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Published by TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa © 2005 TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa. All rights reserved. All material appearing in this publication is copyrighted and may be reproduced with permission. Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must credit TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa as the copyright owner. The views off the authors expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the TRAFFIC network, WWF, IUCN – The World Conservation Union, or the Embassy of Finland. The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The TRAFFIC symbol copyright and Registered Trademark ownership is held by WWF. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN. “The overall national vision on biodiversity conservation is to build a society that values all the biodiversity richness, using it sustainably and equitably, while taking the responsibility for actions that meet both the competing requirements of the present and the legitimate claims of the future generations.” National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (1999) Suggested citation: Milledge, S.A.H. and Kaale, B.K. (2005). Bridging the Gap - Linking timber trade with infrastructure development in Southern Tanzania: Baseline data before completion of the Mkapa Bridge. TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Key words: Timber trade, poverty alleviation, miombo woodlands, Tanzania, Rufiji River, Mkapa Bridge. ISBN: 0-9584025-9-0 Front cover photograph: Hard wood logs awaiting collection in village, Rufiji District. Credit: Simon Milledge/TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa 1
BRIDGING THE GAP: Linking Timber Trade with Infrastructural Development in Southern Tanzania – Baseline data before completion of Mkapa Bridge Simon A.H. Milledge Bariki K. Kaale Credit: Simon Milledge/TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa 2
Page 4 and 5: CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 ABBREVI
Page 6 and 7: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study was mad
Page 8 and 9: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The close relatio
Page 10 and 11: guidance from central and district
Page 12 and 13: The National Forest Policy (1998) s
Page 14 and 15: However, significant changes in dev
Page 16 and 17: METHODOLOGY This study was conducte
Page 18 and 19: Field Research Research assistants
Page 20 and 21: Table 2 Types of analyses made amon
Page 22 and 23: south bank (1270 m 3 ). Therefore,
Page 24 and 25: commenced in 1986 have converted th
Page 26 and 27: The majority of reserved forests an
Page 28 and 29: Degradation of forests and deforest
Page 30 and 31: medicinal plants for curing illness
Page 32 and 33: STUDY AREA OVERVIEW The study area
Page 34 and 35: The coastal forests found in the st
Page 36 and 37: Data on harvest licences covering a
Page 38 and 39: Figure 8 Sawn wood and logs shipped
Page 40 and 41: eported to be very low, with most s
Page 42 and 43: ound wood from the study area. Over
Page 44 and 45: Species harvested in 2001, but not
Page 46 and 47: checkpoint records from Kibiti, stu
Page 48 and 49: Figure 13 Main species processed by
Page 50 and 51: Two species, Swartzia madagascarens
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melanoxylon (Class I), Milicia exce
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A few species have shown particular
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The frequency distributions of leng
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HARVEST AREAS, DESTINATIONS, MARKET
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Major harvest areas in Lindi Region
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licences show how MI (Ltd.), the la
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Figure 26 Off-road logging truck ro
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Table 25 Total number of vehicles r
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Seasonal variations in timber trade
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Figure 35 Total timber shipments fr
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Figure 37 Volumes (m 3 ) of Pteroca
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Hymenaea verrucosa (Gum copal tree,
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Figure 43 Volumes (m 3 ) of Dalberg
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Charcoal shipments Official data on
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Figure 47 Quantities of charcoal (b
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Table 32 Proportion of selected woo
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DISCUSSION Evidence of linkages bet
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fees, applying ‘minimum breath he
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saw millers and traders from Dar es
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are indicated on the licences. For
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RECOMMENDATIONS Costs of not taking
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Table 35. Monitoring indicators inc
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DESCRIPTION OF INDICATOR BASELINE D
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DESCRIPTION OF INDICATOR BASELINE D
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(Figure 51). Regulatory options to
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Alternative energy sources Accounti
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Anon. (1999g). Tanzania Country Str
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De Waal, D. (2001). Setting Precend
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Milliken, J. (1999). Youth migrants
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ANNEXES Annex 1 Tanzania industrial
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However, forests outside Forest Res
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arks at TZS 2000 (USD 1.95) per kg
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mm and relatively unreliable. The h
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Coast Region has a total forest are
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Table 43 Sectoral contribution to L
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Annex 5. Sample checkpoint form for
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