Reflecting on 10 years of Carbon Tanzania
A discussion with Marc Baker and Jo Anderson as they reflect on 10 years of innovation and learning while growing Carbon Tanzania
VGS in Training – Enhancing Forest Protection
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 […]
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 […]
Managing Grazing in a Changing Environment
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 […]