Butterfly farmers call upon govt to lift exportation ban
Conservationists and Butterfly farmers are worried that achievements of a three-year project will be reversed.
Environment managers in the making
Pupils in six primary schools are involved in conserving the environment in high biodiversity forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains
Firewood demand in sharp drop in project villages
Energy saving stoves that where introduced in Mzungui Village in Muheza district to save the forest from deforestation has proved beneficial to a great deal, thanks to thew three year climate change adaptation project.
The school without a female teacher
Deep in the East Usambaras, at a mountain edge that overlooks Korogwe, a rural primary school is pondering over a challenge that might affect attendance of girls school.
How farmers can boost milk yield, adapt to climate change
A climate change adaptation project has teamed up with other stakeholders to merge the needs of increased milk production and incomes and climate change adaptation in the East Usambaras.
Villagers use new ways as climate change bites
After experiencing the vanishing of vegetation, drying up of rivers and soil errosion which threatened their livelihood, villagers in Usambara East are now turning to environment-friendly farming techniques to offset climate change impacts.
New tech saves trees
The decrease in the collection of firewood from about four loads a week to one load a week since the adoption of the new technology has helped to conserve forests.
Integration of Climate Change and Development Strategies at Local Levels
The Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment of the University of Leeds had elaborated an article analyzing the threats and challenges that Climate Change supposed to Muheza District in Tanzania. In this paper, we develop and apply a framework to explore policy and governance aspects of Climate Compatible Development at local levels, with …
Water intakes and scheme in Misalai and Kwelumbizi
In November 2017 we reach some of the objectives in the water component of this program. The objetives we had reach are focused in the communitys of Misalai and Kwelumbizi (Muheza Disctrict), to supply water of enough quality to the different communities of the zone. The situation in the zone was precarious; they were part …
Fuelwood Energy Saving Stoves for Climate Change Adaptation
The project of introduction Fuelwood Energy Saving Stoves in the community of East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania started in October 2016. The project is implemented through a partnership between ONGAWA, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) and Muheza District Council (MDC) The objective was to replace the old stoves that were installed in the kitchens sending …
