Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of these efforts, as currently formulated, will do little or nothing to stem global warming and could jeopardize the world’s food supply and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, a new report warns. The...Read More

The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), has spearheaded the creation of a specialized initiative under the National Fund for the Advancement of Science and Technology (NFAST). This initiative is specifically designed to bolster climate research efforts in Tanzania. The climate research program orchestrated...Read More

INTRODUCTION Tanzania Forest Fund (abbreviated as TaFF), is a Government Fund established under Sections 79 – 83 of the Forest Act (Cap. 323 R.E. 2002). The Fund is a mechanism to provide long-term, reliable and sustainable financial support to forest protection, conservation, management and development in the country. The Fund came into operation in July, 2010...Read More

Tree-planting pledges have soared globally, spawning an ‘any-trees-at-minimal-cost’ solution to climate change that often does more harm than good from a biodiversity, carbon, and land perspective. In response, the global botanical community is preparing to launch the world’s first certification to recognize land-management initiatives that enhance, rather than deplete, biodiversity, while sequestering carbon and contributing...Read More