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Community Forest Conservation Network Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
Vision Women, men and youth in forest adjacent communities have the capacity to participate in the management of Tanzania's biodiversity-rich forests for the benefit of present and future generations.
Membership The Community Forest Conservation Network welcomes individuals from forest adjacent communities around the Eastern Arc mountains and Coastal Forests and elsewhere in Tanzania. TFCG welcomes organizations involved in participatory forest management. Members pay fees at rates approved at the annual general meeting.
Structure of the Network TFCG Network Unit At the national level the network's activities are coordinated by the TFCG Network Unit. The role of the Network Unit is to encourage forest adjacent communities to participate in the network and to assist in raising funds.
Network Committee The network is supported by the committee, elected at the annual general meeting. The committee has nine members from communities. The committee is also advised by three cooperate members
Village Environmental/Forest Committees These committees comprise elected representatives from forest adjacent villages. The committees are responsible for implementing forest management activities on behalf of the village. These operate independently from the Local Area Conservation Network.
The Community Forest Conservation Network is supported by the Misitu Yetu project with financial support from CARE Norway.
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The future of Tanzania's forests depends on stakeholders cooperating to
manage forests sustainably. The Community Forest Conservation
Network enables forest adjacent communities to engage more actively in the
development of participatory forest management in the Eastern Arc and
Coastal Forests. 
To
enable forest adjacent communities to share information and experiences of
participatory forest management in Tanzania.
Activities of the Network
Local Area
Conservation Networks Village environmental
committees from communities in the vicinity of a specific forest area come
together to form a Local Area Conservation Network. Each Local Area
Conservation Network has a
committee including the chairperson and secretaries of the member village
environmental committees and groups together with technical advisors.
The local area conservation networks enable communities to adopt a common approach to
local problems relating to forest management. The network
facilitates the dissemination of information.