The Eastern Arc Mountains forests are under considerable pressure due to various human activities as a result of the increased population. Threats leading to biodiversity loss include expansion of human settlements, shifting cultivation, forest fires, extraction of wood for commercial and domestic uses, gold mining, dry season grazing, extraction of non-wood forest products including honey,...Read More

Charcoal is among the forest sub-sectors which have a significant contributions to the economy and livelihoods of the people. Charcoal is the largest source of household energy in urban areas for cooking and heating in Tanzania. Inefficient charcoal production, utilization and trade are known to contribute significantly to deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania where...Read More

The Forest sector has great potential to contribute to the development of the national economy and livelihood of the people including employment creation for the majority of Tanzanians and revenue collection. For the first time in history, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism found it prudent to establish its own estimate of the forest...Read More