The Land Use and Cover Change in Miombo Woodlands under Community Based Forest Management and Its Implication to Climate Change Mitigation: A Case of Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Table 4

Land use and miombo cover change before and after CBFM, Gangalamtumba.

Land use type	2000 (before)		2013 (after)		2000–2013		2000–2013
	Cover area (ha)	Cover coverage (%)	Cover area (ha)	Cover coverage (%)	Cover change area (ha)	Cover change (%)	Annual rate of change (ha/year)
Closed woodland	431.01	7.1	594.54	9.7	163.53	2.6	12.6
Open woodland	4439.43	72.4	3933.27	−64.2	−506.16	−8.2	−38.9
Bushed grassland	1054.8	17.2	1417.32	23.1	362.52	5.9	27.9
Cultivated lands	136.26	2.2	107.01	−1.8	−29.25	−0.4	−2.3
Unclassified land	66.6	1.1	75.96	1.2	9.36	0.1	0.7
Total	6128.1	100	6128.1	100

NB: closed miombo woodland has canopy cover more than 40% while open woodland has 10% to 40%.