Welcome to the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group's (TFCG) website.  Our mission is: To promote the conservation of the high biodiversity forests in Tanzania.  At this website you can learn about our programmes and various projects aimed at conserving the Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests of Tanzania.  Our five programmes are:

Participatory Forest Management

Research

Environmental Education

Livelihood Support

Advocacy

  Introduction

   West Usambara Mts.

   East Usambara Mts.

   Southern Udzungwa Mts.

   South Nguru Mts.

   Rubeho Mts.

Introduction

  Nagaramia Riverine

  Pande Game Reserve

  Ruvu South

(Arc/Coastal Map: 177K)

Complete May, 2003 Arc Journal (1.3MB, .pdf)

Coastal Forest in Northern Mozambique (628KB, .pdf)

Positive and negative conservation and livelihood impacts of wildlife trade regulations in the East Usambara Mountains (54KB, .pdf)

 Caecilians: mysterious amphibians of the Eastern Arc Mountains (121KB, .pdf)

Relevance of recent CITES developments to timber trade in Tanzania (80KB, .pdf)

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Since 2000 TFCG have been supporting a Community Forest Conservation Network.  The aim of the network is to link communities involved in participatory forest management.  The network now reaches communities in 12 regions and stimulates dialogue between communities and the government.  

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Over the last year TFCG have been working to establish The Amani Butterfly Project in the East Usambaras whereby communities farm butterflies for export to European and American butterfly houses. As part of our Livelihood Support Programme, the project aims to increase household incomes of project participants.

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