TANZANIA has taken another significant step in its environmental conservation journey with the launch of a new project ...

A new forest cooperation agreement between Tanzania and Kenya is set to improve the effectiveness of measures to tackle the rampant illegal logging and timber trade across the border. A new forest ...

WWF is extremely concerned about illegal gold mining activities taking place in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, which are destroying globally outstanding conservation areas and water catchment ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A surge in illegal logging is devastating native forests in coastal Tanzania's Rufiji district, despite efforts by authorities to curb ...

Tanzania's forests generate close to 20 per cent of national output, five times more than current government estimates, according to a new government-backed study. Researchers led by the Tanzania ...

A success story from Tanzania: an innovative tracking system is helping Tanzania Forest Services manage the country’s extensive forests, so that degraded woodland is springing back to life and illegal ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Norway will give Tanzania $100 million over five years to cut deforestation in the east African country and try to reduce carbon emissions blamed for climate change, ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Jan 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tanzania is considering putting a tax on charcoal with the aim of discouraging the use of the fuel, which is a big source of energy for ...

With the government reportedly attracting over 20 corporations that want to invest over $20 billion (Sh46.9 trillion), the production and sale of carbon offsets are finally turning a profit in ...