Forest Governance Hearing
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- Bu səhifədəki naviqasiya:
- Annex 2: Terms of Reference
- 1. Project Overview
- 2. Objectives
- 3. Approach and Scope of Work
- 4. Outputs
- 5. Required Qualifications
- 6. Consultant and Timing
RECOMMENDATIONSRecommendations: regarding the reluctance of private sector to engage publicly for fear of reprisals from government authorities. Recommendations for TNRF organize a separate event for private sector only in order to ensure their voices are heard, although their sensitivities must be considered. Recommendations: regarding Tanzania Association of Foresters initiative to develop a Code of Ethics for foresters. Recommendations for TNRF and Tanzania-based partners to monitor and assist in the finalisation, adoption and mainstreaming of the Code of Ethics. Recommendations: regarding TFS benefit sharing mechanisms, increases in manpower, log tracking, district nurseries, and contract employment of graduates. Recommendations for TNRF to follow up on dialogue with government in order to quantify TFS commitments make them time-bound and therefore more monitorable and accountable. Recommendations: regarding TFF funding of forestry projects for between TSh 5 and 50 million Recommendations for TNRF to investigate methods of providing support to communities to develop fundable project proposals to submit to TFF for funding. Recommendations: regarding Kilwa District Commissioner’s ban of transporting sawnwood planks. Recommendations for TNRF through MCDI, whom the DC spoke highly of, to assess the effectiveness and implications of the ban on sawnwood plank transport in Kilwa Recommendations: regarding Nanjirinji Village receiving direct payments from regulated sales of African Blackwood from Village Land Forest Reserves. Recommendations for TNRF and her partners to explore how to best highlight achievements in Kilwa in terms of securing village income from sustainable and legal timber sales, particularly the links between efforts to improve local governance and efforts to develop forest-based enterprises, as these areas are sometimes artificially separated during policy discussions. Recommendations: regarding Income generating activities and forest based enterprises. Recommendations for TNRF and TFWG to consider working on issues such as security of tenure, reasonable market terms and aggregation or representation. Recommendations: regarding Follow up of Forest Governance Hearing and an assessment of forest governance. Recommendations for TNRF and her partners to develop a timeline within a work plan for this process. Annex 1: List of Participants
Annex 2: Terms of ReferenceForest Governance HearingPosition: Consultant to facilitate and write report on Forest Governance hearing Start Date: 5th January 2013 Duty Station: Remote Reporting To: Head of Programmes, TNRF 1. Project OverviewTanzania is endowed with a wealth of natural resources that significantly contribute to the countries’ GDP. Forest resources are not only a significant contributor to the GDP, but they also support a majority of rural livelihoods throughout the country. Tanzania is among countries with strong policies, laws and regulations in place that provide different stakeholders – including communities - with responsibilities to sustainably conserve, manage and benefit from forest resources. Yet despite having these laws and policies in place, there are a lot of challenges facing the forestry sector in this country today. With this in mind Tanzania has reviewed the 1998 Forest Policy and is in the process of finalizing it. Through discussions and debate, civil society has agreed that the biggest challenge facing the forestry sector at all levels is related to governance of these resources. Therefore, in a Tanzania Forest Working Group (TFWG) meeting held in September 2012, it was agreed that the issue of forest governance needs to be brought to attention – from local to national levels. To do so, TFWG also agreed that community perspectives and opinions need to drive discussions related to forest governance, which is why a ‘forest governance hearing’ was decided as a first step towards bringing attention to these issues. This one-day hearing will focus on testimonies from community representatives in relation to forest governance practices in their communities. A panel of experts will also be selected from various sectors (government, CSOs, MPs, Private Sector and Development partners) that will also provide their comments as a reaction to the testimonies made. The panellists will debate the issues, but the topics will be informed from the ground. This hearing seeks to find a way forward regarding forest governance issues in Tanzania. This event can also create space for discussions on how to deal with the challenges and lessons on issues of forest governance and what we can do to move forward. 2. ObjectivesThe main objective of this assignment is to facilitate and document information sharing of the forest governance hearing. Specifically, the objectives are to:
3. Approach and Scope of WorkPrior to the Hearing: The Service Provider should be well informed about the purpose, objectives and goals of the forest governance hearings so that all activities are focused and targeted (see Annex I). The Service Provider will meet with the testifiers one day prior to the hearing so that he/she can be become familiar with. This meeting should also help the Service Provider develop a set of questions that will help guide discussions during the hearing. During the Hearing: The Service Provider will be responsible for facilitating the forest governance hearing. This will include:
Post-Hearing: The Service Provider will compile information from the hearings, including testifier’s points, discussion topics, panel discussions and ways forward. This information shall be packaged in two forms: 1) a workshop report; 2) a 4-page 2,000-word information brief that summarizes the main points and recommendations. The brief should follow TNRF-format, and a sample brief will be provided by TNRF (see Annex II). 4. OutputsThe Service Provider will be responsible for the following outputs:
5. Required QualificationsThe Service Provider should have:
6. Consultant and TimingThe Service Provider will:
. 1 United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. National Forest Policy. 1998 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid. 4 Blomley, T., Ramadhani, H., Mkwizu, Y. and A. Bohringer. 2008. Hidden Harvest: Unlocking the economic potential of community based forest management in Tanzania. Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa. Durban, South Africa. 5 Mama Misitu is a communications campaign aiming to improve the governance of Tanzania’s forests and reduce illegal forest harvesting, so that the people of Tanzania can increasingly benefit from sustainably managed forests. Details of the campaign can be found here - http://mamamisitu.org/ Yüklə 213 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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