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A fire baseline for Tanzania

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    Indigenous knowledge, practices and customary norms of fire management In Tanzania - A study in nine villages
    Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing Climate FAO‐Finland Forestry Programme
    2013
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    The FAO‐Finland Programme is supporting Tanzania in its efforts towards developing and implementing national efforts on integrated fire management as a key factor to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. All stakeholders see the fire situation in Tanzania as complex, difficult, widespread and of significant concern. The detail of the fire situation in Tanzania needs to be examined and properly described. This study was intended to establish a thorough understanding on the existing indigenous knowledge, practices and customary norms (IKPC) on fires in Tanzania in order to establish a basis for how, when, where and why communities in the nine study sites use fires. The study conducted in nine villages from nine districts and regions, respectively. The study covered the northeastern, central, western, and southern parts of Tanzania.
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    Fire management policy and institutional review in Tanzania
    Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing Climate FAO‐Finland Forestry Programme
    2013
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    This review was carried out to assess the history of fire policies, the state of current fire policies and institutional framework. Content analysis was conducted on policies, laws and by‐laws so as to identify coverage on fire issues. A desk review was conducted to assess the status and practices of fire management activities and related institutions in Tanzania.
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    Communication strategy for community-based fire management. Engaging communities to sustain their natural resources
    Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing Climate FAO‐Finland Forestry Programme
    2013
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    This community‐based fire integrated communication strategy is one of the strategic plans of the National Forest Monitoring and Assessment (NAFORMA) project − a collaboration between the Governments of the Republic of Tanzania and Finland and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

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