Forestry policy reform and the role of incentives in Tanzania

Published Date
1 April 2001, Vol.2(1):39–55, doi:10.1016/S1389-9341(00)00037-X

Author 

Lorenz Petersen ^a

Armin Sandhövel ^b,,

aFAO, Investment Centre Division, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy

bGerman Council of Environmental Advisors, 65180 Wiesbaden, Germany

Received 23 May 2000. Revised 14 September 2000. Accepted 14 September 2000. Available online 13 March 2001. 

Abstract

The Government of Tanzania is addressing ongoing degradation problems with a new Forest Policy that reflects changes in the national and international policy environment for forest management. The paper looks at some aspects of forest policy reform, based on the underlying assumption that roles, functions, characteristics and performance of institutions and organizations for natural resources management — on different administrative levels — are essential factors for promoting sustainable resource use and development. The authors argue that policy design critically depends on a proper analysis of the incentives structures at work, and propose five issues for forest policy development in a developing country context.

Keywords

Tanzania

Forest policy reform

Incentives

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