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identification of functions to restore and forest function trade-offs. The very supportive parameters to FLR within the
agro-forestry programme, that could provide good entry point for intensifying community involvement in FLR include:
recognition of forest functions to support human well-being, devolving decision making to local level, building
consensus about forest restoration, acceptance of innovation and new ideas and use of multi-sectoral co-operation.
Results showed that establishment of industrial plantation also had various weak supports to the 12 parameters of FLR.
Parameter with very supportive statement was one (innovation and use of new ideas), parameters with quite supportive
elements were 8 and parameters with neutral elements were three namely: relevance to landscape perspectives,
identification of restoration functions to support and trade offs at landscape level (Table 4).
Based on the above analysis, generic strengths identified that could contribute to introduction of FLR include:
• The development goal of all the categories is to contribute to improvement of community livelihood, which is a
major FLR parameter.
• Changes to intensify the categories’ contribution to community livelihood are being made by considering multiple
use of forest land and community participation in conservation and management of forests. Consideration of forest
functions by policy makers and planners instead of few forest products and services is increasing.
• Ongoing field activities in all the categories are in line with national priorities and supportive to other sector policy
goals that supports the FLR parameter of enhancing multi-sectoral linkage with other sectors.
Generic weaknesses identified that will require solutions to enhance introduction of FLR include:
• Low or non-consideration of forest function trade-offs almost in all initiatives.
• Use of few tree species in forest plantations and agro-forestry programmes.
• Non consideration of forest restoration on a landscape level in management of industrial plantations, agro-forest
and in forest reserves with small areas (i.e. below 10,000 ha).
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Based on results from the analysis, priority areas for promoting FLR include:
• Awareness creation to policy and decision-makers’ on FLR concept and its contribution to national development
priorities to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable environmental conservation.
• Provision of extension services to village governments to provide enabling capacity for initiating FLR programmes
through local initiatives.
• Establishment of a FLR network system to intensify sharing of field experiences and minimise duplication of
efforts.
5.4.2 Specific Field Forest Projects
Analysis showed that implementation of specific field forest projects in Tanzania is strongly tied to strategies
advocated in the national forest programme relevant to the project. Results on analysis of FLR parameters for the
specific field forest projects indicated similar pattern on strength and weaknesses to those identified within the relevant
national programme in section 5.4.1 above (Table 4 and 5). Few examples are provided to illustrate the pattern of the
field forest projects with respect to FLR.
Two projects (Mangrove Management project in Coast region and Ruvu Fuelwood Project) were analysed within the
national programme on conservation of forest reserves for productive purposes. The projects had very supportive
elements to all parameters of FLR with exception of trade-offs which, was identified to be weak Table 5).
One project (Kilimanjaro Catchment Forest Project) was analysed within the national programme on conservation of
forest reserves for water shed management. The project had supportive elements to all parameters of FLR as identified
earlier for the water catchment programme (Table 5).
One project (West Kilimanjaro Forest Plantation) was analysed within the national programme on establishment of
industrial plantations. Results showed that the project had weak support to consideration of landscape approach and
trade-off parameters of FLR. However, it had strong support of the other parameters (Table 5).