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  1. Library Resource
    April, 2014
    Tanzania

    This paper explains the major issues and
    lessons derived from the national forest management program
    and REDD+ initiatives in Tanzania. It finds that addressing
    the most important drivers of forest degradation and
    deforestation, in particular the country energy needs and
    landownership, is essential for success in reducing
    emissions regardless of the type of program implemented. It
    also finds that, through the national program, forest users

  2. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Uganda

    This report summarizes the findings of
    the Uganda Sustainable Land Management Public Expenditure
    Review (SLM PER). The SLM PER was undertaken to achieve six
    main objectives: (i) establish a robust data base on
    SLM-related public expenditure that can support credible
    empirical analysis; (ii) develop a sound methodology for
    conducting SLM PERs, which could guide similar work in the
    future; (iii) analyze the level and composition of SLM

  3. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Tanzania

    Declining soil fertility due to
    inadequate farming practices, deforestation and overgrazing
    are among the primary impediments to increased agricultural
    productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. These causal factors,
    driven by social, economic and political forces, manifest
    themselves in market, policy and institutional failures,
    inappropriate technologies and practices. This is also the
    case in Tanzania where over 90 percent of the population is

  4. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

    This Vision 2030 is Kenya's development programme covering the period 2008 to 2030.

  5. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    The Goal of the present cross-sectoral National Forest Plan (NFP) is formulated as follows: “An integrated forest sector that achieves sustainable increases in economic, social and environmental benefits from forests and trees by all the people of Uganda, especially the poor and vulnerable”.The objectives of the NFP are: 1) To raise the incomes and quality of life of poor people through forestry developments, targeting sustainable livelihoods amongst small-scale, mainly rural stakeholders, with strategies based on-farm, in natural forests or off-farm; 2) To increase economic productivity an

  6. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa

    The overall Vision of the present cross-sectoral Forest Policy is formulated as follows: “A sufficiently forested, ecologically stable and economically prosperous Uganda”. Part 2 concerns Guiding Principles for the Forest Sector building on the government's national development priorities of poverty eradication and good governance.

  7. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

    The overall Goal of the present cross-sectoral Policy is sustainable development, management, utilization and conservation of forest resources and equitable sharing of accrued benefits for the present and future generations of the people of Kenya.

  8. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Malawi, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Order, made under section 31 of the Land Act, provides that on the land described in the First Schedule no control person shall, without the prior consent of the Minister or his or her authorized representative: (a) make any new garden; (b) plant any tree or shrub; (c) erect any building of any description whatsoever. The Order also provides for powers of authorized officers in proceedings under section 36 (1) of the Act against any person who has trespassed or encroached upon public land or is in unlawful use or occupation of such land.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Seychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act grants powers to the Minister to constitute Forest Reserves and lays down rules relative to acts in or in relation with such reserve. The Minister may constitute a Forest Reserve by Order published in the Official Gazette and may also direct, in the same manner, the cessation of a Reserve. Provisions of the State Lands and River Reserves Act notwithstanding, the President or the government may not sell, lease or mortgage land in Forest Reserves. Cutting down of trees or lighting of fires without a written permission of the Chief Agricultural Officer is prohibited.

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