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There is increasing evidence that the use and management of land resources are better addressed through a participatory and integrated approach. The first Guideline for Participatory Village Land Use Planning, Administration and Management in Tanzania was prepared in 1998 by the National Land Use Planning Commission (NLUPC) and came into operation even before the enactment of the Land Act Cap 113 (1999) and the Village Land Act Cap 114 (1999) among many Laws.

In 1999 onwards, there was an increased formulation and emanation of new policies, legislation and regulations from various Ministries and Sectors with concerns for rural land use planning, administration and management including Land Act Cap 113 (1999), the Village Land Act Cap 114 (1999), National environment Act No. 20 of 2004, etc. In the process of applying new laws, different experiences accrued from several actors at various levels and opportunities which posed challenges on direct application of the 1st Edition of (PLUM) Guidelines (1998) thus, there was a need of revising it to address the short falls in the Second Edition of 2013 which insisted more participatory approach, than top down.

On 23^rd and 24^th November 2020, Tanzania Natural Resources Forum (TNRF) through Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) held a consultative meeting in Longido District to introduce the PRM project in the new cluster at Oltepesi village after the approval by the technical team. The meeting involved introduction of the project to the District Council officials and Village Council members for support and collaboration throughout the project implementation.

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From the feasibility study results to identify potential sites to pilot PRM, Oltepesi village was found to meet the criteria based on the status of the land tenure security, rangeland connectivity and governance, pastoralism and other livelihood options. Also, to ensure inclusivity of all the stakeholders to the project for transparency. On the first day TNRF met with the district council officials and the second day with the village council for the discussions.

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Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) is a platform for collective sharing and interpretation of climate/ weather forecasts. PSP is conducted as soon as a seasonal weather forecast is available from Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA). From 9^th to 11^th and 23^rd to 25^th November, 2020 TNRF through Ardhi Yetu Project (AYP) plus, in collaboration with TMA and Care Tanzania have conducted PSP in Iringa rural, and Simanjiro districts. The PSP in Simanjiro district also involved representatives from Kiteto district which is also under TNRF areas of AYP plus implementation. During the PSP, forecasters from TMA shared weather forecasts for the Southern highlands and Northern highlands Meteorological zones covering Iringa and Manyara regions respectively. However, Traditional Forecasters using Indigenous Knowledge (IK) also shared their forecasts using traditional indicators according to Hehe and Maasai traditions.

On 10^th and 11^th November 2020, the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) through Land Governance, Gender and Accountability project which is one among the project implemented by the organization conducted a training for Land Right Monitors (LRMs) from Kilosa and Kiteto districts at Kingsway way hotel in Morogoro. The training involved  LRMs selected in a meeting with Village leaders, community representatives, farmers and pastoralist representatives, religious leaders, village land council and ward tribunals members from Mbigiri, Mvumi, Mfulu, Mambegwa in Kilosa district and Kimana, Olpopon’g, Laalala and Ngabolo in Kiteto district. Land Right Monitors in this case involve the community representatives (Male and Female) who are democratically selected among community members and receive further training to be trainers of trainees (ToT) in the community.  Therefore, the training was attended by 14 LRMs where 6 were women.

This training aimed at sensitizing LRMs on land laws, women land rights, good governance, land conflicts resolution mechanisms and community engagement with other stakeholders for sustainable land and natural resources management for improved livelihood of communities.