Reflections of a Hadza hunter-gatherer in New York City In September 2019, Ezekiel Phillippo travelled to New York City to represent the Hadza hunter-gatherer community of Yaeda Valley. He went to receive the Equator Prize on behalf of his community, a people who have lived in the area for the past 40,000 years. The prize […]
Ezekiel, representing the Hadza of the Yaeda Valley, collects the 2019 Equator Prize at New York Ceremony A prominent member of the Hadza hunter-gatherer community of the Yaeda Valley in Northern Tanzania will be collecting the 2019 Equator Prize at a ceremony in New York today, Tuesday 24thSeptember 2019. Special Blog by Jo Anderson, Carbon […]
In March Marc and I took an operations team trip through two of Tanzania’s iconic conservation areas, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti National Park. But unlike many tourists coming to Tanzania where these are common destinations, our safari was planned so that we could visit a group of Carbon Tanzania’s community scouts who […]
As part of our contractual agreement with the communities in Yaeda Valley, the Carbon Tanzania team heads to Yaeda for meetings in May and November every year. These scheduled meetings are attended by the ward government, village government, partner organizations and members of the Hadza communities, some of whom can walk for a day or […]
In Yaeda Valley, the basis of our success has been the community developed land use plans that designate areas for farming, grazing and full protection (see map), the latter being critical for the Hadza as a hunting area and of course the core of our REDD project. This 75,000 hectare area is then managed by […]
Why diverse ecosystems are the key to our digestive system – yet more evidence of the importance of protecting the Hadza lands in the Yaeda valley. Last weekend, it was a pleasure to spend an evening dining with Jeff Leach, talking about microbes, digestion and as he so aptly puts it ‘pooh’. The perfect […]
The sun is just about to set. It is almost 7 pm in the Yaeda Valley in Northern Tanzania, and I am sitting on top of a rock overlooking the vast wilderness below me, as it shimmers in the golden hour. It is one of the most breathtaking views of my life, and I feel […]
It has been a busy 6 months for our community partners in the Yaeda Valley and for Carbon Tanzania. As some of you may have already heard we are expanding the size of the Yaeda Valley project area and incorporating surrounding communities. The newly incorporated land is adjacent to the existing project site and will […]
Together with the Hadzabe, the last of Tanzania’s hunter/gather communities, we have developed a successful REDD+ project in the Yaeda Valley to protect their 40,000 year old culture. The below article explains the process taken by our partners to secure land title for the Hadzabe, and how in partnership with the local communities, we developed […]
Earlier this year we conducted GPS training and provided the village game scouts (VGS) with Garmin Camera-enabled GPS units and iTrip data loggers – equipment provided thanks to an award from Idea Wild. This easy to use technology will allow us to build a database of geo-referenced images of poaching incidents, possible land incursions and […]
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.
