Exploratory Inventory (EI) undertaken when a reserve is first being brought under management or when management is being reintroduced after a lapse of many years to get a feel of what exists therein.It is a low intensity inventory (about 1%) designed for preliminary management information that uses fixed-size strata (typically 1 km2) called blocks. Two randomly placed transects are established within each block. Circular sample plots are evenly placed along lines typically 100 meters. Each sample plots has an area of 500 m2 and a radius of 12.6 meters with a nested ¼ plot sub-sample. On the main sample plot, trees down of diameter at breast height (dbh) equal or greater than 20 cm measured while on the sub-plot trees with dbh equal or greater 10 cm but less than 20 cm measured. - These datasets were produced using a timeseries anlysis to obtain forest change including degradation for the respective years.

The province boundaries from National Statistical Office (NSO) used for Census 2011 based on the information from National Mapping Bureau (NMB). When the original information is updated, the information displayed will be updated accordingly.

Deforestation and forest degradation for Bugoma Central Forest Reserve

Source: National Forest Resources Monitoring and Assessment of Tanzania (NAFORMA). 2015. Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania. Methodology: The map shows the locations of NAFORMA clusters where threatened tree species were observed. Background: Concentrations of threatened species are found in particular in and around the Eastern Arc Mountains and in the coastal forest of Tanzania.