Tanzania Forest Service Framework Document
/ 2010

The history of TFS can be traced back to 1899 when it started as a local forest bureau (Forstverwaltung) at Usimbe, Muhoro near Rufiji Delta under the German administration and later moved to Dar es Salaam in 1902. After the First World War of 1914 ?1918 the forest administration was taken over by the British Government. The forest administration under the British rule was re-established in 1920 and continued up to 1961 when Tanganyika gained its independence.