Two decades of change in state, pressure and conservation responses in the coastal forest biodiversity hotspot of Tanzania

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dc.creatorBurgess, N. D.
dc.creatorMalugu, I.
dc.creatorSumbi, P.
dc.creatorKashindye, A.
dc.creatorKijazi, A.
dc.creatorTabor, K.
dc.creatorMbilinyi, B. P.
dc.creatorKashaigili, J. J.
dc.creatorWright, T. M.
dc.creatorGereau, R. E.
dc.creatorCoad, L.
dc.creatorKnights, K.
dc.creatorCarr, J.
dc.creatorJeahrends, A.
dc.creatorNewh, R. L.
dc.date2017-05-15T06:20:06Z
dc.date2017-05-15T06:20:06Z
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:51:41Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:51:41Z
dc.descriptionWe present an analysis of changes of state, pres- sures and conservation responses over 20 years in the Tanzanian portion of the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa biodiversity hotspot. Baseline data collected during 1989-1995 are compared with data from a synthesis of recently published papers and reports and new field work carried out across the region during 2010-2014. We show that bio- diversity endemism values are largely unchanged, although two new species (amphibian and mammal) have been named and two extremely rare tree species have been relo- cated. However, forest habitat continues to be lost and de- graded, largely as a result of agricultural expansion, charcoal production to supply cities with cooking fuel, log- ging for timber and cutting of wood for firewood and build- ing poles. Habitat loss is linked to an increase in the number of species threatened over time. The government-managed forest reserve network has expanded slightly but has low ef- fectiveness. Three forest reserves have been upgraded to National Parks and Nature Reserves, which have stricter protection and more effective enforcement. There has also been rapid development of village-owned forest reserves, with more than 140 now existing; although usually small, they are an important addition to the areas being managed for sustainable resource use, and also provide tangible benefits to local people. Human-use pressures remain in- tense in many areas, and combined with emerging pressures from mining, gas and oil exploration, many endemic species remain threatened with extinction.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1517
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91657
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge CB3 0DL, UK
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectCoastal forest
dc.subjectPressures
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectConservation responses
dc.subjectProtected areas
dc.titleTwo decades of change in state, pressure and conservation responses in the coastal forest biodiversity hotspot of Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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