Seeing the wood for the trees: an assessment of the impact of participatory forest management on forest condition in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorBlomley, T.
dc.contributor.authorPfliegner, K.
dc.contributor.authorIsango, J.
dc.contributor.authorZahabu, E.
dc.contributor.authorAhrends, A.
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, N.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-20T16:05:10Z
dc.date.available2018-06-20T16:05:10Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionInternational journal of conservation,Vol 42, Issue 3, 2008 , pp. 380-391en_US
dc.description.abstractOver the past 15 years the Tanzanian government has promoted participatory forest management (both joint forest management and community-based forest management) as a major strategy for managing natural forests for sustainable use and conservation. Such management is currently either operational or in the process of being established in.3.6million ha of forest land and in.1,800 villages. Data from three case studies of forests managed using participatory and non-participatory forest management approaches suggest that community involvement in forest management is correlated with improving forest condition. In our first case study we demonstrate increasing basal area and volume of trees per ha over time in miombo woodland and coastal forest habitats under participatory forest management compared with similar forests under state or open access management. In our second case study three coastal forest and sub-montane Eastern Arc forests under participatory forest management show a greater number of trees per ha, and mean height and diameter of trees compared to three otherwise similar forests under state management. In our third case study levels of cutting in coastal forest and Eastern Arc forests declined over time since initiation in participatory forest management sites. We conclude that participatory forest management is showing signs of delivering impact in terms of improved forest condition in Tanzanian forests but that further assessments need to be made to verify these initial findings.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1365-3008
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2426
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectEastern Arcen_US
dc.subjectForest conditionen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory forest managementen_US
dc.subjectSustainable useen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleSeeing the wood for the trees: an assessment of the impact of participatory forest management on forest condition in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308071433en_US

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