East Usambara Catchment Forest Project - Work Plan 1997

Amani Nature Reserve (Component 1)

Status

The implementation of 1996 work plan proceeded smoothly, though there were several limiting factors.  The Amani Nature Reserve (ANR) was neither gazetted nor declared because the process of  drafting the declaration order and rules  took almost the whole year. Also delay were partly caused by the delay of minutes from village level to District level.  However the draft order was completed  in Dec. 1996.  Presently the declaration order and rules are at  the Attorney General Chamber for final processing.

The Forest Dedication Covenant between FBD and EUTCO/KAL was not signed because it required finalisation of the document. However, it was finally signed by mid  January 1997. 

The management of the Nature reserve was also successful.  All traditional forest work were conducted e.g. 120 km of boarder were cleaned and maintained 25ha of forest gaps were planted and maintained, 20km of fire lines were maintained, 300 beacons were installed, and only minor illegal Activities were reported.

Management plan for Amani Nature reserve was not prepared due to delay of recruitment of consultant. However several Activities were conducted as base line for preparing management plan.

Meetings organised at ward, District and finally at regional level to approve the minutes for gazettment of Amani Nature Reserve were successfully conducted.  The consultant to develop a guide book to Amani was commissioned, and the preparation of the guide book to major trees of Amani is at promising stage:

All nature trails were labelled and maintained and few new ones were proposed in the forest under covenant:

The Renovation of old Germany building at Sigi and construction of Rest house started and the work is progressing satisfactorily.  The resurvey of Amani Botanical garden based on Greenway map was conducted.  However for the time being most of the area which was not under forest reserve have been encroached.  If such areas are to be included in the Botanical Garden compensation may be necessary

The ABG (i/c) has been trained at Kew for Diploma in Botanical Garden Management and Ag. ANR i/c has been trained at Nairobi for a course in Plant Conservation Technique.

The memorandum on the relocation of National institute for Malaria Research NIMR was prepared and forwarded  to NIMR - Board of Directors for further action. The house requested by the project from NIMR - Amani centre was assessed for renovation costs.

The emphasis in the 1997 work plan will base on the management plan preparation and institutional arrangement.

Major Outputs and Activities

Output 1.1  Legal Establishment of Amani Nature reserve completed.

Output in 1997

• Gazettment of Amani Nature Reserve.

Activities

Output: 1.2  Management approaches for Nature Reserves prepared and implemented.

Output in 1997

• Management plan for the ANR Completed and
• Maintenance and upgrading of nature trails and drive routes.

Activities

Output 1.3 Rehabilitation and development of Amani Botanical Garden  Completed.

Output in 1997

• ABG boarder map completed.
• Selected compartments and trees will be labelled.
• Memorandum of understanding between FBD/Amani Nature Reserve, TAFORI, NIMR and Mlingano Soil institute on the issues related to  ABG management will be  completed on September 1997.

Activities

Output 1.4 To continue with strategies of shifting NIMR from Amani to Muheza for future development of an ecological centre at Amani.

Output in 1997

• A follow up of memorandum on the relocation will be done.

Activities

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