Usambara Biodiversity Conservation

Usambara Biodiversity Conservation, Tanzania

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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.

4,849,387 Trees funded of 5,000,000
2,147,483.647 T CO2 compensated
130,128 Followers
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12 updates related to Agroforestry
February 2025

When tree planting is done properly it transforms
landscapes, communities and livelihoods.

24 Feb 2025
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November 2024

OUR RESTORATION APPROACH
Our goal is to have forests restored in a way that supports connections and relationships with nature, rebalances power dynamics and respects the knowledge and wisdom of the communities living in these places.

We understand the importance of fostering strong

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09 Nov 2024
October 2024

Spectacular growth with tree nurseries in Tanzania
In six months, a remarkable 312,320 trees have taken root thanks to the project, enriching and restoring land which was on the brink of ecological collapse.
This includes 112,000 indigenous trees and more than 203,200 agroforestry

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28 Oct 2024
January 2024

The core of the work we do together with our partners is to teach methods for sustainable agricultural land management, such as agroforestry. Agroforestry is a method where trees are planted together with other crops to produce richer and more varied harvests.

15 Jan 2024
December 2023

Women and young people are the agents of change and are working to foster community resilience in this reforestation project. Nearly a thousand vulnerable women and young people from rural areas are taking action to create a more sustainable environment. In 2024, they will plant

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27 Dec 2023

We directly support projects that create an impact at different levels: where local people are reshaping their farms and reforesting the land around them, where wildlife is returning, and where ecological restoration is reducing flood and drought risk for those further downstream.

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10 Dec 2023

A tree-growing holiday!
Last week, the Lushoto government announced a new public holiday to be celebrated annually on the 9th of December in Tanzania, National Tree Planting Day! And our team in the whole region was so excited when one of our projects in the Usambara Biodiversity

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08 Dec 2023
Friends of Usambara Society

Roxannwe C thank you for supporting our initiatives; Only together we can gro...

Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip, Nile trumpet or siala tree is a tree species of the family Bignoniaceae, An evergreen small tree that grows to 4-5 m in height outside of native zones, although it can reach more than 10 m in its zones of origin to eastern Africa, is cultivated for

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05 Dec 2023

Double your impact on people and the planet this Christmas!
Support the Usambara Biodiversity Community to plant trees and create lasting change today. For one week only, all donations will be generously matched by the Big Give. That's DOUBLE the impact for people and planet this

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04 Dec 2023
November 2020

Sustainable Milenium Development Goal #1 recognizes that poverty is a multi-dimensional issue, with factors ranging from unemployment to social exclusion, vulnerability to natural disasters, susceptibility to disease vectors, these factors prevent people from being productive members

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19 Nov 2020
August 2018

Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland. It combines shrubs and trees in agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, ecologically sound, and sustainable

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20 Aug 2018
November 2016

Usambara Biodivesity Conservation

Dear all followers I just learned about activities of Tree-Nation works all over the world It is great to hear about this valuable project to help ...

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