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Environmental Conservation of Rubana River Catchment Area Project, Bunda District, Mara Region

The project purpose is to mobilize the community to use diverse initiatives including use of bio gas to conserve Rubana River catchments area which is highly threatened by trees cutting and farmers? encroachment looking for farming spaces. The project will be implemented in four wards namely Bunda Kunzugu, Mcharo and Hunyari wards respectively in Bunda district. Rubana River draws its water from the northern part of Tanzania and pours it into Lake Victoria. The river catchment area was covered by the green vegetation throughout the area; the green belt was full of natural trees, grass and other animals. However, due to the sharp increase in human and animal population growth, there is no longer vegetation cover around the river banks and in the catchment area. Community members cleared the trees at the rate which is threatening the Rubana river catchment and there is no current plan for the trees replacement. This project is intending to alleviate the above mentioned problems facing the community by building the capacity of the community in conservation techniques, mobilizing the community to restore the vegetation cover in the catchment and to their new woodlots, and conserve the surrounding hills, mobilize high fuel wood users to adopt bio gas technology and create community awareness events.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Village Sharing Agency

Country:

Tanzania

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

Phase 3

Grant Amount:

US$ 23,515.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 6,240.05

Project Number:

TAN/NBI-NTEAP/06/08

Start Date:

7/2006

End Date:

12/2008

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

All community members are participating in the project

Notable Community Participation

Problem identification and project planning, Participate in the baseline study, Mobilization of locally available materials and transportation of materials Establishment of tree nurseries and replacement of trees/ filling the gaps in the Rubana reserved forest, Construction of bio gas digesters and energy efficient stoves, Project Monitoring and Evaluation,

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Promotion of trees planting, conservation of Rubana reserved forest and facilitating construction of energy efficient stoves and facilitation of community capacity building on environmental education though done at a low scale but they all have a global environment impact

Project sustainability

Sensitization and capacity building of the community leaders on the project objectives and activities and involving them in exposure visits. The community and institutions who will plant trees, once the planted trees get mature enough they will harvest them and earn income for their families. Community capacity building in every technology facilitated by the project will be made available. For instance the project will train bio gas technicians who will help to solve any problem raised in one of the bio gas plant; nursery management skills will also be given to the pupils, teachers and some community members in order that even after the end of the project the community can continue to plant trees in a correct way/method, The project will facilitate training and development of by laws which will protect the Rubana catchment area free from fire, encroachment by cattle keepers and by farmers respectively,

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project benefits include increased community leaders and members advocating for the conservation of the river basin, restored vegetation cover along Rubana River catchment area, reduced destruction of the natural resources in the Rubana catchment, increased use of alternative sources of energy for cooking, especially by large institutions and increased schools and community income through sale of trees seedlings and trees products. The above benefits indicate how the project ideas have incorporated innovative financial mechanisms.

Gender Focus

The project facilitates construction of energy efficient stoves and facilitates establishment of woodlots which will be used to produce timber and firewood as by products for the households. Availability fire woods within a short distance will reduce the women walking distance to collect firewood.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

There will be more availability of firewood and charcoal for households use in the villages who at the moment spend much time in search of firewood, The produced seedlings will increase community woodlots which will serve more time for women to engage in development activities as much time used in fire wood collection will be minimized, The sale of tree seedlings, trees and timber from the project will increase community and schools income,

Capacity - Building Component

To conduct training to the community leaders and community facilitators on the protection and conservation of the river catchment, To conduct raining to the community bio gas technicians, To conduct training to selected women groups on how to manufacture low fuel wood consumption stoves

Project Results

Restored vegetation cover along Rubana River catchment area,
Reduced destruction of the natural resources caused by charcoal makers and people gardening on the river banks,
Increased use of alternative sources of energy for cooking, especially by large institutions,
The availability of tree woodlots at community levels and hills will reduce pressure to the Rubana catchment area which is caused by the big institutions,

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Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 2

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