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Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (Tanzania)

Tanzania · Kilwa Masoko · See the Tanzania profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 2% 87/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Africa's first FSC community forest (2009): MCDI supports 40+ communities managing 410,000+ ha of Tanzanian miombo woodland, with 150,000 ha FSC-certified. REDD+ credits generated via community early-season burning that prevents destructive late-season wildfires.

40+
Communities supported
410,000+ ha
Woodland under management
150,000 ha
FSC-certified area
Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (Tanzania)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (MCDI)
Period
2004-present
Keywords
Miombo woodland, fire resilience, community forestry, FSC

Context

The Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (MCDI) established Africa's first FSC-certified community forest in 2009, supporting communities to manage miombo woodland in southern Tanzania and to generate REDD+ credits through community early-season burning that prevents destructive late-season wildfires.

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