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Re-greening Tanzania's Usambara

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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  • Northern America
  • Americas
  • World
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
citation

CTA. 1989. Re-greening Tanzania's Usambara. Spore 23. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Axe and fire are destroying the forest of the East Usambara mountains in Tanzania. These forests of northern Tanzania are rich in plants and animals and protect an important watershed. If destruction is not halted, rare and valuable species will...

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