Forests in Tanzania are under high pressure of human activities as harvesting of fuel wood and charcoal and changes in land use. Along with the growing population, this pressure will continue to grow. By changing the economic climate the government tries to stimulate private investments in plantation forestry to meet the future demand for wood fuel and also for the long-term supply for wood-based industries. On the other hand the government tries to involve local communities in sustainable forest management. The overall goal is to establish a sustainable forestry that has a firm contribution to the national economy and decreases the poverty, which is often the basic cause of forest degradation.
Key-words:
Tanzania, wood fuel, charcoal, beekeeping, catchment forest, forest policy, plantations, NWFPs, stakeholder