Unexplored Business Opportunities in Sustainability

If 78% of consumers report they are more likely to buy from brands who are working toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) why are fewer than half of all global companies buying into and addressing the SDGs? A Competitive Advantage These statistics suggest that a considerable advantage over competitors can be gained by addressing the […]
Why REDD is like a Democracy

A newspaper article was recently brought to my attention. It is a well-researched critique of a conservation project in Kenya that threatens the forced eviction of 15,000 indigenous people from their ancestral forested homeland – the Sengwer of the Cherangy Hills. If you know anything about Carbon Tanzania you would know that the mention of […]
Protecting Landscapes for People and Wildlife; REDD+ in the Makame WMA

In January 2016, Carbon Tanzania begins a new challenge, to develop, certify and bring to market a REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation & forest Degradation) project in the Makame Wildlife Management Area (WMA). At 4,500km2 of Acacia-Commiphora woodland, this area supports both Maasai pastoralists and wildlife populations alike. For this blog I wanted to share […]