Carbon Tanzania answers questions on Verra’s VM0048 methodology
August 21, 2024
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Thinking and acting for long-term biodiversity conservation
On Saturday the 27th May, Carbon Tanzania reached a milestone, the result of 18 months of training and planning, by signing a 30-year carbon contract with Makame Community Wildlife Management Area (CWMA). This contract, the first of its kind in Tanzania, outlines the responsibilities of both parties to the implementation of this REDD+ project. In short, it ensures that this vast area of Acacia-Commiphora Dryland Forest is both protected for the foreseeable future, and that the communities who have chosen to protect it receive regular income. We were honored to have the District Executive Director, Mr. Tamin Kambona, sign on behalf of Kiteto District, witnessed by the District Forest Officer Mr. Sebastian Nkini. Upon signing he congratulated us and stated, “now this WMA can start earning money for its air” – needless to say there was a round of applause and a few wry smiles.
In the development and negotiation process, the most difficult part was the need for a 30-year contractual timeline, something for which there are few examples in Tanzanian law. So why did we need a contract for 30 years? As a third party standards developer, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) are there to ensure that the CO2 locked up in these forests remains in the ground, not just in the short term, but hopefully in perpetuity. It is what climate mitigation projects like this are all about, long term planning, long term thinking and a Maasai community, and their cattle, that will still have their seasonal grazing lands, known as Ronjo, for many years to come.
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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.
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.
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.
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.