'When I first began work in the forest 15 years ago it was clearly a biologically important place, but it rang with the sound of axes and machetes,' says project leader ...

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 ...

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.

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – WWF commends the government of Tanzania’s commitment, announced today, to restore 5.2 million hectares of degraded and deforested land. The commitment is part of the African ...

Trees in Tanzania’s southeast region are being burned down, sometimes illegally, to make way for sesame farms. In one small village with a thriving community-owned forest project, sesame ...

WWF Tanzania is seeking to recruit a Forest Programme Officer to be stationed at Kilwa field office in Lindi Region. Apply to: [email protected] Apply by: Monday 21st May, 2018 at 1630hrs We use ...

MAZINGIRA Network of Tanzania (MANET) has called upon the government and other stakeholders to make a joint strategy to restore the destructed 98 per cent of the Kazimzumbwi National Forest.

Surveys of the Ukaguru Mountains, a section of this mountain chain in central Tanzania, have uncovered a new frog species living among the reeds of a swamp within the dense forest. A study published ...

A new type of snake, a species of bush viper, was discovered in southern Tanzania during a recent biological survey. The snake's exact location is being kept secret to protect the visually ...

The Wendy's forest toad has been found by scientists living in a tiny area in Tanzania, East Africa. They were discovered in a 300 sq m section of a forest reserve.