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Forest Conservation in the Matumbi Hills, Rufiji District
Grantee Name: 
World Wide Fund for Nature
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
AMOUNT
US$150,879
DATES
Jul 2007
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Dec 2009
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
AMOUNT
US$150,879
DATES
Jul 2007
-
Dec 2009

Improve community conservation of five forests reserves in Tanzania through participatory forest management with the Forest and Beekeeping Division to create Village Land Forest Reserves as a means for long-term, sustainable forest use. Implement a monitoring plan that tracks changes in forest quality, management effectiveness, and species diversity.

Strategic Direction: 2 Restore and increase connectivity among fragmented forest patches in the hotspot, especially in Lower Tana River Forests; Taita Hills; East Usambaras/Tanga; and Udzungwas