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Impact of Charcoal Extraction to the Forest Resources of Tanzania: The Case of Kitulangalo Area, Tanzania

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dc.creator Malimbwi, R. E.
dc.creator Misana, Salome B.
dc.creator Monela, G. C.
dc.creator Jambiya, George C.
dc.creator Zahabu, Eliakimu
dc.date 2016-06-02T13:44:13Z
dc.date 2016-06-02T13:44:13Z
dc.date 2000
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T09:09:39Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T09:09:39Z
dc.identifier Malimbwi, R.E., Misana, S., Monela, G.C., Jambiya, G. and Zahabu, E., 2000. IMPACT OF CHARCOAL EXTRACTION TO THE FOREST RESOURCES OF TANZANIA: THA CASE OF KITULANGALO AREA, TANZANIA.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2354
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2354
dc.description Research is being undertaken to expand the knowledge about the biomass potential for supplying charcoal to urban centres and find workable policy tools that will enable sustainable production and use of charcoal in the medium term perspective. The project, CHAPOSA (Charcoal Potential in Southern Africa) focuses on the dynamics of charcoal production in supply areas (mainly woodlands) and its consumption in three major cities: Lusaka, Zambia, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Maputo, Mozambique. The three year research project is funded by European Union (EU) and co-ordinated by Stockhom Environmental Institute (SEI). In each of the three partner countries, socio-economic and ecological aspects of charcoal are being studied in the supply areas and charcoal consumption and market forces studies are being undertaken in the cities. Preliminary results on the supply side are presented for Tanzania in this paper. At Kitulangalo one of the charcoal supplying areas in Tanzania, an average charcoal making household produce 43 bags of charcoal per month, charcoal is sold at kiln site at Tshs. 1,000/= per bag. The household realizes an income of Tshs. 43,000/= per month. This income is above the minimum salary rates paid currently to government workers and hence attracts more people to join the business.
dc.language en
dc.title Impact of Charcoal Extraction to the Forest Resources of Tanzania: The Case of Kitulangalo Area, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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