Eastern Africa Coastal Forest Programme: Regional Workshop ...

conservation of coastal forests through a combination of active protection
measures and local community’s efforts to develop longer-term alternatives to
forest exploitation. This project works in collaboration with the Forest
Department, district authorities, village governments, local NGOs and other donor
agencies.
Project goal: Representative samples of lowland coastal forests in Tanzania
are conserved for their biodiversity and socio-economic importance.
Immediate Objectives:
o Villages, districts and forest department have the institutional
capacity to manage and protect key forests in coast region
o Ecosystems within forest reserves are conserved through efficient
management systems acceptable to, and including the participation
of, local communities.
o Local communities develop an alternative resource base to reduce
pressure on selected coastal forests
o Local communities attain greater awareness on conservation and
sustainable resource use through a programme of education and
awareness.
o Biological and socio-economic surveys and monitoring provide a
basis for forest reserve management
Project focal sites:
o Zaraninge Local Authority Forest Reserve - 17,869Ha (Bagamoyo)
o Kiwengoma National Forest Reserve – 3,800Ha (Rufiji)
o Namakutwa- Nyamuete National Forest Reserve – 4,507Ha (Rufiji)
o Mlola proposed local Authority Forest Reserve – 2,596Ha (Mafia)
o Vikindu National Forest Reserve – 1,775Ha (Mkuranga)
o Kichi hills proposed National Forest Reserve – 14,323Ha (Rufiji)
o Ngarama North National Forest Reserve – 39, 630Ha (Kilwa) –
under surveying
o Pindiro proposed National Forest Reserve – 5,000 Ha ? (Kilwa)
o Rondo plateau National Forest Reserve & Plantation – 14,630Ha
(Lindi)
o Tongomba Local Authority Forest Reserve – 1,987Ha (Kilwa)
Eastern Africa Coastal Forests - 38 - Workshop Report, Nairobi February 4-7 2002