Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve
| Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location of KazimzumbwiForest Reserve in Tanzania | |
| Location | Kisarawe District of Pwani Region,  Tanzania |
| Nearest city | Kisarawe & Dar es Salaam |
| Coordinates | 6°53′20.4″S 39°5′20.4″E / 6.889000°S 39.089000°E |
| Area | 48.8 km2 (18.8 sq mi) |
| Designation | Nature Forest Reserve |
| Established | 1936 |
| Governing body | Tanzania Forest Service Agency (TFS) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism |
| Website | Official Page |
The Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve, officially listed as Pugu/Kazimzumbwi Nature Forest Reserve (Msitu wa Akiba wa Kazimzumbwi, In
Pugu ward of Ilala MC to the east, about 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Dar es Salaam.[1] It covers an area of 4,887 hectares (12,080 acres), at an altitude between 120 and 180 m (390 and 590 ft). The reserve was established in 1936, but both agriculture and logging were tolerated for several years. Logging, in particular, went on until the 1970s.[2][3]
The Kazimzubwi Forest and the adjacent
Pugu Forest Reserve are reportedly the remainders of one of the oldest surviving forests in the world.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ Mkhai, E. M., J. Nawe, and P. A. Manda. "Use of Participatory Forest Management as a Strategy for Sustainability of Kazimzumbwi and Pugu Forest Reserves, Tanzania." University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal 12.1 (2017): 3-11.
- ^ "Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve". WWF.
- ^ Mngumi, Lazaro Eliyah. "Socio-ecological resilience to climate change effects in peri-urban areas: insights from the Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania." GeoJournal 86.1 (2021): 339-355.
- ^ Hamza, Hemedi. Impact of reserving forest on local communities: a case of Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest Reserves. Diss. The Open University of Tanzania, 2013.
- ^ Gustavsson, Lillemor. "Collective sustainable forest management and the Kazimzumbwi forset-a case study." (2001).
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