Plant a tree now and save the world tommorow

As old as they appear, they never regret by planting trees. Communities in Bumbamsolo village in Rufiji are quite concerned with the tree cutting for charcoal making. In dealing with the problem, they realized the serious degradation and deforestation resulting from unsustainable charcoal making. Tree planting is their priority activity facilitated by partners.  

Participatory Forest Management evaluated

By early 1990,  Participatory Forest Management (PFM) was introduced in Tanzania, it is estimated to cover over 4 million ha of forests and woodlands across the country. It has two forms: Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) and Joint Forest Management (JFM).Under the arrangement of CBFM, forests are mainly miombo or acacia woodlands as these constitute the largest ecosystem type of open and unreserved forests. Whereas, JFM arrangement concentrated mostly in forest reserves which are mostly montane forests as well as mangroves, mainly are under territorial or central government. 

PFM appears to perform differently under different conditions and a range of inter-linked factors appear to influence its ability to deliver positive forest management, livelihood or governance outcomes. CBFM is gaining more participation and it has wider coverage compared to JFM. Perhaps the most important factor that determines the efficiency of CBFM at the local level is related to capacity and governance issues at the local government level and ability of the district facilitators  to work effectively with communities, through extension services and approaches.