PART III: Stakeholder Involvement Plan and Coordination with other Related Initiatives 1. Stakeholder identification During the project preparation stage, a stakeholder analysis was undertaken in order to identify key stakeholders, assess their interests in the project and defines their roles and responsibilities in project implementation. The table below describes the major categories of stakeholders identified, and the level of involvement envisaged in the project. Table 17: Stakeholder Involvement Plan Organisation Mandate of the organisation (particularly in Anticipated roles and responsibilities in the respect of FNRs) project Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) The DoE is responsible for the coordination The DoE will ensure the alignment and Vice Office President’s (VPO) of all national and international matters related integration of the project activities with to environmental protection and management. national environmental strategies and plans. It is also responsible for national reporting to Division of Environment the relevant international conventions. (DoE) The MNRT has responsiblity for overseeing The MNRT will, through the FBD, facilitate Ministry of Natural Resources and the management of all natural, cultural and the formal proclamation of the targeted Tourism (MNRT) tourism resources in the country. FNRs. It will also develop the enabling policies and regulations in support of the The FBD is directly responsible for the effective planning and management of Forest and Beekeping development of forest policy, laws and FNRs. Division (FBD) regulations and supervising their implementation in the forestry sectors TFS is is an executive agency mandated with Tanzania Forest Service The TFS will have overall responsibility for the management of national forest reserves (TFS) implementation of the project. It will (natural and plantations), bee reserves and coordinate the implementation of all project forest and bee resources on general lands activities, and may be responsible for the direct implementation of a number of these activities. It will take the lead role in ensuring ongoing communications with all government agencies and other partners in respect of project implementation. TTB is a government organisation responsible Tanzania Tourist Board The TTB will assist the project in the for the promotion and development of the (TTB) marketing and promotion of the tourism tourism industry. products and services in FNRs.
PART III: Stakeholder Involvement Plan and Coordination with other Related Initiatives 1. Stakeholder identification During the project preparation stage, a stakeholder analysis was undertaken in order to identify key stakeholders, assess their interests in the project and defines their roles and responsibilities in project implementation. The table below describes the major categories of stakeholders identified, and the level of involvement envisaged in the project. Table 17: Stakeholder Involvement Plan Organisation Mandate of the organisation (particularly in respect of FNRs) Anticipated roles and responsibilities in the project Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) Vice President’s Office (VPO) Division of Environment (DoE) The DoE is responsible for the coordination of all national and international matters related to environmental protection and management. It is also responsible for national reporting to the relevant international conventions. The DoE will ensure the alignment and integration of the project activities with national environmental strategies and plans. Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) Forest and Beekeping Division (FBD) Tanzania Forest Service (TFS) Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) The MNRT has responsiblity for overseeing the management of all natural, cultural and tourism resources in the country. The FBD is directly responsible for the development of forest policy, laws and regulations and supervising their implementation in the forestry sectors TFS is is an executive agency mandated with the management of national forest reserves (natural and plantations), bee reserves and forest and bee resources on general lands TTB is a government organisation responsible for the promotion and development of the tourism industry. The MNRT will, through the FBD, facilitate the formal proclamation of the targeted FNRs. It will also develop the enabling policies and regulations in support of the effective planning and management of FNRs. The TFS will have overall responsibility for implementation of the project. It will coordinate the implementation of all project activities, and may be responsible for the direct implementation of a number of these activities. It will take the lead role in ensuring ongoing communications with all government agencies and other partners in respect of project implementation. The TTB will assist the project in the marketing and promotion of the tourism products and services in FNRs.
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