Under the ancient baobab tree the celebration begins. The Hadza hunter-gatherers are joined by the District Commissioner of Mbulu, James Kheri, who is officiating the buying back of land that once belonged to the Hadza. Less than 1000 Hadza still live a traditional, semi nomadic life in their ancestral rangelands in the Yaeda Valley, moving […] The post This Land is Our Land: Protection leads to repurchase appeared first on Carbon Tanzania.| Carbon Tanzania - Protecting forests for communities, wildlife and climate.
Reflecting on impact starts with listening. Kisaro Thomas Lombutwa, the Makame Savannah Project Manager, shares how his community helped test REFLECT – a new approach to understanding the lived experience of conservation. In Makame and for the Maasai, land isn’t just where we live – it’s our life. For years, carbon revenue has helped us protect it. At […] The post Listening differently: What REFLECT taught my community appeared first on Carbon Tanzania.| Carbon Tanzania - Protecting forests for communities, wildlife and climate.
By Marc Baker Project developers like Carbon Tanzania use methodologies to quantify their project’s benefits. Without them, we couldn’t measure the volumes of greenhouse gas emissions our projects prevent from entering the atmosphere. It is under the guidance of methodologies that project developers set project boundaries, calculate baselines and consider additionality. Given their central role […] The post Carbon Tanzania answers questions on Verra’s VM0048 methodology appeared fir...| Carbon Tanzania - Protecting forests for communities, wildlife and climate.