Founder And Executive Director
CurrentOur Purpose: Accelerating ecosystem and biodiversity restoration in partnership with communities for a more just and better way of lifeOur Core Activities: 1. Restoring degraded riverine forests and conserving water catchments2. Promoting environmental stewardship with smallholder farmers’ land to boost socio-economic development3. Creating financial incentives and jobs for tree growing and caretaking4. Advancing adaptation strategies and innovative technologies to mitigate the impact of climate change that threaten local communities5. Improving access to indigenous saplings and seeds through our nurseries and seed bank to promote the protection of biodiversity and natural resources6. Facilitating environmental training, education and capacity building for communities7. Growing value-aligned partnerships to accelerate scaleOur Values:IntegrityJusticeExcellencePartnershipsTeamworkOur Three Pillars Community Carbon Project Development:Developing a 30 year+ community carbon model pioneering large scale ARR project implementation.2025: 2 million trees with 10,000 smallholder farmers, across 2500 ha. of land2030: 10 million trees with 50,0000 smallholder farmers, across 15,000ha of land (ARR = Afforestation, Restoration and Revegetation). Prioria MsooPropagate and restoring the habaitatt of the endangered Prioria Msoo. Working with scientists and Tanzania Forest Services to ensure the proper forest reserves and restoration techniques are selected to guarantee success.Riparian Zone RestorationConservation, biodiversity and watershed restoration through indigenous tree growing on the riparian zones of Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru; financially incentivising communities using the pay to grow model.