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Modalities ofEstablishing andOperationalisingNational REDDTrust Fund, andAssociatedFinancial FlowManagement,FORCONSULTand SokoineUniversity ofAgricultureREDD InformationNeeds,Communicationand REDDKnowledgeManagement inTanzania,REGALIA MediaLtdThe Potential ofReducing Emissionsfrom Deforestationand Degradation(REDD) for RuralDevelopment inTanzania: Casesfrom Babati, Haiand Kilosa DistrictsInstitute ofResourceAssessment –University of Dar esSalaamAn in depth reviewfocusing on modalitiesfor the establishment of aTrust Fund, itsobjectives, legalrequirements,institutionalarrangements,oversight/supervision,source of funds and useServes inputs to acommunication strategyby looking at the extentof knowledge whichtargeted stakeholdershave on REDD,identifying existinginformation gapsRole of REDD for ruraldevelopment:Cost benefit analysis ofdifferent land uses incontext of REDDGovernance issuesRole of REDD inreducing povertyIncentives and co-benefitsharingMany countries have national forestfunds/conservation trust funds designedto provide a secure of finance for forestconservationNo country have so far established aNational REDD Trust Fund (NRTF)Organisation structure: There is a need ofhaving a board of trusteesNRTF should be established as a semiautonomousinstitutions answerable tothe Vice Presidents OfficeFunds should be received as grants anddeposited directly to the NRTFPayments should be based on chequedeposits of funds to beneficiary‟saccountsThe forest resource managing agencieshave made attempts to address theconflictPresent policy and institutionalenvironment on forests has had a largeimpact on the success of variousparticipatory interventionsPoor inter-agency collaboration is anobstacle and that further places the entireforest resource under jeopardyThe present mechanisms are not equippedin dealing with the conflictinginformation on REDD/Forests, REDDknowledge management and need forCommunication on REDDCash income from forest resourcesranged from Tshs 100,000 to 600,000Respondents with relatively high level ofeducation were reluctant to give up landfor forest managementThose who acquired land by inheritingand by clearing the forest have more thanone fold likelihood of giving up some ofthe land for the REDD related activitiesCommon tendency towards “elitecapture”Despite knowledge of by-laws peoplecontinued encroaching and degrading theforests. A reasons was the ineffective andcorruptive legal systemInstitutions responsible for managementof forests and other natural resourceshave had a tendency to become lax due tointerpersonal relationships, nepotism andcorruptionSource: (FORCONSULT 2010; FORCONSULT 2010; LEAT 2010; Mwakaje, Kahyarara et al. 2010;Regalia Media 2010; United Republic of Tanzania 2011)135