Working together for REDD+: Developing a national readiness strategy in Tanzania

The document details Tanzania's efforts to establish a National REDD+ Strategy by December 2012, supported by a $90 million partnership with Norway. It highlights the role of a National Taskforce in coordinating cross-sectoral efforts, the use of pilot projects to generate local data, and the importance of building on existing participatory forest management (PFM) experience. However, it identifies significant obstacles, including intra-governmental mandate overlaps, limited stakeholder trust, and insufficient resources for community engagement. The brief argues that successful REDD+ implementation requires long-term international support, inclusive governance, and robust protections for community land rights.

• Tanzania has established a National Taskforce comprising senior officials from various ministries to develop a National REDD+ Strategy by December 2012, utilizing a process that integrates lessons from participatory forestry management, stakeholder input, and pilot projects.
• The Tanzanian government's REDD+ readiness is supported by a five-year, $90 million partnership with Norway, alongside technical assistance from the UN-REDD programme and the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility.
• Tanzania's forests are economically vital, contributing 10–15% of GDP and providing 95% of the country's energy as fuel wood, but they face high deforestation rates from commercial harvesting, industrial development, and illegal activities.
• The National Taskforce has implemented a four-year programme with several universities and the Tanzania Meteorological Agency to establish a national monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system by December 2011.
• Intra-governmental tensions exist due to overlapping mandates between ministries regarding the management of REDD+ funding and conflicting interpretations of the Village Land Act.
• Stakeholder engagement has been hindered by limited resources, a lack of trust between communities and government, and the exclusion of civil society representatives from the National Taskforce.
• A pilot project in Eastern and Coastal Tanzania involving 26 villages aims to reduce 110,000 tonnes of carbon on 50,000 hectares, with 18% of Norwegian funding disbursed directly to communities to test payment mechanisms.

APA

Jodoin, S. (2011). Working together for REDD+: Developing a national readiness strategy in Tanzania. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Tanzania-InsideStory_cbc_LR1.pdf

Chicago

Jodoin, Sébastien. Working together for REDD+: Developing a national readiness strategy in Tanzania. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Tanzania-InsideStory_cbc_LR1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jodoin2011working, author = {Jodoin, Sébastien}, title = {{Working together for REDD+: Developing a national readiness strategy in Tanzania}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2011}, month = nov, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Tanzania-InsideStory_cbc_LR1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }