Neil D. Burgess, Paul Harrison, Peter Sumbi, James Laizer, Adam ...

ANNEXES: TANZANIA’S COASTAL FORESTS 2011
Component element Mainland Zanzibar
Element 7: Improved government budgeting for district forest systems
(i)Local government policy promotes budgeting for Forest based
on financial need as determined by forest management plans in
the district
(ii) Forest budgets including funds to finance threats reduction
strategies in buffer zones (e.g. Livelihoods of communities living
around forests) exist in this district
(iii)Administrative (e.g. procurements) procedures facilitate budget
to be spent, reducing risk of future budget cuts due to low
disbursement rate in the district
(iv)District plans to increase budget over the long term to reduce
the forest financing gap in this district
Rufiji Kilwa Lindi Central
District
North
Unguja
0 2 1 0 0 3
0 2 1 2 0 3
0 0 1 2 0 3
0 2 1 3 3 3
Element 8: Clearly defined institutional responsibilities for financial management of forest in the district
(i)Mandates of public institutions regarding Forest finances are
clear and agreed in this district
Element 9: Well defined staffing requirement, profiles and incentive at the district level
(i)There is an organizational structure with a sufficient number of
economists and financial planners to help forest department in
this district
ii)District Forest officer responsibilities include, financial
management, cost-effectiveness and revenue generation
(iii) Budgetary incentives motivate district forest officers to
promote district level financial sustainability (e.g. sites generating
revenues do not experience budget cuts)
(iv)Performance assessment of district forest officers includes
assessment of sound financial planning, revenue generation, fee
collection and cost-effective management
0 2 1 0 0 0
0 2 1 0 0 0
0 2 2 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 0 0 1
Western
Urban
Average total
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