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 7

Land use and miombo cover change before and after CBFM in Mandumburu.

Land use type	2000 (before)		2013 (after)		2000–2013		2000–2013
	Cover area (ha)	Coverage (%)	Cover area (ha)	Coverage (%)	Change area (ha)	Change (%)	Rate of change (ha/year)
Closed woodland	85.05	35.99	98.95	41.87	13.9	16.34	1.07
Open woodland	90.36	38.24	84.38	35.71	−5.98	−6.62	−0.46
Bushed grassland	20.52	8.68	18.85	7.98	−1.67	−8.14	−0.13
Cultivated lands	17.08	7.23	19.08	8.07	2.00	11.71	0.15
Unclassified land	23.31	9.86	15.06	6.37	−8.25	−35.39	−0.63
Total	236.32	100	236.32	100