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Project Background

 Nature Forest Reserve (NFR) is a national Forest Reserve (FR) managed for conservation and offers the highest level of protection (consistent with IUCN Category is Strict Nature Reserves) for natural forests under the Forest Act. However, a number of NFRs still have limited in situ operational capacity and whose forest habitats and species are increasingly coming under threats from unsustainable agricultural practices and production systems; intensifying pressure for agricultural land; increasing demand for fuelwood and charcoal; uncontrolled, damaging wildfires; spread of invasive alien species (IAS); and ongoing habitat fragmentation. This project will focus on building conducive environment to sustain the threats from habitat degradation and climate change.

Project Components: This project comprises with three complimentary components including;
Component 1: Manage climate-induced threats to forest biodiversity
Component 2: Develop income-generating activities to finance threat-reduction measures
Component 3: Knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation and gender mainstreaming

Project Location:  The nine selected project sites (and their forest-adjacent communities) include; 

a. Mt. Hanang in the Manyara Region

b. Pindiro in the Lindi Region

c. Pugu–Kazimzumbwi in the Pwani Region

d. Uzigua in the Pwani and Tanga region

e. Mwambesi in the Ruvuma Region

f. Essimingor in the Arusha Region

g. Nou in the Manyara Region 

h. Hassama Hills in the Arusha Region

i.  Rondo in the Lindi Region