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The policy note builds on experience
from both Tanzania and other Sub-Saharan African countries
with similar socioeconomic and environmental contexts. This
policy note puts forward and discusses a range of policy
measures along the entire charcoal value chain in Tanzania.
The development of this policy note benefited from a variety
of recent studies on charcoal utilization and trade
conducted in the country. This policy note is structured as
follows: chapter two provides a broad overview of the
charcoal sector in Tanzania and some of the key challenges
being faced. It also includes a summary of the key legal and
policy measures that have been taken over the past two
decades and an assessment of how successful they have been
in effecting positive change. Following this, chapter three
summarizes experiences reforming the charcoal sector in
Tanzania and elsewhere, as well as an assessment of how
successful these measures have been. Where possible, key
lessons learned are extracted and used to inform policy
recommendations. In chapter four, key policy recommendations
are made along the production and marketing chains, which
are hoped, will provide a useful resource for policy makers
and implementers. Chapter five assesses the likely impact of
the reforms on reducing deforestation and forest
degradation, as well as the positive impacts on boosting
employment and improving rural livelihoods. The chapter
concludes with an assessment of the costs of the policy
recommendations made.
