing carbon finances requires among other things, accurate measurements of carbon stock changes through conventional forest inventories, something which is rarely done in PFM forests due to its high cost and limited resources. The main objective of this paper is to discuss experiences of Participatory Forest Carbon Assessment (PFCA) in Tanzania. The study revealed that villagers who participated in PFCA were able to perform most steps for carbon assessment in the field. A key challenge in future is how to finance PFCA and ensure the technical capacity at local level.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.subject	Forest management
dc.subject	REDD+
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Carbon Assessment
dc.subject	Natural resources
dc.subject	Forest
dc.title	Participatory forest carbon assessment and REDD+: Learning from Tanzania
dc.type	Article