Case Details
Lessons learnt from 10 years of restoration of coastal and sub-montane forests - The East Usambara landscape (Tanzania)
Author(s) Mansourian, S., Sumbi, P., Bonifasi, E., Meshack, C., Malugu, I. & Vallauri, D.
Year of publication 2019
The East Usambara region of Tanzania is part of the Eastern Arc Forests biodiversity hotspot is part of the Global 200 Ecoregions of WWF. East Usambara is densely populated and its forests are suffering from degradation and fragmentation. WWF and its partners have been working in East Usambara since 2004 to restore forests. The WWF and TFCG project has succeeded in restoring forest while at the same time improving livelihoods. The forests include natural forests as well as government owned teak plantations. The objectives of the project included enhancing connectivity, improving livelihoods, improving governance, and communicating the results.
Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)
Publisher
WWF
WWF
Region
Africa
Africa
Biome
Tropical
Tropical
Forest Type
Degraded forest
Degraded forest
Primary Designated Function
All
All