In Tanzania, hunter-gatherer tribes are earning a return for their carbon credits and protecting their forests from poachers and encroaching agriculture.

Unique Tanzania forest granted official protection after research reveals it is on brink of collapse 'When I first began work in the forest 15 years ago it was clearly a biologically important ...

The United Republic of Tanzania has announced it will protect a globally unique forest ecosystem in East Africa, following research that demonstrated it is under threat from illegal activities ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, botanists have identified a towering, ancient species of tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains ...

Tanzania’s Eastern Arc’s evergreen forests provide carbon sequestration that the world benefits, yet it’s local communities alone who shoulder the costs of keeping the forests standing.

When the international forest conservation scheme known as REDD+ first came to Tanzania in 2008, it brought hopes of slowing deforestation and curbing climate change.

Local NGOs are key to ensuring these forest products get access to the market, and help communities fulfil their legal obligations. In Tanzania, community run forests benefit from tax exemptions from ...

Forests in Tanzania could disappear within decades, it was learned last week from a regular source in Arusha, if not checked immediately and massive reforestation undertaken. According to the ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A surge in illegal logging is devastating native forests in coastal Tanzania's Rufiji district, despite efforts by authorities to curb ...

Tanzania is committed to planting 5.2 million trees by 2030, as part of initiatives to restoring forest landscapes for a healthy planet and wealthy economies.