Mountain Rainforest Management in Babati District, Tanzania.

• Main Author: Ericsson, Linda-Mari
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för livsvetenskaper 2005
• Subjects: environment; Tanzania; Haraa; community based forest management; tragedy of the commons; Biology; Biologi
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-634

This paper deals with Community Based Forest Management in Mountain rainforests in Babati. This form of management is when the Communities are managing the forest with some help from the Government. I have made a field study to see how the managing is working the mountain forests. I made interviews with chairmen, guards and district council. The purpose with the interview is to give answers to my questions about CBFM and how it is working. I want to see if the CBFM is sustainable in Babati and know if the villagers are satisfied with it. To answer the sustainability questions, studies in Ostroms eight principles for sustainable forest management is made. The main conclusions of the study are: Babati will have a sustainable management if they follow the rules and laws that are made for Community Based Forest Management, if the community gets some kind of benefits for being the manager and they want to take care of the forest in a good way when they are the owners. If there are threats against the villagers like pressure from others villages or corruptions this sustainability can be destroyed. CBFM needs supporting systems, help from the Government, clearly defined boundaries and the basic needs like food and shelter is fulfilled before they can think of the ecosystem health and sustainability.