The impacts of charcoal production on forests management in Dodoma municipality

Nyalusi, Nuru

dc.creator	Nyalusi, Nuru
dc.date	2019-08-17T08:03:40Z
dc.date	2019-08-17T08:03:40Z
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T13:14:37Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T13:14:37Z
dc.identifier	Nyalusi, N. (2015). The impacts of charcoal production on forests management in Dodoma municipality. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/696
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/696
dc.description	Dissertation (MSc Natural Resource Management)
dc.description	This study analyzed the impact of charcoal production on forest management in Dodoma Municipality, Ng’ hong’ honha ward was a case study. The study used a case study type of research in order to collect detailed information about the problem. Questionnaire, observation and interview guides were used as tools of collecting data. Stratified sampling and the simple random techniques were employed. A sample of 95 households were used to represent the whole population, due to time and financial limitation only 95 households were used to represent the at Ng’o hong honha ward. Currently, the forest resources have diminished due to human interference both in area and in species richness. Increase in population has led to increase in demand of charcoal in urban areas. Lack of alternative source of livelihood in Dodoma municipality has forced the majority of people to depend much on charcoal production as their main economic activity. This has an impact on the forest resource base, threatening the productive and protective capacity of the resources The study findings concluded that, the impact of charcoal production on forests management in Dodoma Municipality could be minimized through provision of alternative sources of livelihood, establishment of JFM and CBFM, improvement of energy policy and formulation of independent charcoal policy, active participation of various NGOs, local communities, stakeholders and private sectors.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Charcoal production
dc.subject	Forest management
dc.subject	Deforestation
dc.subject	Forest resources
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Charcoal and environment management
dc.subject	Dodoma Municipality
dc.subject	Ng’ hong’ honha
dc.subject	Charcoal policy
dc.title	The impacts of charcoal production on forests management in Dodoma municipality
dc.type	Dissertation