Forest cover changes stocking and removals under different decentralised forest management regimes in Tanzania

Kashaigili J. J., . and Eid T., . and Malimbwi R. E., . and Kajembe G. C., . and Mongo C., . and Katani J., . Forest cover changes stocking and removals under different decentralised forest management regimes in Tanzania. pp. 484-494. ISSN 0128-1283

By the end of the last century many countries including Tanzania moved from centralised towards decentralised forest management but little empirical evidence exists on how such changes have influenced forest conditions. The objective of this study was to provide insights on how decentralised approaches might influence forest resource conditions. Forest cover analyses from satellite images (1993 2000 and 2009) and systematic sample plot inventories (2009) in two state forest reserves under joint forest management (JFM) and two village forest reserves under community-based forest management (CBFM) in Babati District Tanzania were carried out. Based on the results it was not possible to claim that the decentralised management had been successful in improving forest conditions. Proportions of closed woodland decreased significantly over time (from over 80 to 50“60 under JFM and from around 70 to almost 0 under CBFM. In all forests numbers of regenerants were high but proportions of larger trees were low and levels of removals (legal and illegal) were relatively high. In general the situation under JFM was better than under CBFM. Results of this study can be used by policymakers to assess the influence of decentralised forest management in Tanzania.

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Abstract

By the end of the last century many countries including Tanzania moved from centralised towards decentralised forest management but little empirical evidence exists on how such changes have influenced forest conditions. The objective of this study was to provide insights on how decentralised approaches might influence forest resource conditions. Forest cover analyses from satellite images (1993 2000 and 2009) and systematic sample plot inventories (2009) in two state forest reserves under joint forest management (JFM) and two village forest reserves under community-based forest management (CBFM) in Babati District Tanzania were carried out. Based on the results it was not possible to claim that the decentralised management had been successful in improving forest conditions. Proportions of closed woodland decreased significantly over time (from over 80 to 50“60 under JFM and from around 70 to almost 0 under CBFM. In all forests numbers of regenerants were high but proportions of larger trees were low and levels of removals (legal and illegal) were relatively high. In general the situation under JFM was better than under CBFM. Results of this study can be used by policymakers to assess the influence of decentralised forest management in Tanzania.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Forest management
AGROVOC Term:	Woodlands
AGROVOC Term:	Forest cover
AGROVOC Term:	Deforestation
AGROVOC Term:	Brachystegia
AGROVOC Term:	Satellite imagery
AGROVOC Term:	State forests
AGROVOC Term:	Forest resources
AGROVOC Term:	Protection of forests
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21383

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