about us

about us

Carbon Tanzania is an impact-driven social enterprise making the protection of forests and biodiversity valuable to Tanzania and its people.

We generate value for Tanzania’s economy and its people by producing nature-based carbon credits that enable local people to earn revenues from the protection of their landscapes. These verified emissions reductions allow global businesses with credible decarbonisation and nature-positive strategies to invest in a locally produced nature-based solution that serves the climate, communities and wildlife.

Nature-based climate solutions, particularly measures taken to protect natural forests, are essential to meet global decarbonisation goals.

A community-led and locally integrated approach that engages Indigenous peoples fairly and equitably is key.

Indigenous people and local communities are the most effective stewards of nature. When they have reliable, secure rights over their natural resources and receive appropriate compensation for their efforts to protect and manage them, tangible impacts for climate and biodiversity can be achieved.

Forest conservation is one of the most cost-effective ways to mitigate climate change, and conserving forests brings about positive and measurable economic, social and environmental benefits to local communities.

Carbon credits prevent trees from being cut down, protect wildlife and benefit people.

By valuing nature in a way that fits with our global financial systems, we are able to better recognise who should be compensated for the costs they bear in protecting it.

Carbon Tanzania is an experienced, trustworthy and reliable project developer, recognised as a global leader in forest conservation. We have pioneered the development of forest conservation projects based on equitable partnerships with local communities and characterised by innovative and transparent revenue sharing agreements. We design and implement projects that not only recognise the role of indigenous people in conservation, but integrally depend on their involvement

Carbon Tanzania’s approach aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and is future proofed to meet jurisdictional carbon accounting standards, and to support national climate targets.

The science-based methodologies for determining the carbon stored in forests and therefore number of credits issued are complex and constantly evolving. Carbon accounting for our projects is provided by experts in forestry carbon stock assessment and monitoring, and we continually review and enhance our approach as new technology and methodologies are available.

High-quality supply needs to go hand-in-hand with high-integrity demand for the market to thrive. Corporate buyers must have credible net-zero strategies and prioritise cutting emissions in their own value chains before they compensate for their emissions by purchasing carbon credits, following the mitigation hierarchy of avoid, reduce and compensate.

Carbon Tanzania’s carbon credits are of the highest quality and in great demand by the market. Our forest-based carbon credits are regularly verified using the latest methodologies, internationally certified and have to demonstrate that they also result in measurable social and biodiversity benefits.

Carbon Tanzania’s approach aligns with the Paris Agreement, and is future proofed to meet jurisdictional and global climate targets.

High-quality supply needs to go hand-in-hand with high-integrity demand for the market to thrive. Corporate buyers must have credible net-zero strategies and prioritise cutting emissions in their own value chains before they counterbalance emissions with carbon credits, following the mitigation hierarchy of avoid, reduce and compensate.

Our impact

Forest conservation is one of the most cost-effective ways to mitigate climate change and conserving forests brings about positive and measurable economic, social and environmental benefits to local communities.

Our annual impact reports are robust. Supported by data gathered in the field, the reports monitor and measure the impacts of our projects in the context of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Carbon Tanzania is committed to understanding and measuring the true socio-economic benefits of our projects to the communities with whom we work. By conducting social value research studies on all our projects, that listen deeply to the lived experiences of our local community partners, we are able to understand the social value generated by our projects.

Arusha head office staff

Alpha Jackson

Director of Finance
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David Beroff

Director of Operations
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Jo Anderson

Co-founder
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Selina Bernard Msaki

Office Manager

Azaria Kilimba

Operations Manager

Fredy Wilson Laizer

Assistant Accountant

Marc Baker

CIO / Co-founder
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Calvin Johnson Akyoo

Content Creator

Hassani Chikambu Seleman

Monitoring Officer

Sally Capper

CEO

Daria Charles Manyama

Accountant

Isihaka Salum Said

Biodiversity Officer, Ruvuma Landscape

Winnie Ernest Mgongolwa

Communications Manager
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Amani Lizaro Gidamesh

Community Finance Officer, Yaeda Valley REDD Project

Maria Anyawile Mwakalasa

Hadza Community Coordinator, Eyasi REDD Project

Emmanuel Mussa Marco

Assistant Project Manager, Yaeda Valley REDD Project

Muhindoy Gidobat Gidamusungu

Community Finance Officer, Yaeda Valley REDD Project

German Qaghay Sedoyeka

Project Manager, Eyasi REDD Project

Petro Erick Tulangi

Biodiversity Officer, Yaeda Valley REDD Project

Isaac Bryson Magombe

Project Manager, Yaeda Valley REDD Project

Regina Nada Safari

Hadza Community Coordinator, Yaeda Valley REDD Project
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Kisaro Thomas Lombutwa

Project Manager, Makame WMA
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Elisante Octavian Ako

Project Officer

Protus Joseph Tom

Project Officer

Victor Novati Muhubila

Project Finance Officer
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Ally Nyenje Philly

Project Officer, Kisungule WMA

Kassimu Mohamed Kassimu

Project Officer, Nalika WMA

Elizabeth Wilson Mwaikwila

Project Officer, Mbarang’andu WMA

Salumu Amanzi Msemwa

Project Officer, Kimbanda WMA

Hamza Omari Nkumulwa

Landscape Manager

Juma Zuberi Yassin

Project Officer, Chingoli WMA

Our clients

Our partners

Alpha Jackson

Director of Finance

Alpha is a Certified Public Accountant with a degree in accountancy and finance. Alpha is responsible for overseeing all the finance and accounting systems both within the company and across our projects. Alpha’s work with the communities also ensures that they are able to plan the financial management and implement best practices in the allocation of the revenues from their successful natural resource protection activities.

David Beroff

Director of Operations

David is a dedicated conservationist with both an excellent academic record and extensive field experience in designing and implementing practical conservation and agricultural project work. At Carbon Tanzania, he oversees the highly technical aspects of project operations, while also using his interpersonal and language skills to communicate the many and complex details of our projects to our partner communities and field collaborators.

Jo Anderson

Co-founder

After an established career as one of East Africa’s leading professional outdoor, trekking and wildlife guides, Jo co-founded Carbon Tanzania. Jo’s focus is to ensure business sustainability through financial management and sales, and to ensure that the company has the financial capacity to scale when opportunities arise.

Marc Baker

Co-founder

Marc oversees project operations, often in the field as well as from the Arusha base, and leads the search to find and develop new areas where our approach can deliver lasting results. As a co-founder of Carbon Tanzania, maintaining a connection with the landscapes in which Carbon Tanzania works is critical to Marc.