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6.3 Stakeholders to promote FLR
All the sector policies and development strategies analysed have very supportive statements on multi-sectoral linkage
and identification of relevant stakeholders that will co-operation in implementing programmes related to sustainable
management of natural resources. Stakeholders identified by the forest policy of 1998 to co-operate in implementing
forestry programmes at different levels include officials from Environment, Agriculture/Livestock, Wildlife, Fishery,
Beekeeping, Energy, Land, Women development, Minerals, Water, Tourism, Youth, Health, Science and Technology,
Development partners, Research Institutions, Local governments, NGOs, CBOs, local communities and the private
sector. Identification and involving stakeholders in conservation of natural resources is in line with the FLR parameter
of devolving decision-making to the local communities and other stakeholders.
6.4 Critical landscapes for FLR in Tanzania
Sector policies reviewed had no clear criteria or definition of critical landscapes for FLR. However, the forest policy of
1998 (section 2.3) is giving priority to conservation of the country’s unique ecosystems and biological diversity.
Ecosystems of economic, scientific and aesthetic value that are indicated by the forest policy to be of priority include
the Eastern Arc Mountains, other mountain ecosystems, coastal forest patches, mangroves and wetlands. Regions with
forest area of less than 0.5 hectare per inhabitant could present critical landscapes for FLR. Regions involved are Dar
es Salaam, Kagera, Kilimanjaro, Mara, Mwanza and Shinyanga. However, concerted efforts are required by all
stakeholders to develop some criteria for selecting critical landscapes for forest restoration.
6.5 Opportunities and constraints of introducing FLR at National level
6.5.1 Opportunities
Emerging opportunities for introducing FLR based on analysis of sector policies; overall national strategies and
initiatives to implement the forest policy of 1998 include:
• FLR parameters tie well with national priorities of improving livelihood, poverty eradication and sustainable
environmental conservation.
• All the reviewed sector policies support development of sustainable management of natural resources although
with different emphasis depending on the sector background. The existing multi-sectoral policy support on
sustainable management of natural resources provides a good entry point for promoting FLR.
• The guiding donor policy for Tanzania (TAS) is supportive to promotion of FLR parameters for sustainable
management of natural resources.
• There is a growing awareness between policy makers on the need for ecosystem conservation as a component of
poverty eradication.
• All the sector policies and overall national strategies reviewed had supportive statements on innovation,
encouragement of new ideas and approaches of managing natural resources to intensify management systems and
wise use of natural resources that are in line with FLR parameters. Adoption of science and technology is also
emphasised as a vital tool for accelerating Tanzania socio-economic development by all sector policies that are
also in line with FLR concepts.
• Multi-sectoral co-operation and community participation in management of natural resources were emphasised by
all policies reviewed, supportive to FLR parameters.
• The forest policy of 1998 and the national forestry programme of Tanzania supports and encouraged management
of forest resources through CBFM and JFM that are in line with the FLR parameters of devolving decision making
to the local community and use of multi-sectoral strategies in forest restoration.