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He role of urban forestry in mitigating climate change and performing environmental services in Tanzania

Munishi, P. K. T.; Mhagama, M.; Muheto, R.; Andrew, S. M. (AJOL, 2008)

The possibility of global climate change, due to increasing levels of CO 2 concentrations is one of the key environmental concerns today, and the role of terrestrial vegetation management has received attention as a ...
Endemism of plants in the Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania

Temu, R. P. C.; Andrew, S. M. (Elsevier B.V., 2008)

A survey was conducted to determine richness of Vascular Endemic Plants of the Uluguru Mountains in Morogoro, Tanzania. Strict and near- endemic species were identified and their habits, habitats and altitudinal ranges ...
The critically endangered kipunji Rungwecebus kipunji of southern Tanzania: First census and assessment of distribution conservation status assessment

Davenport, R. B.; De Luca, D. W.; Jones, T; Mpunga, N. E.; Machaga, S. J.; Kitegile, A.; Phillipps, G. P. (Library and Archives, 2008)

We present the first assessments of the population, distribution and conservation status of the recently described kipunji Rungwecebus kipunji in forests in the Southern Highlands and Udzungwa Mountains of southern Tanzania. ...
Woodlands and the charcoal trade: the case of Dar es Salaam City

Malimbwi, Rogers E; Zahabu, Eliakimu M (2008)

Tanzania has a total area of about 94.5 million ha out of which 88.6 million ha is covered by land- mass and the rest is inland water. Forests and woodlands in Tanzania cover about 34 million hec- tares making about 40% ...
Relative roles of disturbance and propagule pressure on the invasion of humid tropical forest by cordia alliodora (boraginaceae) in Tanzania

Munishi, Ezekiel Edward, Pantaleo K. T.; Hulme, Philip E. (BIOTROPICA, 2009)

Current understanding of the vulnerability of tropical forests to plant invasion is limited but is widely believed to increase where forests: (1) suffer marked natural or man-made disturbance; and/or (2) are exposed to ...
Plantation forestry in sub Saharan Africa: silvicultural, ecological and economic aspects

Chamshama, S.A.O; Nwonwu, F.O.C; Lundgren, B; Kowero, G.S (2009)

This paper discusses the potentials of meeting the wood demand and achieving SFM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through the establishment of forest plantations. The paper reviews forest plantation ownership and distributio ...
Soil erosion and sediment yield from the degraded mzinga River catchment in Uluguru mountains, Tanzania

Mulengera, M. K.; L. L. L., Lulandala; Maliondo, S. M. S. (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2009)

This paper reports the results of a project started in 2003/04 undertaken to rehabilitate the degraded Mzinga River catchment in Morogoro region, Tanzania by practicing agroforestry ti improve the environment health ...
Getting ready for REDD+ in Tanzania: a case study of progress and challenges

Dalsgaard, SØren; Funder, Mikkel; Hagelberg, Niklas; Harrison, Paul; Haule, Christognus; Kabalimu, Kekilia; Kilahama, Felician; Kilawe, Edward; Lewis, Simon L.; Lovett, Jon C.; Lyatuu, Gertrude; Marshall, Andrew R.; Meshack, Charles; Miles, Lera; Milledge, Simon A.H.; Munishi, Pantaleo K.T.; Nashanda, Evarist; Shirima, Deo; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Willcock, Simon; Williams, Andrew; Zahabu, Eliakim; Burgess, Neil D.; Bahane, Bruno; Clairs, Tim; Danielsen, Finn (Fauna & Flora International, 2010)

The proposed mechanism for Reducing Emis- sions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) offers significant potential for conserving forests to reduce negative impacts of climate change. Tanzania is one of nine pilot ...
Carbon storage, structure and composition of miombo woodlands in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains

Shirima, Deo D.; Munishi, Pantaleo K. T.; Lewis, Simon L.; Burgess, Neil D.; Marshall, Andrew R.; Balmford, A.; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Zahabu, E.M (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011)

We determine the aboveground biomass and carbon stor- age (ABGC) of trees and the herbaceous layer in miombo woodland in the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM) of Tanza- nia. In four 1-ha sample plots in Nyanganje and ...
Ratification of the Ramsar convention and sustainable wetlands management: Situation analysis of the Kilombero Valley wetlands in Tanzania

Mombo, F.; Speelman, S.; Huylenbroeck, G. V.; Hella, J.; Pantaleo, M. (Academic Journals, 2011)

In recent years, the Kilombero Valley wetlands in Tanzania was designated and added to the Ramsar convention’s list in an attempt to improve its social, economic and environmental values. This study, carried out in selected ...
Rooting pattern of acacia mangium in pure and mixed stands of eucalyptus camaldulensis, Tectona grandis and casuarina montana in the coastal Tanzania

Kilawe, Charles Joseph (Boku University, 2011)

This study investigates if Tectona grandis, Casuarina montana and Eucalyptus camaldulensis planted in mixture with Acacia mangium would send their roots toward Acacia in attempt to benefit from its symbiotic nitrogen ...
At the heart of REDD+: a role for local people in monitoring forests?

Danielsen, Finn; Skutsch, Margaret; Burgess, Neil D; Jensen, Per Moestrup; Andrianandrasana, Herizo; Karky, Bhaskar; Lewis, Richard; Lovett, Jon C; Ngaga, Yonika; Phartiyal, Pushkin; Poulsen, Michael Køie; Singh, S. P; Solis, Silvia; Sørensen, Marten; Tewari, Ashish; Young, Richard; Zahabu, Eliakimu (Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2011)

Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) is a policy mechanism now agreed under the United Na- tions Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to ...
Plant communities and tree species associations in a Miombo ecosystem in the Lake Rukwa basin, Southern Tanzania: implications for conservation

Munishi, Pantaleo K.T.; Temu, Ruwa-Aichi P. C.; Soka, G. (Academic Journals, 2011-02)

This study assessed the plant communities and species associations in the eastern Miombo woodlands eco-region of the Lake Rukwa basin southern Tanzania. Information was collected from 288 temporary sample plots in 32 ...
Politics of REDD: What are communities’ expectations on access and benefit sharing under REDD pilot projects in Tanzania?

Shemdoe, R. S.; Kibassa, D.; Mshana, E. S.; Kingazi, S.; Mombo, F. (PRIME JOURNAL, 2011-12-07)

This paper presents communities expectations on access and benefit sharing in seven selected REDD pilot projects in Tanzania. The pilot projects are being implemented by African Wildlife Foundation, Tanzania Traditional ...
Impact of decentralised forest management on forest resource conditions in Tanzania

Mbwambo, L.; Eid, T.; Malimbwi, R. E.; Zahabu, E.; Kajembe, G. C.; Luoga, E. (Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 2012)

Impacts of decentralised forest management on forest resource changes were assessed. Six contrasting forest reserves regarding management regimes, that is, Joint Forest Management (JFM; in National Forest Reserves, owned ...
Measuring and modelling above-ground carbon and tree allometry along a tropical elevation gradient

Marshall, A.R.; Willcock, S.; Platts, P.J.; Lovett, J.C.; Balmford, A.; Burgess, N.D.; Latham, J.E.; Munishi, P.K.T.; Salter, R.; Shirima, D.D.; Lewis, S.L. (Elsevier Ltd, 2012)

Emerging international policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in developing countries, has resulted in numerous studies on above-ground live carbon (AGC) in tropical ...
Hunting or habitat degradation? Decline of primate populations in Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania: An analysis of threats

Rovero, F.; Mtui, A. S.; Kitegile, A. S.; Nielsen, M. R. (Biological Conservation, 2012)

Hunting and habitat degradation are universal threats to primates across the tropics, thus deciphering the relative impact of threats on population relative abundance is critical to predicting extinction risk and providing ...
Extent of illegal harvesting on availability of timber species in Nyanganje Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Makero, J. S.; Malimbwi, R. E. (BioOne, 2012)

The study was conducted to determine the extent of illegal harvesting of timber species in Nyanganje Forest Reserve (NFR). Data on the extent of timber stocks harvested illegally in NFR were collected using both socio-economic ...
Species composition and functional structure of herbaceous vegetation in a tropical wetland system

Andrew, S. M.; Moe, S. R.; Totland, Q.; Munishi, P. K. T. (Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012)

Understanding driving factors of spatial heterogeneity in plant species com- position and functional structure is a key step towards wetland ecosystems restoration and biodiversity conservation. We surveyed 60 randomly ...
Effect of spacing and cutting management on survival, growth and biomass production of moringa oleifera intercropped with maize on-farm at Gairo Inland plateau, Morogoro in Tanzania

Edward, Ezekiel; Chamshama, Shabani A.O; Ngaga, Yonika M; Mndolwa, Mathew A (2012)

A study was carried out at Gairo, Tanzania to determine appropriate planting spacing and cutting management for optimising maize yield without jeorpadising the potential of Moringa oleifera to produce sufficient biomass. ...

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