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Potentials of non wood forest products in household food security in Tanzania: the role of gender based local knowledge

Kajembe, G. C.; Mwenduwa, M.I.; Mgoo, J.S.; Ramadhani, H. (2000)

This study was undertaken to synthesize existing information on the role of gender-based local knowledge in utilization of wild foods and other non-wood forest products for household food security in Tanzania. The study ...
Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie? A case study of Duru – Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania

Kajembe, G. C.; Monela, G. C. (SUA, 2000)

Recent approaches to community – based natural resource management appear diverse as their varied implementing agencies and natural resource settings; yet they rest on a set of common assumptions about community, natural ...
Effective monitoring of decentralized forest resources in East Africa

Banana, A.Y.; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.; Bahati, J.; Kajembe, G. C.; Kihiyo, V.; Ongugo, P. (2000)

There is no doubt that state control of forest resources in many countries has proved to be ineffective in solving and halting the rate of deforestation. The financial and human resources available to government forest ...
Charcoal potential of Mombo woodlands at kitungalo, Tanzania

Malimbwi, R. E.; Zahabu, E.; Monela, G. C.; Misana, S.; Jambiya, G. C.; Mchome, B. (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2005-04-01)

A study was carried out to determine the charcoal potential of the miombo woodlands of Kitulangalo area, near Morogoro, Tanzania. Systematic sampling design used in an inventory in 1996 was repeated in 1999 in order to ...
Community participation in the management of protected forest areas in East Africa: opportunities and challenges

Kajembe, G. C.; Kihiy, V.B.M.S.; Banana, A.Y.; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.; Ongugo, P. (2006)

There is a move in East Africa from centralized and state-driven forest management regimes towards decentralized and mainly community-based regimes. The paper points out some of the opportunities and challenges. Structural ...
Landcover dynamics and hydological functioning of wetlands in the Usangu plains in Tanzania

Kashaigili, Japhet J. (Sokoine University of agriculture, 2006)

In the Usangu Plains of the Upper Great Ruaha River Catchment in Tanzania, the hydrology of the wetlands and the downstream flow regime changes in response to changes in land use and cover was investigated through analysis ...
Using soil-vegetation-atmosphere models and down scaled global climate scenarios to assess the impact of climate change in Morogoro region, Tanzania

Bobert, J.; Dietrich, O.; Dietz, J.; Festo, R.; Kashaigili, J.; Sieber, S.; Tscherning, K. (Tropentag, 2010)

ReACCT (Resilient Agro-landscapes to Climate Change in Tanzania) aims at assessing the regional impacts of climate change on agriculture and environment in the Morogoro region of Tanzania and at designing adaptation ...
REDD and sustainable development – perspective from Tanzania

Mwakalobo, A. B. S.; Kajembe, G. C; Silayo, D.S; Nzunda, E.; Zahabu, E.; Maliondo, S.; Kimaro, D. N. (International Institute for Environment and Development (UK), 2011)
Rapid environmental flow assessment for the Ruvu River

Kashaigili, J. J. (iWASH, 2011)

The Florida International Research iWASH Initiative Limited commissioned this study to conduct a rapid environmental flow assessment that will inform the ongoing environmental impact assessment work in the Ruvu sub-basin, ...
Exploring Forest Governance in Tanzania

Katani, J. Z.; Babili, I. H. (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2012)

This chapter explores forest governance in Tanzania. It is based on a literature review of the governance concept in general and an analysis of selected case studies – Suledo, Duru-Haitemba ...
Impacts of elephants disturbances on local community: A case study of Sitalike village near Katavi National Park

Jilala, Z. J.; Kashaigili, J. J. (Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2014-11-15)

Crop production is the principal economic activity in the local community surrounding Katavi National park. Elephant’s raids upon these crops are thought to be key constraints on income generation. This project made the ...
Modeling aboveground biomass in dense tropical submontane rainforest using airborne laser scanner data

Hansen, Endre Hofstad; Gobakken, Terje; Bollandsås, Ole Martin; Zahabu, Eliakimu; Næsset, Erik (MDPI [Commercial Publisher], 2015-01-14)

Successful implementation of projects under the REDD+ mechanism, securing payment for storing forest carbon as an ecosystem service, requires quantification of biomass. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) is a relevant technology ...
Knowledge and perception of users on ecosystem services in Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Taita Hills, Kenya

Kilima, F. T. M.; Kadigi, M. J.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Abdallah, J.; Steven, C.; Shimbe, S. (Journal of Continuing Education and Extension, 2015-12-15)

The capacity of ecosystems of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Taita Hills in Kenya to continue providing vital ecosystem services is dwindling over time, mainly due to over-exploitative uses of ecosystem services and ...
Governance structures for REDD+ Experiences from Tanzania

Vatn, A.; Kajembe, G.; Silayo, D.; Vedeld, P. (Climate Change Iimpacts and Adaptation and Mitigation Project (CCIAM) - Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), 2016)

This chapter discusses national governance structures for REDD+ in Tanzania. It also documents experiences from REDD+ pilot projects and discusses what findings from these imply for the national REDD+ strategy. The ...
Allometric tree biomass and volume models in Tanzania

Malimbwi, R.E.; Eid, T.; Chamshama, S.A.O. (Department of Forest Mensuration and Management Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

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Barriers to and opportunities for improving productivity and profitability of the Kiwere and Magozi irrigation schemes in Tanzania

Mdemu, M. V.; Mziray, N.; Bjornlund, H.; Kashaigili, J. J. (Taylor and Francis Group, 2016-03-15)

Irrigation is a key strategy for food security and poverty alleviation among small farmers in Tanzania. However, the potential of irrigation to improve food security is limited by multiple barriers. This article discusses ...
PFM and Climate Change: The Synergy

Woiso, D. N.; Katani, J. Z.; Abdallah, J. M. (Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd, Dar es Salaam, 2017)

This chapter is about the concept of, current status of, and factors influencing Participatory Forest Management (PFM). The link between PFM and climate change is also described. Some examples are provided of how PFM is ...
Forests and Climate Change Mitigation

Mugasha, W. A.; Woiso, D.A.; Katani, J. Z. (Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd, Dar es Salaam, 2017)

Forest ecosystems are increasingly being recognized for their important role in climate change mitigation because of their ability to regulate the carbon cycle. As a result, national and global initiatives such as ...
Combining airborne laser scanning and Landsat data for statistical modeling of soil carbon and tree biomass in Tanzanian Miombo woodlands

Egberth, M.; Nyberg, G.; Næsset, E.; Gobakken, T.; Mauya, E; Malimbwi, R.; Katani, J.; Chamuya, N.; Bulenga, G.; Olsson, H. (Springer Open, 2017-04-17)

Background: Soil carbon and biomass depletion can be used to identify and quantify degraded soils, and by using remote sensing, there is potential to map soil conditions over large areas. Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager ...

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