The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) announces a call for proposals for programs and projects that strengthen agriculture and lessen food insecurity in low-income countries. The program will support medium- to long-term COVID-19 response efforts for a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient recovery of agriculture and food systems in a changing climate. GAFSP...Read More
The National Geographic Society funds individuals working on projects in science, conservation, storytelling, education, and technology that align with one or more of their focus areas: Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human History & Culture, Human Ingenuity. Level I grants receive funding up to US$20 thousand and offer unique opportunities for training, networking, coaching, and mentorship from...Read More
The Eastern Arc Mountains forests are under considerable pressure due to various human activities as a result of the increased population. Threats leading to biodiversity loss include expansion of human settlements, shifting cultivation, forest fires, extraction of wood for commercial and domestic uses, gold mining, dry season grazing, extraction of non-wood forest products including honey,...Read More
Charcoal is among the forest sub-sectors which have a significant contributions to the economy and livelihoods of the people. Charcoal is the largest source of household energy in urban areas for cooking and heating in Tanzania. Inefficient charcoal production, utilization and trade are known to contribute significantly to deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania where...Read More
The Forest sector has great potential to contribute to the development of the national economy and livelihood of the people including employment creation for the majority of Tanzanians and revenue collection. For the first time in history, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism found it prudent to establish its own estimate of the forest...Read More
Tafsiri rahisi ya mwongozo wa uvunaji katika misitu ya hifadhi ya vijiji umetafsiriwa kutoka kwenye kitabu kilichotolewa na Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii mwaka 2013. Kutokana na mwongozo huo kuandaliwa katika lugha ya kiingereza, Idara ya Misitu na Nyuki kwa kushirikiana na Kampeni ya Mama Misitu imeratibu utengenezaji wa tafsiri rahisi ya mwongozo wa uvunaji...Read More
Tanzania ina eneo la kilomita za mraba 94,500 sawa na hekta milioni 94.5. Kati ya hizo, takriban hekta milioni 481 ni misitu na misitu matajiwazi. Kati ya hekta milioni 48., hekta milioni 28.0 ni hifadhi ya maji, ardhi na bioanuai. Hekta milioni 20 zilizobaki ni misitu na matajiwazi ambayo uvunaji unaruhusiwa kisheria. Misitu hii inajumuisha...Read More
Management of the beekeeping sector is guided by the National Beekeeping Policy (NBP) of 1998. The NBP has been implemented for 23 years now, and during this period, there has been a number of institutional and policy reforms aimed at stimulating growth of the national economy. However, the reforms are known to have changed the...Read More
