Wataalamu na taasisi zinazohusika na utoaji wa taaluma na utafiti wa miti wametakiwa kuishawishi Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania kuanzisha stoo ya mbegu ya miti ya asili ya muda mrefu ili kuepuka kuendelea kupoteza miti hiyo kutokana na uharibifu mkubwa katika misitu ya asili. Akijibu hoja mbalimbali zilizotolewa kwenye mjadala katika Maadhimisho ya...Read More

Since its head office opened in Johannesburg 16 years ago, the African arm of environmental campaign group Greenpeace has made a name for itself, battling governments and corporations to defend forests, protect oceans and tackle climate change. It was an organisation staff said they were proud to work for. But an internal restructuring – which...Read More

Dr. Chelestino Balama, the Director of Forest Utilization Research at the Tanzania Forest Research Institute (TAFORI), recently highlighted the importance of the forestry sector during a visit by forestry and beekeeping artisans and journalists to TAFORI’s offices. In his address, Dr. Balama emphasized that investing in the forestry sector not only enhances incomes for communities...Read More

Tanzania’s readiness for COP16 on biodiversity reflects both significant progress and the challenges that remain in meeting international commitments. The country has been actively aligning its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), which was established at COP15. The KMGBF sets ambitious global targets to halt biodiversity loss...Read More

We must admit that over 60 percent of Tanzanians live in rural area, where the majority of these are preoccupied with small-scale farming as a means of livelihood. In quick analysis, this group produces mainly maize and other staple food crops such as cassava, sorghum, millet, groundnuts, beans, cowpeas and traditional vegetables and predominantly relies...Read More

You’ve probably heard of carbon credits. But what about biodiversity credits? There’s no question that the world is losing its biodiversity at alarming rates, with a million species threatened with extinction in the decades to come. Enter biodiversity credits – an economic instrument used to finance activities that boost biodiversity, such as the conservation and restoration of ecosystems. Over half...Read More