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Forest Nature is located in the Lushoto District Community in Tanga Region, north eastern Tanzania. The project is addressing deforestation and degradation in Magamba, which has been losing hectares of forest as a result of population expansion, a huge demand for charcoal, exploitation of forest materials for medicine, and tree felling by the local community to support livelihoods. They have begun educating the community about the need for environmental protection and are mobilising them to participate in land restoration activities such as the cultivation and planting of more than 500,000 native seedlings to reforest plots of land. Their goal is to employ members of the community in these activities, to improve local livelihoods. They also plan to engage more than 4,000 farmers in the community to help reach their restoration goals.
Through their commitment to strong community engagement, this restoration initiative is succeeding in restoring local ecosystems, increasing biodiversity, and enhancing water and food security. So far, it has empowered around 2,000 local farmers by teaching them agroforestry techniques — allowing for simultaneous reforestation and sustainable food production. In addition, the initiative is fostering the next generation of environmental stewards by training students from 10 local schools, each of which now hosts its own small tree nursery.
Forest Nature is an initiative of Green Land Group, a Tanzanian non-profit organisation. Since registering in 2020, Green Land Group has planted more than 50,000 trees in various locations including at schools and on degraded farms to increase crop yields and soil fertility. They have also planted trees around the degraded Magamba Forest.
The project is positively impacting 50 hectares the community. Not only are they consulting with farmers to align their practices with the project objectives, Forest Nature is also training the farmers in agroforestry and sustainable land management. Furthermore, reforestation efforts – particularly where native seedlings are planted – are contributing to the conservation of water resources as their root systems recharge groundwater and help prevent soil erosion.
The project has contributed to significant return of biodiversity including the Usambara Night Jar, Usambara Akalat, and Usambara Eagle-owl, as their natural habitats are restored through reforestation.
Tree planting
Water retention
Agroforestry
Restoration of livelihoods
Habitat creation
Soil building
Erosion control
Food growing
Community building
Fire prevention
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