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Located in the eastern part of Tanzania, coastal zones are recognized as hotspots of global biodiversity. But for several years now, they have been subjected to many pressures of a natural and human nature. Forest degradation occurs mainly in protected areas close to cities. Thus, the two forest reserves of Pugu and Kazimzumbwi are the most threatened forests on the Tanzanian coast. Thus, this study is intended to assess the expansion of vulnerability around reserves under anthropogenic pressures using multi-criteria analysis and biophysical and socio-economic data. The results of the multi-criteria analysis show that the risk of forest degradation remains very high in the eastern part of the reserves due to the proximity of the towns of Pugu and Kisarawe. There is also the import share of the proximity of communication axes such as the main road to the east of the reserves and the railroad to the north in the vulnerability process.
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This article is taken from Guy Boussougou Boussougou’s thesis defended in 2017 in subparts 3.2 and 3.3 of chapter 3.
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Boussougou Boussougou, G., Brou, Y.T., Valimba, P. (2018). Vulnerability of Pugu and Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserves Under Anthropogenic Pressure in Southeast Tanzania. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2018. ICCSA 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10961. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95165-2_16
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