Table 1.

Characteristics of selected REDD+ pilot projects

Project title	Jane Goodall Masito Ugalla ecosystem pilot area	Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) / Mjumita project - Kilosa site	Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) / Mjumita project – Lindi site
Project location	Mpanda and Kigoma districts	Kilosa district	Lindi rural district
Total project area (ha)	85,200 ha	148,825 ha	93,800 ha
Major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation	Unsustainable timber extraction and fuel wood collection; Shifting cultivation; Pasture (grazing cattle)	Unsustainable charcoal production; Shifting cultivation	Unsustainable charcoal production; Shifting cultivation
Forest type	Masito and Ugalla forests	Eastern Arc Forests	Coastal forest
Project objectves / activities	Conservation and alternative income generation	Conservation and alternative income generation	Conservation and alternative income generation
Current status	In the project description development phase	Project description for VCS finalised	In the project description development phase
Annual deforestation rate over the past 10 years	1.8%	0.35%	1.55%