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5.4 Tanzania local structure for environmental and forest managementRemembering back to the institutional structure of national forest management inTanzania (see Figure 7 p.105), a parallel structure of forest management exist inTanzania where all forest which is not state forest of national importance, e.g.catchment forests, will be managed by Local Government Authorities (LGAs) underPMO-RALG.The LGAs, whether district, ward or village authorities, are the ones which have theday-to-day forest management responsibility (Hamza and Kimwer 2007). In order toget a clear picture of how environmental and forest management works on a locallevel, we also have to take into consideration the local political and administrativegovernment structure in general which is governed by its own acts and policies, aswell as the legal framework in relation to land use, all of which plays a part in andaffects the forest management. The structure of Prime Ministers‟ Office, RegionalAdministration and Local Governments (PMO-RALG) institutions andadministration, is as follows:Figure 8: Local Government Structures in TanzaniaSource: (Nathan, Lund et al. 2007, p.7.)97