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MANAGEMENT ISSUES: TANZANIA’S COASTAL FORESTS 2011
5.3.2 Local Government Allocations from District Council Budget
The financial commitments from local governments to the project are: USD 51,000 (Rufiji District
Council); USD 60,000 Kilwa District Council); and USD 54,000 (Lindi District Council).
5.3.3 Support from the Development Partners
In the selected coastal districts, various donors have funded different forest activities. These include
DANIDA with USD 18,020 for PFM in Kilwa; and USD 24,687 in Lindi. In Rufiji, a total of USD 20,000 was
provided by FINNIDA to facilitate various forest activities in this district.
In Zanzibar (MANRZ 2010), there is a second phase of the programme on Sustainable Management of
Land and Environment (SMOLE- II). This programme aims at reduction of absolute poverty in Zanzibar
through environmentally sound land management and socio-economic as per the government’s strategy
for growth and poverty reduction (called MKUZA). The government of Finland has donated a total of 9
million Euros to the Government of Zanzibar for execution of SMOLE II. Half of the funds (4.5 million
Euros) have been set as operational cost for the programme and the other half is set for technical
assistance. Thus it is estimated that there is a total of 1.5 million Euros (USD 2.1 million) per year
budgeted for operational activities.
5.3.4 Total Financial Investment Based on the 2010/2011 Different Actors Budget
Based on the financial figures obtained from different actors working in the selected coastal areas, a
total of USD 3,655,594 was invested for different forest conservation and management activities in the
project area during 2010/2011. Other funding that might impact some of the project area includes the
Finnish funding in Liwale and Nachingwea that supports good forest governance, benefit sharing and
poverty alleviation activities at a tune of 9 million Euros, Mama Misitu phase II which is also supported
by Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Finland through TNRF coordination in Kilwa and Rufiji Districts at a tune
of 0.8 million Euros (USD 1.1 million).
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