Our planet is choking on plastics. The problem of plastic pollution is particularly acute in urban areas, where high population densities and concentrated economic activity generate significant amounts of consumption and waste. 75% of the total plastic waste generation comes from municipal solid waste streams, much of it will end up in landfills, waterways, and the ocean,...Read More

Abidjan, 5 June 2023 – Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, with official celebrations held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of the Netherlands. The focus on solutions to plastic pollution this World Environment Day is particularly timely,...Read More

Every year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide, one third of which is used just once. Every day, the equivalent of over 2000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes. “We must work as one, governments, companies and consumers alike, to break our addiction to plastics, champion...Read More

Plastic Pollution We will not recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis: we need a systemic transformation to achieve the transition to a circular economy Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion...Read More

Taifa Gas Tanzania Limited (TAIFA GAS) started as Mihan Gas Company Limited (MIHAN GAS). The company was incorporated in the United Republic of Tanzania in 2005 with certificate of incorporation number 52508, as a limited company under the Companies Ordinance (Cap 212), The Company spent two years in its initial business startup investment in Liquefied Petroleum Gas...Read More

  TAHA is an apex private sector member-based organization mandated to develop and promote horticulture  (flowers, fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and horticultural seeds) in Tanzania. TAHA’s goal is to improve the  growth and competitiveness of horticultural industry in the country for social and economic gains. TAHA is a unified voicing platform for Tanzania horticulture, representing farmers...Read More

IFAD Tanzania Vacancy, June 2023 The International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD Tanzania is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the...Read More

In Kenya, some industrial fishing techniques are banned in a bid to counteract damage suffered by coastal communities that have seen their fish stocks plummet. Also, as Africa continues to wrangle with the dilemma of how to keep economic growth on track whilst tackling the climate emergency, we hear from the president of the African...Read More

The boss of Britain’s biggest drugmaker, Pascal Soriot, has warned that the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are damaging the planet and human health, as it announced a $400m (£310m) plan to plant 200m trees by 2030. The offsetting scheme is one of the biggest tree-planting programmes globally. In 2020, AstraZeneca pledged to plant...Read More

    In the photo to the right is Dr. greyson Nyamoga (in green t-shirt) with the Manager of Longuza forest Plantation together with students. The College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism (CFWT) at Sokoine University of Agriculture aims to produce quality graduates for the future forest sector and contribute significantly to the national economy...Read More