Technical Specialist Mainstreaming (Mainstreaming Sustainable Forest Management), Miombo - Tabora, Tanzania

Technical Specialist Mainstreaming (Mainstreaming Sustainable Forest Management)

Location : Miombo- TABORA, TANZANIA

Application Deadline : 11-Sep-15

Additional Category

Poverty Reduction

Type of Contract : FTA International

Post Level : P-3

Languages Required : English

Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)

01-Oct-2015

Duration of Initial Contract : One Year

Expected Duration of Assignment : One Year

Background

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) through UNDP has committed US $2.745 million over a period of 5 years aiming at Mainstreaming Sustainable Forest Management SFM in the Miombo Woodlands of Western Tanzania. This project was launched in 2013 and activities started in the July 2013. The project is focusing on the sustainable management of the Miombo forests of Western Tanzania which are threatened by deforestation and degradation driven by various factors. Among the drivers of deforestation and degradation include settlers, land clearance and burning for agriculture, saw millers, tobacco industry, charcoal producers, and to some extent climate change. The overall Goal of the project is that 'Sustainable Forest Management secures ecosystem and biodiversity values while providing a buffer to the Congolian Rain forest, ensuring food security and sustainable livelihoods. The objective of the project is 'To enable miombo dependent communities to adopt productive practices that are favorable to biodiversity conservation and reduce carbon emissions from land use change and improve livelihoods'. The project's immediate focus is over an area of 133,400 hectares covering 4 wards (Usinge, Imalamakoye, Mbola, Inyonga) in Urambo, Uyui and Mpanda districts.

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