Financing forestry research mechanism: Tanzania Forest Fund
| dc.contributor.author | Msuya, T | |
| dc.contributor.author | Paulo, T | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mwakilla, E | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-03T08:28:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-03T08:28:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Article proceedings | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Tanzania Forest Fund (TaFF) is a Public Conservation Trust Fund which was established under sections 79 to 83 of the Forest Act No. 14 of 2002. It is a mechanism of providing long term, reliable, and sustainable financial support to enhance sustainable forest management in Tanzania mainland. The Fund is an important instrument for financing forestry research particularly the National Forestry Research Master plan II (NAFORM II) of 2011 to 2020. TaFF has seven functions two functions of which provide a window for financing forestry research namely; (i) promotion and funding of research into forestry, and (ii) the promotion of such other activities of a similar nature to those set out in Section 80 of the Forest Act No. 14 of 2002. TaFF is obliged to fund forestry research through her Strategic Objective titled “Applied and adaptive research on management of forest resources supported”. From July 2011 to March 2018, TaFF spent Tanzania Shillings (TZS) 720.9 million to support 36 research projects of which 69% are still being implemented. The research projects supported by TaFF have been/are being implemented by research and training institutions, government agencies and non-governmental organizations. In addition, TaFF has spent TZS 500 million for supporting special projects which are being implemented by government institutions including Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI). The Fund has also spent TZS 136.2 million to support the dissemination of forestry research findings. The support to infrastructure development, equipment and facilities, is another window of supporting and promoting forestry research in Tanzania mainland. It can be concluded that, TaFF has spent substantial amount of money for financing forestry research. TaFF will continue financing forestry research; and finally, the commitment for spending research funds for the intended purposes is paramount | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3810 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI) and Tanzania Forest Fund (TaFF) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Financing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Forestry Research | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania Forest Fund | en_US |
| dc.title | Financing forestry research mechanism: Tanzania Forest Fund | en_US |
| dc.type | Conferencce Proceedings | en_US |