Carbon Offsets and their Role in Moving Toward a Zero-carbon Economy
Carbon Tanzania’s work leads to a reduction in carbon emissions by designing and implementing high-quality conservation projects that encourage local communities to manage their land and natural resources in a sustainable and economically smart way. More and more, companies are recognising that while we strive towards a zero-carbon future through reducing and replacing fossil fuels […]
The World Green Economy Summit – a Reflection on the Worlds New Direction.
The World Green Economy Summit felt like a far cry from Carbon Tanzania’s usual working environment, for someone who is used to walking though forests and sleeping under the stars, this hi-tech business driven summit in Dubai was not my ‘natural’ environment. So why were we there? This summit is one of the leading global […]
Is REDD+ working in the Yaeda Valley?
Carbon Tanzania has been collaborating with the Hadza Hunter-gatherer communities of the Yaeda Valley for the past 5 years, supporting them to protect their traditional forested lands where their ancient lifestyle sees them living off the wildlife-rich savannah woodlands. By enforcing their land rights that enshrine a plan to never farm the woodlands, forest carbon […]
Code REDD
In October 2017 Carbon Tanzania’s application to become a member of Code REDD was accepted. We are now a part of a global network of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) project developers who, through their membership of this industry organisation, seek to support and scale the UN REDD+ framework to reach its full […]
Sharing the Revenue from Carbon Offsets – What Really Happens?
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 […]
Can Offsetting Become as Common as Recycling?
Do you remember why you first started recycling all those years ago? The environmental activities that the vast majority of us partake in daily, whether it is recycling, conserving water or composting, have become second nature and occur at an almost subconscious level. Have you ever offset your carbon emissions? Many readers have not. Conserving […]