TNRF-related

The Ujamaa Community Resource Trust in partnership with TNRF facilitated a visit throughout Longido District to introduce the Community Forums initiative to local women's groups. The visit received a positive response from the women in Longido and will start to establish women's leadership forums.

The Maajabu Film Crew has joined forces with the Community-based Biodiversity Conservation Films project to enhance local participatory filmmaking and support to local filmmakers. The Maajabu office has now expanded to include its new Field Coordinator and CBCF staff!

While completing the data collection for the joint applied research study on the contribution of pastoral meat to the national economy the Task Force partners participated a visit to Kilosa District to hear opposing sides of the debate over land use and evictions of pastoralists. The results of the visit will be used as discussion topics during an upcoming meeting with the Pastoralist Parliamentary Group in Dodoma in April.

The Mama Misitu campaign on forestry governance has submitted a report of the public response to the informational mini-dramas on national television (TBC), and launched a radio programme. The report of the biofuels research of industry case studies is now available.

Public response to TV spots on illegal logging: