Impact of decentralised forest management on forest resource conditions in Tanzania

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dc.creatorMbwambo, L.
dc.creatorEid, T.
dc.creatorMalimbwi, R. E.
dc.creatorZahabu, E.
dc.creatorKajembe, G. C.
dc.creatorLuoga, E.
dc.date2017-02-27T09:20:37Z
dc.date2017-02-27T09:20:37Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:51:42Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:51:42Z
dc.descriptionForests, Trees and Livelihoods Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2012, 97–113
dc.descriptionImpacts of decentralised forest management on forest resource changes were assessed. Six contrasting forest reserves regarding management regimes, that is, Joint Forest Management (JFM; in National Forest Reserves, owned by the State), Community Based Forest Management (CBFM; in village lands or general lands), and ordinary centralized state management, were selected. The forest resources were assessed by means of systematic sample plot inventories. Number of stems, basal area, volume, biomass, and carbon ha21 were compared with results from previous studies in the same reserves. Harvesting activities were also assessed as part of the sample plot inventories. In general, the results were somewhat ambiguous regarding the impacts of different management regimes. There was, however, some empirical evidence indicating that JFM and CBFM performed better than the ordinary state management, although uncontrolled exploitation of the forest has continued under decentralised forest management in the studied forests. The two regimes are promising forest decentralisation models for Tanzania, but more research is needed to understand the functions of different governance structures and how they may facilitate sustainability in both forest use and livelihoods.
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dc.identifier1472-8028
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1285
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91659
dc.languageen
dc.publisherForests, Trees and Livelihoods
dc.relationForests, Trees and Livelihoods;Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2012, 97–113
dc.subjectJoint Forest Management
dc.subjectCommunity Based Forest Management
dc.subjectMontane forest
dc.subjectMiombo woodland
dc.subjectLowland forest
dc.subjectForest resource change
dc.titleImpact of decentralised forest management on forest resource conditions in Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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