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CHAPTER SIX – REDD IN TANZANIAIn this chapter we will go through the REDD strategy formation process, from theinitialisation towards were we are today. A distinction between governance asstructure and governance as process will be made, and by using a resource regimeframework, we will first present the REDD process in itself before we describe thecurrent strategy as put forward by the government of Tanzania (based on the firstdraft) together with its components. At the end we round up by presenting our ownviews on major challenges on the REDD strategy.The REDD process started after the signing of a letter of intent between Norway andTanzania in April 2008, and since, Tanzania have gone through different stages in itsdevelopment and formation of a National REDD Strategy. The first draft of thisREDD strategy were put forward in December 2010, where it since have been amatter of attention and will enjoy inputs from various stakeholder up until a finalstrategy will be completed in late 2012.With the resource regime framework we will assess how REDD policies cancorrespond to biophysical systems in Kilosa District. However, before looking at howrural households as economic actors interact with their environmental resources, wefirst have to look at the political actors.Political actors; preferences,actions and interactionsEconomic actors;preferences and actionsInstitutions governingthe policy process:Constitutions andcollective choice rulesResource regimes: Institutionsgoverning access toresources and interactionsbetween economic actorsFigure 10: Governance structureSource: (Vatn 2011)111