This scoping study was commissioned to identify issues on land/forest related investment in Tanzania as part of a strategic engagement between Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF), HAKIARDHI/ LARRRI and the World Wide Fund for Nature – Coastal East Africa Initiative (WWF-CEAI). These organizations are working on a partnership initiative to identify existing channels, challenges and opportunities for mitigating land and natural resources related conflicts in Tanzania. This initiative is also aimed at finding suitable means that can promote smart land-based investment practices in Tanzania.Specifically, this study was commissioned to identify necessary interventions and point of entry for TNRF in relation to this partnership and its priority strategic areas.
A preparatory phase which is a collaborative work between TNRF and the Mama Misitu Campaign (MMC) involved a scoping exercise in Kibaha, Kilwa and Handeni Districts during October/November 2013 to identify opportunities and challenges in forest and related products trade in the chain of harvesting to export. This study involved review of various documents on land and forest governance and related investments''.
