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 6

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

Land use type	2000 (before)		2013 (after)		2000–2013		2000–2013
	Cover area (ha)	Coverage (%)	Cover area (ha)	Cover coverage (%)	Cover change area (ha)	Cover change (%)	Annual rate of change (ha/year)
Closed woodland	271.62	52.9	318.51	62	46.89	9.1	3.6
Open woodland	81.09	15.8	161.55	31.5	80.46	15.7	6.2
Bushed grassland	136.98	26.7	0	0	−136.98	−26.7	−10.5
Cultivated land	19.08	3.7	26.82	5.2	7.74	1.5	0.6
Unclassified land	4.59	0.9	6.48	1.3	1.89	0.4	0.2
Total	513.36	100	513.36	100