TANZANIA FOREST SERVICES AGENCY
Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS) is a semi-autonomous Government Agency
established through Government Notice No. 269 of 30th July, 2010 under Executive
Agency Act (Cap. 245) as amended from time to time. The Agency implements the
National Forest and Beekeeping Policy of 1998 and the Forest Act (Cap 323 R.E of
2002) and Beekeeping Act Cap 224 R.E of 2002 which provide the legal framework for
the management of forests and bee resources. The agency is among four units forming
the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Service established by the Written Laws
(Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act, 2020.
The Headquarters is located in Dar es Salaam at Mpingo House, Ivory Room premises
along Nyerere Road. TFS operates in seven zones as follows: Eastern zone (Kibaha in
Pwani Region), Southern zone (Masasi District in Mtwara Region), Southern Highlands
zone (Mbeya City in Mbeya Region), Northern zone (Same District in Kilimanjaro
Region), Western zone (Tabora Municipal in Tabora Region), Lake zone (Mwanza City
in Mwanza Region) and Central zone (Dodoma City in Dodoma Region). All operational
matters of the Agency are handled at the Zones, while the Headquarters deals with
strategic management issues
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