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Incentives for landscape restoration: Lessons from Shinyanga, Tanzania
Priscilla Wainaina1, Peter A Minang1, Judith Nzyoka1
1World Agroforestry Centre, UN Avenue, Gigiri, P.O Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Journal of Environmental Management
|December 22, 2020
Summary
Forest landscape restoration in Tanzania is successful due to a mix of incentives and disincentives. Intrinsic motivations like conservation benefits are preferred, while regulatory measures suit communal lands.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Conservation Biology
- Sustainable Land Management
Background:
- Global land and forest degradation necessitates urgent forest landscape restoration efforts.
- International commitments like the Bonn Challenge aim to restore 350 million hectares by 2030.
- Effective restoration requires motivating incentives and disincentives to prevent further degradation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze incentive and disincentive measures in forest restoration systems.
- To provide insights from a case study in the Shinyanga region of Tanzania.
- To understand the interplay of different measures in successful restoration.
Main Methods:
- Case study analysis in the Shinyanga region, Tanzania.
- Identification and categorization of applied incentives and disincentives.
- Assessment of intrinsic versus extrinsic incentive effectiveness.
- Evaluation of governance and social factors influencing restoration outcomes.
Main Results:
- Key incentives include conservation benefits, education, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+), property rights, and awards.
- Disincentives comprise penalties, quotas, and permits.
- Intrinsic incentives (conservation benefits, education) were more favored than extrinsic ones (REDD+, awards).
- A combination of positive incentives for private lands and regulatory disincentives for communal lands proved effective.
- Social equity, trust, and local governance were crucial for success.
Conclusions:
- A combined approach of incentives and disincentives is vital for forest landscape restoration.
- Tailoring measures to land ownership (private vs. communal) enhances effectiveness.
- Empowering local communities and maintaining social equity and governance are essential for sustained restoration gains.
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