The Western Tanzania is home to globally unique but highly endangered vegetation . Over 20% of around 9000 plant species are now threatened with extinction.The lack of awareness of the importance of maintaining biodiversity on agricultural land in the region as well as lacking decision-making power of women and the inadequate enforcement of biodiversity laws lead to an intensification of the problem. Rising eastward , the KIU forest encompasses over 800ha of mostly forested landscape. This ecosystem is home to approximately 93 percent of Tanzania’s 2,800 endangered chimpanzees . Although they support important biodiversity and provide local and regional ecosystem services, the biodiversity areas within western Tanzania have limited legal protection and are under increasing pressure from expansion of permanent croplands, unsustainable resource use, habitat fragmentation and charcoal burning. These challenges are compounded by the lack of voice and participation in decision-making by local communities, and risks of land expropriation to external parties. 

Western Tanzania

Riqueza de especies en la región

382 árboles y arbustos observados en la región

549 hierbas y otras plantas observadas en la región

Ecorregiones

Biomas