The Climate agenda is not moving and more discussion on global trade wars. The reversal or non-committal on several climate action commitments by powerful nations and unavailability of funding is loss on the agenda. The nature extremes are ever increasing. While temperature readings are going up, other climatic events are also gaining speed. The agenda is lost and how can we restore it on the doors of decision makers?
Coastal Forests - Misitu ya Ukanda wa Pwani
The Coastal Forests of Tanzania have been recognized as a distinct Global hotspot for the conservation of biodiversity on account of high levels of both endemism (plants and several animal taxa) and species richness, both within and between the many constituent small forest patches.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Restoration of the Kilombero Elephant Corridor launched
The USAID funded a two year project to
three partners namely, Reforest Africa (RA), Environment and Forest Limited
(EFC) and Associazione Mazingira (AM) for ‘ensuring effective long-term
ecological restoration of the Kilombero Elephant Corridor (KEC) and the wider
landscape on which it depends. The corridor is one of the Priority corridors
under the USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili activity.
The project is focusing on to
improve the biodiversity value of the Kilombero Elephant Corridor (KEC), by
restoring degraded land, effectively managing the connected Magombera Nature
Reserve, community engagement, and improving governance and capacity for
scaling restoration activities in the Udzungwa- Magombero-Nyerere/Selous
landscape.
High Conservation Values at KVTC landholding are confirmed
In January 2023, identification of HCVA’s was carried out by a team of experts from Environmental Forest Certification Limited (EFC). The study involved participatory mapping and field assessment of the High Conservation Value areas and geo referencing them through GIS system. The identification engaged a whole range of stakeholders from local communities to high level experts and intensive review of Best Available Information. Read more at: High Conservation Areas Study At KVTC.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Stakeholders in Botswana aims for FSC
Stakeholders in Botswana are under revision of the Interim National Standard (INS) based on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification system. Two workshops were held in Gaborone and Mauni to review the INS that would apply to certify forest biomass in the country. A sixty days' public consultation has been opened for the INS. Should you wish to participate please click here: https://africa.fsc.org/en-cd/sub-regions/southern-africa