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020			_a9781842192817
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100	1		_aShayo, Hildebrand
245	0	0	_aForestry governance in limbo in Tanzania _bA case study of a supply chain of the indigenous hardwood timber, timber trade and procurement code. _h[electronic document]
260			_aLondon _bRICS _c2006
520			_aThe questions at the centre of this paper are: who profits from forestry business, and how? Through the use of commodity chain analysis, the paper investigates the indigenous pit sawing and hardwood industry and the linkages between peripheral hardwood timber trade in Tanzania and the increased prevalence of illegal logging practices which do not only threaten the country?s forest and other natural resources but also the erosion of the basis for sustainable forestry practices. The current system of regulation of tree felling in the natural forest in Tanzania is not working. Most of the timber that is cut is not paid for. There are no management plans, no supervision of felling and no effective control over the location of felling, or the size and quantity of trees felled and tracking the volume extracted. There has been little success in attempts to regain the upper hand in the battle against illegal timber activities at all levels in Tanzania and attempts to regain control over resources and revenue collection have had little success. There are strong grounds for believing that the current system of regulation on forest matters will not work. For conservation and sustainable practices to be achieved, more ways of rewarding local people have to be established. When authority over resources such as forest resources is handed over with or without ownership to local communities a number of benefits might grow to the local community including a greater share of the proceeds as well as less tangible benefits such as an increase in democratic participation and empowerment. Nevertheless, such a new policy will not necessarily bring about the desired outcome of more sustainable utilisation of forest resources. In this context, it may be wise to adopt a realistic vision that the exploitation of the preferred species of hardwood from lands outside of National Parks and game reserves cannot be controlled. The parks and reserves need to be seen as a means of preserving tree species, with tree conservation integrated with ecosystem and habitats? conservation.
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