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Decision-support tool for management of miombo woodlands: a matrix model approach

Mugasha, W. A.; Bollandsås, O. M.; Gobakken, T.; Zahabu, E.; Katani, J. Z.; Eid, T. (SOUTHERN FORESTS, 2017-03-06)

Rational forest management planning requires information on the present forest state and on future development. However, forest management planning in Tanzania has often been done without any information on forest development ...
Deforestation and CO 2 emissions in coastal Tanzania from 1990 to 2007

Godoy, F. L.; Tabor, K.; Burgess, N. D.; Mbilinyi, B. P.; Kashaigili, J. P.; Steininger, M. K. (Foundation for Environmental Conservation, 2011)

Conversion of forest to other land uses is a major contributor to climate change. The coastal forests of Tanzania have increasingly been recognized as being of global biodiversity importance, due to high rates of species ...
Deforestation and loss of bushland and grassland primarily due to expansion of cultivation in mainland Tanzania (1995–2010)

Nzunda, E. F.; Midtgaard, F. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

Information on land use and cover changes (LUCC) is important for planning of conservation and development and thus ensure forest sustainability. The current paper assesses LUCC for the whole of the mainland Tanzania. ...
Designed for accumulation by dispossession: an analysis of Tanzania's wildlife management areas through the case of Burunge

Kicheleri, Rose P; Mangewa, Lazaro J; Treue, Thorsten; Nielsen, Martin R; Kajembe, George C (wiley, 2020-12)

Unfortunately, adverse rather than positive local welfare outcomes of community-based conservation initiatives are quite common. Through the case of Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA) this study documents how WMAs ...
Developing Fire Reduction Strategy for Miombo Woodlands as a Potential tool for Carbon Storage and Sequestration

Katani, J. Z.; Modoffe, S.S.; Midtgaard, F.; Rija, A. A.; Amanzi, N. S.; Kilawe, C.J.; Mbeyale, G. E.; Zahabu, E.; Tarimo, B. C.; Silayo, D.S. A. (E&D Vision Publishing Ltd, 2016)

World-wide, wildfires cause problems and when uncontrolled or misused they wreak havoc on society and the environment. In Tanzania, fire occurs in most parts of the Miombo woodlands, and some of them cause significant ...
Diameter at breast height-crown width prediction models for Anogeissus Leiocarpus (DC.) Guill &Perr and Combretum Hartmannianum Schweinf

Ibrahim, Elmugheira M.; Osman, Elmamoun H. (Research Publisher- Discovery that Matters, 2014)

This study was carried out at El-Nour Natural Forest Reserve, Rosaries district, Blue Nile State with objective of predicting Crown width from Diameter at Breast Height for Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill & Perr, and ...
Differential response to tree fallows in rotational woodlot systems In semi-arid Tanzania: post-fallow maize yield, nutrient uptake, And soil nutrients

Kimaro, A.A.; Timmer, V.R.; Chamshama, S.A.O.; Mugasha, A.G.; Kimaro, D.A. (elservier, 2008)

Agroforestry tree species producing high quality litter may enhance post-fallow soil nutrient availability and crop yields through mineralization of soil organic matter and green manure. A split-plot field experiment was ...
Differential utilization and Ethnobotany of trees in Kitulanghalo forest reserve and surrounding communal lands, eastern Tanzania

Luoga, E. J.; Witkowski, E. T. E.; Balkwill, K. (Springer, 2000)

This study documents the utilization aspects and distri- bution of ethnobotanical knowledge of the local people of Morogoro, Tanzania, as a first step towards sustainable utilization and conservation of tropical woodlands. ...
Distribution of heavy Metals in lake Muhazi, Rwanda

Nhapi, I.; Wali, U. B.; Usanzineza, D.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Banadda, N.; Kimwaga, R. (2012)

The pollution of lakes is mainly conceived in terms of nutrient levels and eutrophication with the consequent development of algal blooms and fish kills. However, heavy metals are increasingly becoming prominent especially ...
Economics and sustainability of commercial production of wood fuel in Miombo woodlands of eastern Tanzania

Luoga, E. J.; Witkowski, E. T. F.; Balkwill, K. (University of the Witwatersrand, 1999)

Miombo woodlands, which comprise the largest proporti on of the savanna regions of southern Africa, are central to the livelihood of both rural and urban households . Wood fuel is the main source of energy for the ...
Efectiveness of groundwater governance structures and institutions in Tanzania

Gudaga, J. L. ; Kabote, S. J. ; Mosha, D. B.; Tarimo, A. K. P. R.; Kashaigili, J. J. (Applied Water Science, 2018-04-30)

This paper examines efectiveness of groundwater governance structures and institutions in Mbarali District, Mbeya Region. The paper adopts exploratory sequential research design to collect quantitative and qualitative ...
Effect of spacing on performance of teak at Longuza, Tanga, Tanzania

Sibomana, G.; Makonda, F. B. S.; Malimbwi, R. E; Chamshama, S. A. O.; Iddi, S. (Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 1994)

The performance of teak ( Tectona grandis ) planted at four square spacings ( 1 .5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 m) at Longuza, Tanga, in Tanzania was assessed. The variables studied were diameter at breast height (dbh) , total ...
Effects of drivers and their variations on the number of stems and aboveground carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania

Manyanda, Bernardol John; Nzunda, Emmanuel F; Mugasha, Wilson Ancelm; Malimbwi, Rogers Ernest (BMC, 2021)

Background: Removals caused by both natural and anthropogenic drivers such as logging and fire in miombo woodlands causes substantial carbon emissions. Here we present drivers and their effects on the variations on ...
Effects of land use/ cover changes on flow regime of the Usangu wetland and the Great Ruaha River in Tanzania

Kashaigili, J.J. (SUA, 2010)

The Usangu wetland (Ihefu) is a wetland of great importance for its biodiversity and acts as regulator for downstream flows for the Great Ruaha River through the Ruaha National Park. While recognizing the importance of ...
Environmental flow assessment as a tool for achieving environmental objectives of African water policy, with examples from East Africa

McClain, Michael E.; Kashaigili, Japhet J.; Ndomba, Preksedis (International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2013)

Africa has set ambitious targets for development of water resources over the coming decades. Africa Water Vision 2025 calls for a doubling of irrigated agriculture and a five-fold increase in water use for agriculture, ...
Estimates of volume and carbon stock removals in miombo Woodlands of mainland Tanzania

Manyanda, Bernardol John; Nzunda, Emmanuel F; Mugasha, Wilson Ancelm; Malimbwi, Rogers Ernest (2020)

Miombo woodlands are major vegetation type covering about 93% of the forest land of Mainland Tanzania. It forms an integral part of the rural landscape in Tanzania and plays a crucial role in providing a wide range of ...
Estimation of biomass and volume in Miombo Woodland at Kitulangalo Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Malimbwi, R. E.; Solberg, B.; Luoga, E. (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 1994-12)

Seventeen sample trees of different miombo species distributed in 1 0 sample plots were excavated and measured for volume and green weight. Samples from the roots and stems were taken and treated in the laboratory for ...
Estimation of environmental flows in the Great Ruaha River Catchment, Tanzania: use of the desktop reserve model

Kashaigili, J. J.; Mccartney, M.; Mahoo, H. F. (WATERNET/WARFSA/GWP-SA, 2006)

For the past eleven years, the Great Ruaha River which flows through the Ruaha National Park, has ceased flowing during the dry season, with extended periods of zero flow. The drying up has resulted in social conflicts ...
Estimation of small reservoir sedimentation in semi-arid southern Zimbabwe

Chitata, T.; Mugabe, F. T.; Kashaigili, J. J. (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2014)

Small surface reservoirs play an important role of providing ready and convenient source of water for various uses in semi-arid areas which are characterized by erratic and low rainfall. Lack of current data on reservoir ...
Evaluation for the Performance of the CORDEX Regional Climate Models in Simulating Rainfall Characteristics over Mbarali River Catchment in the Rufiji Basin, Tanzania

Mutayoba, E.; Kashaigili, J. J. (Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2017-04-30)

This study aims to evaluate the performance of the individual Regional Climate Models (RCMs) used in Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) and the ensemble average of the four RCMs to feign the ...

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