Transcript PRESENTATION ON PROJECT OVERVIEW IN MASASI

WWF REDD+ PILOT PROJECT
Enhancing Tanzanian Capacity to Deliver Short and Long
Term Data on Forest Carbon Stock Across the Country
Kusaga Mukama
February, 2014
Introduction
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WWF REDD+ Pilot Project is among 9 Pilot projects in the
country supported by Royal Norwegian government.
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The project started in January, 2011
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The project resumed in April, 2013 .
However, it was suspended early 2012 due to fund
mismanagement.
Project goal and Purpose
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Goal: The national Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
MRV system is established to reduced GHG emission from
deforestation and degradation of Tanzanian forest.
Purpose: To contribute core data to Tanzanian National
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system.
Project Area
No.
Vegetation type
Location
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Miombo woodland
Iringa and Mbeya
40
2.
Acacia/Commiphora woodland
Mwanga & Arusha
10
3.
Coastal forest
Rufiji & Kilwa
25
4.
Grassland
Kilombero,Iringa Mbeya &
Eastern Arch
10
5.
Bushlands & Thickets
Itigi
10
6.
Mangroves
Kilwa and Rufiji
5
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Forests on volcanic mountains
& Crystalline- Eastern Arch
Kilimanjaro, Arusha and
Mbeya
20
Total
Number
of plots
120
Expected Project Output
• Baseline 120 carbon plots established in 10 vegetation
type and baseline map produced
• Utility of LiDar technology further tested in Tanzania
forest habitat
• Hemispherical photographic and Sunscan surveyed in
120 carbon plots established in 10 vegetation type.
• A range of future scenarios for change in carbon stock
produced.
Expected Project Output
• Soil carbon surveyed in 120 carbon plots established
across 10 vegetation type
• Capacity building & communication of Project output
undertaken.
Achievement
• Establishment of carbon plots
Vegetation types
Target
Established
Miombo woodland in Iringa & Mbeya
40
40
Bushland/thickets in Dodoma/Sngida
10
0
Coastal forest in Lindi
25
25
Mangrove in Kilwa
5
1
Forest on crystalline mountain in Mwanga and
Acacia/commiphora
16
16
Grassland in Floodplain, upland and savanna
10
13
Forest on volcanic mountains in Mbeya &K,njaro
16
10
Total
120
105
Achievement
• Distribution of carbon plots across Tanzania.
Current plan
• The main focus of the project work plan for 2014 is to
ensure full implementation of project activities and
deliver quality outputs
• Developing land use/cover change scenarios is one of
the activities under the current plan.
• Therefore Regional scenarios workshops are
organised in six zones of Tanzania.
• The main objective of scenarios workshop is to collect
information/data for mapping possible future land
use/cover change for 2025 across Tanzania.
Current plan
• Workshop participants are invited from different actors
including Central and local government, NGO,
Government Agency, Research Institutions, Investors,
Private sector and CBO
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Statistics of Southern Zone
• Southern Zone has three regions including Ruvuma,
Lindi and Mtwara.
• Major economic activities in this zone are:
• Agriculture
• Livestock keeping
• Lumbering
• Fishing
• Beekeeping
• Mining
• Trade and Tourist hunting
Statistics of Southern Zone
Basic statistics
Region
Area (km 2)
Population
Density
Growth rate
National (Tanzania) 945,203
44,928,923
51
2.7
Ruvuma
67,372
1,376,891
22
2.1
Lindi
67,000
864,652
13
0.9
Mtwara
16,720
1,270,854
76
1.2
Weather
Mean temperature (oC)
Mean Rainfall (mm)
Ruvuma
23 -30
800 -1800
Lindi
22 – 27.7
774 - 1200
Mtwara
23.8 - 27
880 - 900
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