ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many people and institutions contributed in one way or another in the preparation and publication of this report. I am grateful to my friends and colleagues at the Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT) who provided the inspiration and support for the research and writing of this report.

I am also grateful to the Institutions and Governance Program (IGP) at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC and, particularly, IGP's Regional Director for Africa, Peter Veit, for the grant of a Research Fellowship at WRI which enabled me to finish this work. Peter's legendary patience was often tested to the limit but he endured many an unmet deadline with his trademark friendliness. IGP's Africa Program Coordinator Debbie Singiser ably prepared this work for publication, while George Faraday's editorial eye was invaluable in honing the arguments presented herein. To them all I am ever grateful.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tanzania Mission provided the financial support through WRI which enabled me to undertake a Research Fellowship at WRI as well as publication of this report.