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Rehabilitation of Half Mile Strip of Mt. Kilimanjaro Forest and its adjacent areas.

Project aim to involve local communities to restore degraded areas of the half miles trip area on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Kidia Tella and Mowo Villagers for sustainable utilization of forest resources in order to conserve biodiversity.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Tanzania Association of Foresters (TAF)

Country:

Tanzania

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 28,756.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 2,120.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 11,502.00

Project Number:

TAN/COMPACT/UNF/02/05

Start Date:

7/2002

End Date:

12/2003

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

Communities will be trained on how to grow and nurture tree seedlings by using locally available materials.

Notable Community Participation

Mt. Kilimanjaro adjacent communities will participate in growing tree seedlings. They will also participate in surveillance and assisting to enforce compliance to conservation oriented bylaws.

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Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Project participants are indigenous people from Mt. Kilimanjaro adjacent villages.

Policy Influence

Project provided positive feed back on the implementaion of Joint Forest Management in forest conservation.

Policy Impact

Project succeeded to demonstrate on how the concept of Joint Forest Management could be applied.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Sustainable utilization of forest products will include harvesting of fuelwood and honey.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project aim at conserving biodiversity on Mt. Kilimanjaro which is a World Heritage site.

Replication of project activities

The project has been replicated by other villagers adjacent to half mile strip areas around the mountain.

Project sustainability

The project rained members on establishment and management of tree nursery for agro forest practices and as a business for income generation

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project was financed by GEF/SGP; the implenting NGO and local communities.

Gender Focus

Women who are responsible (in an african tradition) with the responsibility of fuel wood gathering will be able to get fuelwood from woodlots to be established under the project.

Project Results

(1) Project succeeded to grow about 500,000 trees in the half mile strip of Mt. Kilimanjaro along Kidia, Tella and Mowo Villagers.

(2) Project trained local communities on reforestation and Joint forest management.

(3) Project sensitizes the forest adjacent communities to refrain from illegal logging practices.

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Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in biodiversity focal area 2

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 3

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