Objective Management of indigenous tree species for the restoration of ecosystems, management of the water balance, provision of resources for rural livelihood, and sustainable production of wood are of great importance in semi-arid East and South Africa. Without effective measures, the deterioration of ecosystems including desertification, and poverty and rural depopulation will increase.The establishment and management of plantation forests with exotic species have neither fulfilled commercial expectations nor benefited rural populations as much as expected. The management of native trees and forests with the intensive involvement of local communities seems to be a key alternative. Women in particular have shown great interest in establishing and managing tree crops and stands. About 90% of the energy consumption in Tanzania is derived from wood, mostly from overexploited indigenous woodlands.The project focuses on developing methods for the management of indigenous forests of semi-arid East Africa. Communication and application of established research methods will be organized by initiating experimental studies in Tanzania and integrating it with coaching of Tanzanian researchers. The local farmers and communities will be consulted for knowledge of local needs, expectations and practices. Extension work, and cooperation with researchers in East and South African countries will be initiated.Experimental and demonstration plots will be established to serve as a staging ground for demonstration and application of study methodologies appropriate for complex stand structures and dynamics, natural regeneration, growth periodicity of trees in the area, and pest problems as tree herbivore interactions. The project activities will also include internal seminars and workshops, several exchange assignments of 1-3 months each in Finland and Tanzania, group visits to experimental sites and local offices, and an international seminar organized in Tanzania. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata scienceagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilviculturemedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-2004-A2.3 - Managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems INCO - Specific measures in support of international co-operation Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-DEV/SSA-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Address Unioninkatu 40 a Helsinki Finland See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ECOLOGY Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Department of forest ecology Umeå See on map Links Website Opens in new window SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE Tanzania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Chuo kikuu Morogoro See on map Links Website Opens in new window TANZANIA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Tanzania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Morogoro See on map TANZANIA ASSOCIATION OF FORESTERS Tanzania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Moshi See on map Links Website Opens in new window
