How Climate Change has transformed Pastoralists' way of life
The Citizen Chief Reporter, Lucas Liganga, recently visited Longido District to learn more about the implications of climate variability on drylands, especially on pastoralists. Through interviews...
View ArticleNew Report on Cross Border Timber Trade Between Kenya and Tanzania
TNRF and the East African Wildlife Society have published the report, "The Trade in Forest Products between Kenya and Tanzania." The report shares findings from a study that monitored trade of...
View ArticleMama Misitu Campaign Launch
The new five-year Mama Misitu Campaign will be launched at the end of this month in Dar es Salam. Eleven partners will implement the Mama Misitu Campaign. Those partners are: LEAT, TNRF, Femina HIP,...
View ArticleForests, Communities and Governance – The Mama Misitu Campaign is Launched!
The Mama Misitu Campaign was officially launched on July 31st in Dar es Salaam. The launch was a success and brought together various stakeholders including the Regional Commissioner for the Coast,...
View ArticleTNRF participates in Development Partner Group meeting on the Environment
Both The Guardian and the Citizen have reported on the high-level Development Partner Group meeting on the Environment (DPGE) that was hosted in Dar es Salaam last week. The meeting was significant...
View ArticleConvening for Community-Based Conservation
On Thursday representatives from the government, development partners, academic institutions, and national and international civil society organizations gathered together to discuss the status of...
View ArticleAMCEN: President’s Closing Speech and Civil Societies' Perspective
Every two years the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) joins together its members and African Ministers for a weeklong meeting to discuss environmental issues in Africa and...
View ArticleCBNRM Stocktaking Workshop Report
The CBNRM Stocktaking Workshop report is now available. Learn what the stocktaking exercise is all about, what workshop participants thought of the draft report and how it was agreed that this...
View ArticleUnited Nations International Observance Day for the Girl Child
Discrimination and violence against girls and violations of their human rights remains an ongoing challenge in the world today. In an effort to raise awareness about such challenges, in December 2011...
View ArticleEXPERTS AGREE - STRENGTHENED LAND USE PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL FOR DRYLAND...
Participatory land use planning in Tanzanian drylands is an essential process in ensuring effective, sustainable and fair use of communal lands. And experts are agreeing that collecting best...
View ArticleTNRF Invited to Present CBNRM Stocktaking Exercise at National Natural...
The Donor Partner Group on the Environment works closely with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to host an annual sector review. Last year was the first time civil society was invited to...
View Article‘Let’s Talk Land Tanzania’ – A new web portal is launched
October 16th marked World Food Day, and it was also the same day that Action Aid officially launched the ‘Let’s Talk Land Tanzania’ online portal. This portal provides a platform for CSOs, community...
View ArticlePastoralism, Policy Analysis and Advocacy – A Training
From October 22 - 26, TNRF held a training in Mwanza on Pastoralism, Policy Analysis and Advocacy. The training was part of a TNRF and CARE project known as the "Pastoralist Program", which seeks to...
View ArticleCSOs CALL FOR A PRO-POOR AND PRO-ENVIRONMENT SAGCOT INITIATIVE
Press Release November 1, 2012 ARUSHA-Twenty civil society organizations have provided recommendations on ways to strengthen and improve the social and environmental aspects of an intended...
View ArticleCivil Society Annual Forum, 2012
The Role of Civil Society in the Constitution making Process The Foundation for Civil Society organized the 10th Civil Society Annual Forum in Dar es Salaam from October 14 to 16 November 2012. The...
View ArticleCSO’S WANT FAIR, EQUITABLE AND REAL PROGRESS ON REDD+ DOHA
November 27, 2012 ARUSHA - Tanzanian civil society organizations piloting REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) have for the third straight year joined together to endorse key...
View ArticleReport Explores Experiences and Lessons for Equitable Benefit Sharing and...
The nine CSOs implementing REDD+ pilot projects in Tanzania - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), CARE Tanzania, Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) , Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI),...
View Article2011 AGM
Yesterday, TNRF held its 2011 AGM. Because this is the first AGM held since the new two-tiered membership structure has been enacted, the Secretariat and Steering Committee determined that only full...
View ArticleTNRF Offices are closed from 14th December 2012 - 7th January 2013 – Happy...
Find out about TNRF's Highlights from 2012 And, get ready for an exciting 2013... Starting in 2013, TNRF's e-newsletters are going to slightly change so that they better reflect our new strategy. In...
View ArticleTNRF's Weekly e-newsletters
Sign up for TNRF's Weekly e-newsletters. Every week TNRF compiles a newsletter with publications, opportunities and events, and news stories related to natural resource issues in Tanzania. There are...
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