While forests are a primary source of energy for the majority of Tanzanian households, the forest cover is rapidly declining. The Tanzanian government has introduced a tree-planting campaign strategy, aimed at reducing pressure on natural forests. However, the campaign appears not to have contributed significantly to the forest recovery rate. Thus, this study aims at examining household perceptions of tree-planting for wood energy production for both in-house uses and for sale, and identify the factors influencing household perceptions of tree-planting. We employed the multinomial logit model to analyse the factors influencing household perceptions of tree-planting for energy. Our findings indicate that respondents considered the right/freedom to harvest trees from farms and transport them to markets as the most important factor (86%), followed by lack of awareness of tree-planting programmes (72%), and the existence of fuelwood for free from natural forests (59%). The size of the farm, education, distance to forest reserves, and age of the household head are found to have significant impact on the household perceptions of tree-planting for energy. Our results further show that woodfuel harvesting and enforcement systems do not exist in nearby forests. This situation is exacerbated by the absence of a specific policy formulated to match with the daily demand of forest produce for energy and income of households near forest reserves. Thus, we suggest policy makers to target policies and actions promoting tree-planting for energy.

虽然森林是大多数坦桑尼亚家庭的主要能源来源，但森林覆盖率正在迅速下降。坦桑尼亚政府推出了一项植树运动战略，旨在减轻对天然林的压力。然而，该运动似乎对森林恢复率没有显着贡献。因此，本研究旨在检查家庭对为室内使用和销售的木质能源生产而植树的看法，并确定影响家庭植树看法的因素。我们采用多项 logit 模型来分析影响家庭植树能源认知的因素。我们的调查结果表明，受访者认为从农场采伐树木并将其运送到市场的权利/自由是最重要的因素 (86%)，其次是缺乏对植树计划的认识（72%），以及存在免费的天然林薪材（59%）。发现农场的规模、教育程度、到森林保护区的距离以及户主的年龄对家庭植树能源的看法有重大影响。我们的结果进一步表明，附近的森林中不存在木材燃料采伐和执法系统。由于没有制定具体的政策来满足森林保护区附近家庭对能源和收入的森林产品的日常需求，这种情况更加恶化。因此，我们建议政策制定者以促进植树能源的政策和行动为目标。发现到森林保护区的距离和户主的年龄对家庭植树能源的看法有重大影响。我们的结果进一步表明，附近的森林中不存在木材燃料采伐和执法系统。由于没有制定具体的政策来满足森林保护区附近家庭对能源和收入的森林产品的日常需求，这种情况更加恶化。因此，我们建议政策制定者以促进植树能源的政策和行动为目标。发现到森林保护区的距离和户主的年龄对家庭植树能源的看法有重大影响。我们的结果进一步表明，附近的森林中不存在木材燃料采伐和执法系统。由于没有制定具体的政策来满足森林保护区附近家庭对能源和收入的森林产品的日常需求，这种情况更加恶化。因此，我们建议政策制定者以促进植树能源的政策和行动为目标。由于没有制定具体的政策来满足森林保护区附近家庭对能源和收入的森林产品的日常需求，这种情况更加恶化。因此，我们建议政策制定者以促进植树能源的政策和行动为目标。由于没有制定具体的政策来满足森林保护区附近家庭对能源和收入的森林产品的日常需求，这种情况更加恶化。因此，我们建议政策制定者以促进植树能源的政策和行动为目标。