TZ restores 3.3million hactares of forests
Tanzania has successfully restored 3.3 million hectares of degraded forest and land as of December 2024, moving closer to its 2030 goal of 5.2 million hectares. Despite this progress, the country continues to struggle with significant annual forest loss due to human activities like overgrazing and illegal logging.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing global effort to combat environmental degradation and the challenges developing nations face in balancing conservation with economic needs.
MOROGORO: THE Vice-President’s Office has commended environmental stakeholders, including the Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS), for restoring 3.3 million hectares of degraded forest and land by December 2024, marking significant progress towards the country’s restoration target.
Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Vice-President’s Office (Union Affairs), Mr Abdalah Mitawi, made the remarks while opening a national workshop in Morogoro aimed at strengthening the capacity of the National Task Force on Forest and Landscape Restoration.
He said Tanzania pledged in 2018 to restore 5.2 million hectares of degraded forests and landscapes by 2030 under the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100).
To assess progress, the government commissioned the National Carbon Monitoring Centre (NCMC) in 2024 to evaluate implementation of the commitment. The assessment found that 3.3 million hectares had been restored by December 2024.
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