Forestland tenure systems in Tanzania: an overview of policy changes in relation to forest management

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dc.creatorZahabu, Eliakimu
dc.creatorEid, Tron
dc.creatorKajembe, George
dc.creatorMbwambo, L.
dc.creatorMongo, Cellina
dc.creatorSangeda, Anthony
dc.creatorMalimbwi, Rogers
dc.creatorKatan, Josiah
dc.creatorKashaigili, Japhet
dc.creatorLuoga, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-15T12:16:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T07:24:30Z
dc.date.available2017-02-15T12:16:20Z
dc.date.created2017-02-15T12:16:20Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractummary Zahabu, E., Eid, T., Kajembe, G. C., Mbwambo, L., Mongo, C., Sangeda, A.Z., Malimbwi, R. E., Katani, J.Z., Kashaigili, J.J. and Luoga, E.J. 2009. Forestland tenure systems in Tanzania: an overview of policy changes in relation to forest management [Eiendomsforholdene for skogarealer i Tanzania: en oversikt over policyendringer i skogforvaltningen]. INA-fagrapport no. 14, 24 pp. A review of the role of forestland tenure systems in Tanzania, and how different forestland tenure approaches and reforms have influenced forest management is presented. The complexity of land reforms and processes that have taken place in Tanzania during the pre-colonial, colonial and post-independence periods is discussed. The pre-colonial period, though not much is written, was characterised by forest management through traditional institutions, low population and low forest resources exploitation. Colonial governments undermined the role of local traditions in managing the forests related to for example burial areas and springs. They also established forest reserves and in some areas cleared indigenous forests to establish tea, coffee and exotic fruit and timber plantations. Different land reforms that were geared towards sustainable development occurred after independence, forests depletion continued, however. Currently, it is observed that there coexists state, village, private and collective rights on forests without clear ownership. This is greatly linked to the ongoing deforestation and forest degradation in the country. In this situation, sustainable forestland use may be attained through establishing an enabling environment that allows effective local communities’ participation in forest management. Sustainable management, however, always presupposes effective control of harvesting and other activities to secure the carrying capacity of forests and woodlands, whether it is undertaken by central authorities or local people. Studies on forestland tenures and rights, and the impact of changes in tenures and rights on forest resources and rural livelihoods are therefore important. Such studies are required for the provision of facts for the establishment of proper future policy means that aim at reducing forest degradation and improving livelihoods in Tanzania.
dc.identifier1891-2281
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1254
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/97515
dc.languageen
dc.publisherDepartment of Ecology and Natural Resource Management Norwegian University of Life Sciences
dc.subjectForestland tenure systems
dc.subjectForest management
dc.subjectForest policy changes
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectLand reforms
dc.titleForestland tenure systems in Tanzania: an overview of policy changes in relation to forest management
dc.typeArticle

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