Coastal Forests - Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Tanzania’s coastal forests play a vital role in the livelihood strategies of millions of people living in Eastern Tanzania. The forests are part of the East African Coastal Forest biodiversity hotspot and have more than 500 endemic plants and 37 endemic vertebrates.
the coastal forests are located between 0-50 and 300 metres above sea level. Only a few coastal forests in Tanzania are higher than the average altitude. These are: Handeni Hill (up to 1040m), Tongwe, (up to 648m), Kiwenga on the Matumbi Hill (up …
(PDF) Tanzanian coastal forests - Academia.edu
This paper presents the current results of a continuing survey of the distribution, status and biological importance of Tanzanian coastal forests. The Frontier-Tanzania Coastal Forest Research Programme has shown that at least 34 locations, and possibly another eight, support important coastal forests.
Tanzanian coastal forests – new information on status and biological ...
This paper presents the current results of a continuing survey of the distribution, status and biological importance of Tanzanian coastal forests. The Frontier-Tanzania Coastal Forest Research Programme has shown that at least 34 locations, and possibly another eight, support important coastal forests.
Coastal forests of eastern Africa - Wikipedia
The forests extend in a narrow band along the coast of the Indian Ocean, from southern Somalia in the north, through coastal Kenya and Tanzania to the mouth of the Limpopo River in southern Mozambique. The forest belt is 50 to 200 km wide, and extends further west along river valleys.
Tanzania's coastal forests and their entire area is probably no more than a few hundred square kilometres, with a large proportion of this being severely degraded. These habitat fragments constitute a forest archipelago along the entire coastal area, often associated with areas of raised ground (Figure 2). It is
Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania - Tanzania Regions: Tanga
In the Handeni District there are 9 coastal forested areas profiled. These are listed below: There is one Important Bird Area found in GendaGenda North and South and Mtunguru Forest Reserves (TZ IBA 54). Threats: Bisection of reserve by Muheza railway, fires, cultivation, logging. Conservation initiatives: Central Government Protective Reserve.
Tanzanian coastal forests – unique, threatened, and overlooked
Tanzania's remaining fragments of coastal forests support rich biological communities, but these are extremely vulnerable to exploitation and land-use pressures because of their very limited size. Until recently little attention has been paid to these areas and and it is probable that all the most important forest areas have not yet even been ...
Nguu and Tanga Coastal Forests - Tanzania Forest Conservation …
The Integrated Forest and Biomass Energy Solutions for Tanzania (IFBEST) project aims to conserve the unique and threatened biodiversity of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests by establishing eight new protected areas and improving the management of four national forest reserves, and Saadani National Park.
Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania - Tanzania Regions
Coastal Regions of Tanzania. Click on a Region on the map, or follow the text links below. Coast (Pwani) Dar es Salaam Lindi Mtwara Tanga Zanzibar