Human Encroachment Effects On Forests; A Case Study Of Mount Meru-arumeru District Arusha

2~BSTRACT It is common knowledge that ordinary Tanzanians are struggling for basic survival. These Tanzanians are povertystricken in all aspects of their existence. For his food man needs to cultivate land, to keep livestock’s for his meat and other source of protein, also man needs shelter as a life necessity. In doing so man destruct environment and encroach forests and fragile ecosystem either knowingly or unknowingly. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the human activities which contributed to the encroachment of forests and then find out some solutions to overcome this kin…