Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources

During the 1970s and 1980s in Tanzania, there was a widespread perception, though a somewhat narrow, and inaccurate one, that high and accelerating rates of deforestation in some areas, was primarily being driven by demand for woodfuel, and constru...

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Main Author: Mohan, P.C.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2007084/tanzania-managing-forest-resources
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spelling okr-10986-97862021-04-23T14:02:47Z Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources Mohan, P.C. FOREST RESOURCES FOREST MANAGEMENT DEFORESTATION WOODLAND ECOSYSTEMS FUELWOOD TIMBER EXTRACTION POLICY FORMATION PROJECT ANALYSIS FORESTRY PLANNING COMMUNITIES CONSTRUCTION DEFORESTATION EXTENSION FARMERS FOREST FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST POLICIES FOREST POLICY FOREST RESERVES FOREST RESOURCES FOREST SERVICES FORESTRY FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND TENURE NATURAL RESOURCES PLANTATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR REGIONAL FOREST RURAL DEVELOPMENT TIMBER VILLAGES WOODLANDS During the 1970s and 1980s in Tanzania, there was a widespread perception, though a somewhat narrow, and inaccurate one, that high and accelerating rates of deforestation in some areas, was primarily being driven by demand for woodfuel, and construction timber. In order to take a more comprehensive, and strategic view of the sector, the government launched the Tanzania Forestry Action Plan, which covered the period 1990/91-2007/08. The Bank-assisted Tanzania Forest Resources Management Project (FRMP - 1992/99) was formulated to implement the Action Plan, and to generally improve forest management in Tanzania. The note looks at the FRMP - aimed at strengthening the institutions responsible for developing forest, and land policies, as well as regional, and district forestry services in selected areas - through its impact on the ground, and provides a number of lessons learned. 2012-08-13T09:32:15Z 2012-08-13T09:32:15Z 2002-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2007084/tanzania-managing-forest-resources http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9786 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 72 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Tanzania
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topic FOREST RESOURCES
FOREST MANAGEMENT
DEFORESTATION
WOODLAND ECOSYSTEMS
FUELWOOD
TIMBER EXTRACTION
POLICY FORMATION
PROJECT ANALYSIS
FORESTRY PLANNING COMMUNITIES
CONSTRUCTION
DEFORESTATION
EXTENSION
FARMERS
FOREST
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST POLICIES
FOREST POLICY
FOREST RESERVES
FOREST RESOURCES
FOREST SERVICES
FORESTRY
FORESTRY SECTOR
FORESTS
LAND ADMINISTRATION
LAND TENURE
NATURAL RESOURCES
PLANTATIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
REGIONAL FOREST
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
TIMBER
VILLAGES
WOODLANDS
spellingShingle FOREST RESOURCES
FOREST MANAGEMENT
DEFORESTATION
WOODLAND ECOSYSTEMS
FUELWOOD
TIMBER EXTRACTION
POLICY FORMATION
PROJECT ANALYSIS
FORESTRY PLANNING COMMUNITIES
CONSTRUCTION
DEFORESTATION
EXTENSION
FARMERS
FOREST
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST POLICIES
FOREST POLICY
FOREST RESERVES
FOREST RESOURCES
FOREST SERVICES
FORESTRY
FORESTRY SECTOR
FORESTS
LAND ADMINISTRATION
LAND TENURE
NATURAL RESOURCES
PLANTATIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
REGIONAL FOREST
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
TIMBER
VILLAGES
WOODLANDS
Mohan, P.C.
Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources
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Tanzania
relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 72
description During the 1970s and 1980s in Tanzania, there was a widespread perception, though a somewhat narrow, and inaccurate one, that high and accelerating rates of deforestation in some areas, was primarily being driven by demand for woodfuel, and construction timber. In order to take a more comprehensive, and strategic view of the sector, the government launched the Tanzania Forestry Action Plan, which covered the period 1990/91-2007/08. The Bank-assisted Tanzania Forest Resources Management Project (FRMP - 1992/99) was formulated to implement the Action Plan, and to generally improve forest management in Tanzania. The note looks at the FRMP - aimed at strengthening the institutions responsible for developing forest, and land policies, as well as regional, and district forestry services in selected areas - through its impact on the ground, and provides a number of lessons learned.
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author Mohan, P.C.
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title Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources
title_short Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources
title_full Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources
title_fullStr Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources
title_full_unstemmed Tanzania : Managing Forest Resources
title_sort tanzania : managing forest resources
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2007084/tanzania-managing-forest-resources
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