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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52442#.VJjChcCAM4 Author(s)   Anthony Z. Sangeda 1* , Frederick C. Kahimba 1 , Reuben A. L. Kashaga 1 , Ernest Semu 1 , Christopher P. Mahonge 1 , Francis X. Mkanda 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania . 2 Sustainable Land Management Project, Regional Commissioner’s Office, Moshi, Tanzania . ABSTRACT This paper focuses on participatory testing of decision making tools (DMTs) at village level to assist in development of land use plans (LUPs) for sustainable land management (SLM) in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Data were collected using conditional surveys through key informant interviews w...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52441#.VJjCjcCAM4 Author(s) Christine Noe * Affiliation(s) Department of Geography, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . ABSTRACT In 2012, governments across the world adopted “The Future We Want” outcome document in Rio De Janeiro as a commitment to achieve a land-degradation-neutral world. This document reasserts the importance of sustainable land management in the top of the debates on sustainable development. This paper provides an overview of Tanzania’s preparedness towards achieving these global objectives. The paper is based on a keynote address which was presented in the conference on reducing land degradati...