Usambara Biodiversity Conservation

Tanzania

71.1 Quality Score

Completed

Our project aims to preserve biodiversity in the Eastern Arc Mountains rainforest. To achieve this, we focus on reversing deforestation around the Forest Nature Reserve, promoting environmental conservation education, and alleviating extreme poverty through agroforestry initiatives.

5,194,934Trees funded of 6,000,000

846,786 TCO2 captured

139,999Followers

Fast growing and soil fertilizing species

These trees are strong and easy to grow. Commonly planted in large quantities, they build the base of a plantation system.

Agroforestry

Albizia gummifera

Peacock flower

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Plant

Rhizophora mucronata

Mangrove

20kg CO₂ 0 left

Fast-growing

Cupressus lusitanica

Cypress

50kg CO₂ 69,881 available

Plant

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Black mangrove

20kg CO₂ 0 left

Fast-growing

Grevillea robusta

Silky Oak

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Fast-growing

Ficus thonningii

Fig Tree

20kg CO₂ 18,006 available

Fast-growing

Mahogan Tree

mahogan tree

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Agroforestry

Newtonia buchananii

newtonia (EN)

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Agroforestry

Markhamia lutea

Nile tulip

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Fast-growing

Eucalyptus saligna

Sydney Blue Gum

500kg CO₂ 233,702 available

Fast-growing

Croton macrostachyus

Woodland croton

450kg CO₂ 34,590 available

Agroforestry

Juniperus procera

African pencil cedar

500kg CO₂ 33,750 available

Fast-growing

Trema orientalis

Pigeon wood

500kg CO₂ 13,525 available

Fast-growing

Croton megalocarpus

Croton / Croton tree

250kg CO₂ 0 left

Agroforestry

Tectona grandis

Teak tree

200kg CO₂ 0 left

Fast-growing

Pinus patula

Patula pine

100kg CO₂ 269,643 available

Fast-growing

Ficus sur

Cape fig

100kg CO₂ 2,328 available

Fruit and medicinal species

These trees produce the most delicious fruits or very useful ingredients for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.

Nutritional

Prunus domestica

Plum Fruits tree

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Coffea arabica

Coffee tree

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Musa acuminata

Banana tree

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Medicinal

Rauvolfia caffra

Quinine tree

100kg CO₂ 0 left

Medicinal

Erythrina abyssinica

Red hot poker tree

20kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Jackfruit

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Cordia africana

East african cordia

20kg CO₂ 69,373 available

Nutritional

Mangifera indica

Mango Tree

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Anacardium occidentale

Cashew Nut

20kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Prunus persica

Peach tree

20kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Macadamia jansenii

Bulburin Nut

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Pyrus pyrifolia

Asian pears

20kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Persea americana

Avocado pear tree

20kg CO₂ 90,964 available

Nutritional

Moringa oleifera

Moringa tree

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Medicinal

Azadirachta indica

Neem tree

100kg CO₂ 0 left

Medicinal

Albizia schimperiana

Forest long-pod Albizia

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Malus pumila

Apple tree

10kg CO₂ 0 left

Medicinal

Cinnamomum camphora

Camphor Tree

500kg CO₂ 114,505 available

Medicinal

Tabernaemontana stapfiana

East African Greenheart

50kg CO₂ 0 left

Nutritional

Syzygium guineense

Water Berry

200kg CO₂ 14,200 available

Nutritional

Syzygium cumini

Black plum

100kg CO₂ 25,768 available

Medicinal

Ocotea usambarensis

East African camphor wood (En). Camphrier (Fr). Mkulo

100kg CO₂ 13,371 available

Rare and magnificent species

Some trees impress by their sheer size or longevity, while others hold their particular beauty from their inner fight against the threats of extinction that loom upon them.

Fauna protection