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Do climate pledges rely too much on tree planting?

Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of these efforts, as currently formulated, will do little or nothing to stem global warming and could jeopardize the world’s food supply and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, a new report warns. The […]

Tanzania Forest Fund (TaFF), 2024 Call of proposals requesting grants

INTRODUCTION Tanzania Forest Fund (abbreviated as TaFF), is a Government Fund established under Sections 79 – 83 of the Forest Act (Cap. 323 R.E. 2002). The Fund is a mechanism to provide long-term, reliable and sustainable financial support to forest protection, conservation, management and development in the country. The Fund came into operation in July, 2010 […]

Call for application on Climate Change Research grant in Tanzania

The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), has spearheaded the creation of a specialized initiative under the National Fund for the Advancement of Science and Technology (NFAST). This initiative is specifically designed to bolster climate research efforts in Tanzania. The climate research program orchestrated […]

Polluting for free during a climate crisis: Update of the EU ETS free allocation rules

Carbon Market Watch policy expert on EU industrial decarbonisation Lidia Tamellini and Sandbag policy officer on EU Carbon Markets & Industrial Decarbonisation Aymeric Amand have co-penned this article discussing existing exemptions from the EU’s Emissions Trading System for European heavy industries. The article asks policymakers if polluting for free in times of a climate crisis is still tenable. The […]

Switzerland Development Cooperation (SDC) collaborates with Tesifa Tanzania (TT) in uplifting the dreams of young girls in Tanzania

  Jasca Leons Punguti the Director of TESIFA TANZANIA (TT) Switzerland Development Cooperation (SDC) has collaborated with a non-governmental organization, Tesifa Tanzania (TT) through the Skills for Employment in Tanzania (SET) program to uplift the dreams of young girls in Tanzania between the ages of 15-20 whose dreams were cut short due to early birth and later […]

Stakeholders advices carbon trading to be taught as a separate course at SUA given its importance in the current global trends

Recently, Sokoine University of Agriculture held a curriculum review meeting that involved various stakeholders from the Vice President’s office for environment, Tanzania Forest Research Institute (TAFORI), Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS), Tanzania Metrological Agency (TMA), Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (MCDI)and the University of Dar-es-salaam. The meeting aimed to ensure that the curriculum reflects the needs of current global trends of evolving science […]

Swiss contact through funds from Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) collaborates with Tesifa Tanzania (TT) in uplifting the dreams of young girls in Tanzania

  Jasca Leons Punguti the Director of TESIFA TANZANIA (TT) Switzerland Development Cooperation (SDC) has collaborated with a non-governmental organization, Tesifa Tanzania (TT) through the Skills for Employment in Tanzania (SET) program to uplift the dreams of young girls in Tanzania between the ages of 15-20 whose dreams were cut short due to early birth and […]

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) involves external stakeholders in improving the curriculum for Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism Courses

The College Principal representative Dr. Greyson Nyamoga at the middle in a group photo with the Meeting members Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is currently implementing the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) project, a five-year venture aimed at strengthening the learning environment and labor market alignment of priority programs. The project, in partnership with […]

China and the US, the top contributors to planet-warming emissions opposes the draft text for fossil fuel phase out, COP 28 Dubai 2023

COP28 embarked on its eleventh day, with the release of a draft agreement stirring controversy amid ongoing challenges in achieving a fossil fuel phase-out. The United Nations-led climate summit, COP28, extended into its eleventh day, well beyond the scheduled midday conclusion. The release of a draft agreement on Monday, calling for the reduction of fossil […]