Two decades of change in state, pressure and conservation responses in the coastal forest biodiversity hotspot of Tanzania
dc.contributor.author | Burgess, N. D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Malugu, I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sumbi, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kashindye, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kijazi, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tabor, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mbilinyi, B. P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kashaigili, J. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wright, T. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gereau, R. E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Coad, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Knights, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carr, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jeahrends, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Newh, R. L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T06:20:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T06:20:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.description.abstract | We present an analysis of changes of state, pres- sures and conservation responses over 20 years in the Tanzanian portion of the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa biodiversity hotspot. Baseline data collected during 1989-1995 are compared with data from a synthesis of recently published papers and reports and new field work carried out across the region during 2010-2014. We show that bio- diversity endemism values are largely unchanged, although two new species (amphibian and mammal) have been named and two extremely rare tree species have been relo- cated. However, forest habitat continues to be lost and de- graded, largely as a result of agricultural expansion, charcoal production to supply cities with cooking fuel, log- ging for timber and cutting of wood for firewood and build- ing poles. Habitat loss is linked to an increase in the number of species threatened over time. The government-managed forest reserve network has expanded slightly but has low ef- fectiveness. Three forest reserves have been upgraded to National Parks and Nature Reserves, which have stricter protection and more effective enforcement. There has also been rapid development of village-owned forest reserves, with more than 140 now existing; although usually small, they are an important addition to the areas being managed for sustainable resource use, and also provide tangible benefits to local people. Human-use pressures remain in- tense in many areas, and combined with emerging pressures from mining, gas and oil exploration, many endemic species remain threatened with extinction. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1517 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK | en_US |
dc.subject | Biodiversity | en_US |
dc.subject | Coastal forest | en_US |
dc.subject | Pressures | en_US |
dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
dc.subject | Conservation responses | en_US |
dc.subject | Protected areas | en_US |
dc.title | Two decades of change in state, pressure and conservation responses in the coastal forest biodiversity hotspot of Tanzania | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |