Promoting participatory and ambitious NDC implementation through nature-based solutions in urban, rural and coastal landscapes of Tanzania (PRO-NDC-ACT)

Forest loss in Tanzania is critical - for the local population, the flora and fauna, and the climate. To address this, the project relies on a new form of cooperation between science and civil society that focuses on mutual learning in an experimental setting. To this end, it is conducting baseline studies and establishing two real-world laboratories in the form of participatory community-based reforestation initiatives in the Usambara Mountains and mangrove restoration along the coast between Dar es Salaam and Tanga City. The project also conducts national stakeholder consultation workshops to discuss questions concerning funding for reforestation strategies. It also conducts targeted outreach to implement national climate change goals and forest restoration.