Promoting participatory and ambitious NDC implementation through nature-based solutions in urban, rural and coastal landscapes of Tanzania (PRO-NDC-ACT)
Forest loss in Tanzania is critical - for the local population, the flora and fauna, and the climate. To address this, the project applies a new form of cooperation between science and civil society that focuses on mutual learning in an experimental setting. To this end, it is conducting baseline studies and establishing two real-world laboratories in the form of participatory community-based forest restoration initiatives. Target regions are the Vumari Forest Reserve in Same District with evergreen and mixed (sub-)montane forests of the Eastern Arc and the lower basin of Pangani River in Pangani District with East African Coastal Forests and mangroves. The project also conducts national stakeholder consultation workshops to discuss questions concerning funding for reforestation strategies. It also conducts targeted outreach to implement national climate change goals and forest restoration.
- Countries
- Tanzania
- IKI funding
- 523,604.73 €
- Duration
- 07/2022 till 06/2025
- Status
- open
- Implementing organisation
- Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
- Implementing Partner
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- Climate Action Network (CAN)
- Climate Action Network (CAN) Tanzania
State of implementation/results
- Based on the results of a baseline study, that was prepared shortly after commencement of the project, the two target regions were selected.
- To promote the involvement of the local communities in planning and implementation of forest restoration activities and to ensure sustainability of the project outcomes, local project implementation committees (LPICs) were established. Representatives in the LPICs were mainly drawn from existing Natural Resources Committees and other community members. The LPICs were approved by general village assemblies.
- A first round of local stakeholder workshops was held in March/April 2023 in both target regions. The programme comprised an introduction of the project goals and the national climate change policy framework and discussions on local challenges for forest conservation and pathways for sustainable forest management. Finally, the participants agreed upon major objectives for the proposed forest restoration.
- A second round of local stakeholder workshops was held in June 2023. The focus was set on the establishment of a common knowledge base and comprehensive discussions about the relevance of intact natural forests for local livelihoods and on approaches for forest restoration and sustainable management. Building on that local action plans for the implementation of project activities were prepared. Furthermore, sites for the establishment of tree nurseries were selected.
- In June 2023 representative forest sites in the two target regions were surveyed. Inventories of present tree species were prepared along altitudinal and disturbance gradients. The results were used to inform the selection of tree species for reforestation.
Latest Update:
04/2024
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