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MANAGEMENT ISSUES: TANZANIA’S COASTAL FORESTS 2011<br />

Local Authority Forests (District) 84,957 83,000 3,080 Ni 50<br />

Village Forest Reserves (community woodlots for<br />

Pemba)<br />

NI = NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE<br />

18,807 126,000 5,132.63 Ni 5000<br />

Forests types indicated above, receive funding from various stakeholders. The actors that are funding<br />

forest activities in the respective areas include the Central Government, Local Government through<br />

respective district council budgets, donors channelling funds through the Central Government and Local<br />

Governments directly, as well as NGOs working directly in these forests. Most NGOs do work on local<br />

government forests, mainly the district and village forest reserves.<br />

4.5.1 NGOs and other Donors’ Support for Forestry Activities<br />

Different Non-Governmental Organizations have been allocating money for forest activities in the<br />

selected coastal districts. These include WWF Tanzania Country Office, CARE International in Tanzania,<br />

Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI), International Union for Conservation of<br />

Nature (IUCN) and the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG).<br />

WWF-Tanzania Country Office<br />

WWF Tanzania, through the agreement of government, is utilising UNDP-GEF project funds to support<br />

landscape level initiatives in the Coastal Forests. WWF is utilising a total sum of USD 94,600 for forest<br />

conservation activities in each of the three selected districts (Rufiji, Kilwa and Lindi) in 2010-2011. The<br />

main activities are forest conservation, including the establishment of Territorial, Local Authority and<br />

Village Land Forest Reserves with a total of 49,000 ha in Rufiji, 54,000 ha in Kilwa and 25,000 ha in Lindi.<br />

Tanzania Forest Conservation Group<br />

Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) has projects in Rufiji, Kilwa and Lindi districts in Community<br />

Based Forest Management (CBFM). In Rufiji district, TFCG covers a total of 4,544 ha; in Kilwa 2,442 ha<br />

and a total of 1,873 ha in Lindi rural. In these districts, the estimated funds that TFCG has invested in<br />

forest activities include USD 62,500 in Rufiji; USD 22,500 in Kilwa and USD 150,000 in Lindi in 2010-2011.<br />

Most of these funds are for piloting Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)<br />

and come from the Norwegian Government.<br />

International Union for Conservation of Nature<br />

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is working in two different forests in Rufiji district.<br />

These forests are Mtanza Msona Village Forest Reserve (7,395 ha); and the 13,500 ha Ngurumbuni<br />

Forest. The main activity is Participatory Forest Management and the investment in 2010-2011 was USD<br />

82,425.<br />

Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative<br />

Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI) is working in two districts, Rufiji and Kilwa. In<br />

Rufiji, a total of USD 14,500 was spent for forestry activities in 2010/2011. MCDI has a number of<br />

activities in Kilwa District, including Participatory Forest Management (PFM), REDD+ and forest<br />

certification. In Kilwa, a total of USD 372,117 was budgeted and spent for these activities in this district.

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