Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Group of women sitting outside, one standing. — A community member asks questions about the harvesting plan.

© Tanzania Forest Conservation Group/photo by Emmanuel Lyimo

Reducing Charcoal's Threat to Biodiversity: Government Mainstreaming of Sustainable Charcoal Production in Energy-Sector Policy Tools

Grantee Name: Tanzania Forest Conservation Group

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Tanzania, United Republic of
Amount: $100,000
Dates: Dec 2017 – Oct 2019
Keywords: Conservation planning, Forestry, Policy/law, Reforestation

Promote a national policy that recognizes that charcoal production can be a force for sustainable forest management. While working with national policy-makers, conduct pilot work in the Kilolo District to demonstrate that household energy needs can be met from charcoal while still ensuring good management of a Key Biodiversity Area.

Strategic Direction :

1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.

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Reducing Charcoal's Threat to Biodiversity: Government Mainstreaming of Sustainable Charcoal Production in Energy-Sector Policy Tools

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