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 8

Factors for land use and miombo woodlands cover change as perceived by local communities.

Underlying factors	Respondents perception from different study sites
	Gangalamtumba ()	Kidundakiyave ()	Mandumburu ()	Kingegenyanyembe ()	Overall score; ( )
Charcoal production	56	40	38	44	178
Fire wood extraction	47	41	36	51	175
Livestock grazing	28	36	41	47	152
Cultivated fields	21	16	34	18	89
Construction materials	23	18	25	17	83
Forest fires	12	9	19	20	60
Plantation establishments	22	15	14	9	60
Encroachments	7	15	9	21	52
Human population	11	13	6	15	45
Others	5	9	12	8	34