Governance and Forestry in Forestry

TNRF with TRAFFIC AND WWF-Tz briefed the Finance and Planning Parliamentary Committee and the Natural Resources and Environment Parliamentary Committee. Both committees were taken-aback with the far-reaching loss of forest revenues and deforestation documented in the report by TRAFFIC. It is likely that as a direct result of the briefings, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism budget submission to the Committees was rejected and sent back for adjustment, in order to address the estimated 96 per cent revenue loss from illegal logging and other revenue concerns.

TNRF and Policy Forum have prepared a policy brief on illegal logging in Tanzania for a Policy Forum breakfast debate that was held in Dar es Salaam on 24th May 2007. Breakfast debate audiences generally consist of bilateral and multi-lateral donors together with local and international NGOs. A presentation was given by Mr Simon Milledge which was very well received with lots of questions.

A two day workshop was held in Dar es Salaam to develop a detailed communications and advocacy proposal in response to a report on illegal logging by TRAAFIC - Milledge, S., Gelvas, I. & Ahrends A. 2006 Forestry, Governance and National Development: Lessons Learned from a Logging Boom in Southern Tanzania. TRAFFIC, MNRT & DPG. The workshop was held as part of the Tanzania Forest Working Group's activities and was funded by GTZ.

TNRF has received a local grant from GTZ to plan and develop a major communications and advocacy initiative in response to the report by TRAFFIC on Illegal logging - Milledge, S., Gelvas, I. & Ahrends A. 2006 Forestry, Governance and National Development: Lessons Learned from a Logging Boom in Southern Tanzania. TRAFFIC, MNRT & DPG.