Usambara Biodiversity Conservation

🌱🥑 From Seedlings to a New Family Future! 🌳💚

Three years ago, a woman from the Usambara Mountains received avocado seedlings from Friends of Usambara Society as part of our community tree-planting and livelihood programme.

Today, she is harvesting the fruits of those trees

🌱 Women Leading the Way in Environmental Conservation 🌍

At our project, women are playing a powerful role in restoring our landscapes and protecting nature for future generations. Through their dedication and hard work, they are not only conserving the environment but also creating

🌱 Women Leading Restoration in the Usambara Mountains 🌍
Through the Friends of Usambara Large Landscape Restoration initiative, communities in the Usambara Mountains are planting millions of trees to restore degraded landscapes, protect water sources, and fight climate change.
Women’s

RESTORE & REFOREST

Our projects restore some of the country's most biodiverse regions by working directly with communities to lead the restoration of their lands. We build trust, collaborate closely, and prioritise community perspectives, self-determination, and agency.

WOMEN

We champion women as vital leaders in climate action and ecological restoration. Our projects support women with resources, training and spaces to grow their skills, protect their rights and lead community-driven change.

Ecotourism is responsible, low-impact travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains local well-being, and involves education. It focuses on biodiversity conservation, cultural respect, and providing financial benefits to local communities. Key principles include

SDGs
We are making a real difference, driving progress on 8 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From boosting social and economic development to managing natural resources sustainably and tackling climate change head-on, we're creating fast and lasting impact where

RESTORATION STRATEGY
Integrating respect, equity, collaboration and connection into
ecological restoration and conservation;

Game changers to our Community in Usambara
Working with local community groups to plant trees and restore forests, our work delivers holistic reforestation that transforms landscapes and lives for our people in Tanzania

Women play a big role in ensuring that the seedlings get to the planting site! As a result they earn a living!

Environmental degradation and gender inequality stem from shared dominant power structures. Gender equity and women’s empowerment are deeply embedded in all our work and are essential to sustainable climate solutions.

Celebrating meaningful change where it matters most at Usambara Biodiversity Conservation
At our project, everything we do is driven by a commitment to creating meaningful impact where it matters most. For over a century, ever green thread has run through our work – putting communities

Our project is about more than just planting trees—it's about planting seeds of resilience in local communities. Over the past six months, 500 people have gained employment through tree planting activities, with 58% of them being women and 42% youth. These aren’t just short-term

This project was designed through a participatory approach where the local communities formulated the goals and objectives.
Through the multi-faceted approach, the project aims not only to reforest the land and provide fuelwood for the communities but also to increase respect and