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Plant to Stop Poverty, Tanzania

The Plant to Stop Poverty project in Tanzania aims to advise and help communities in rural areas to practice agroforestry to fight against prevailing poverty and climate change.

The Plant to Stop Poverty project in Tanzania is a massive tree planting initiative with the intnetion of planting 8 million trees in and around the Northern coastal belt area of Tanzania. By planting 72 different varieties of tree native, indigenous species in the area, this project is having a direct positive impact on the conservation and regeneration of this vastly important ecological area of land.

Another greatly important impact of this project is that it is having a direct positive effect for the local communities living in poverty in the surrounding areas. Trees planted along the banks of the Pangani and Zigi rivers will provide cover for water sources and shed areas which will help to reduce river bank degradation. This in turn will increase the amount of accessable clean water and allow for greater amounts of hydroelectric power production.

Additionally, planting a large variety of fruit trees in the Amani Nature Reserve and in the areas of Tanga, Pangani & Bagamoyo, will provide food and wood that is to be freely harvested by the local communities. Not only this, but these trees will help to rejuvenate the soil, allowing habitats to thrive and making the land more diverse and rich for all those living in this area of Tanzania.

Some of the expected outcomes of the project are listed below:

Reforest lands where trees were cut to maintain topsoil and prevent erosion, helping to save the local water sources.
Improving degraded soils by planting nitrogen fixing species in village farms.
Forest restoration will bring in eco-tourists who will provide much needed commerce to the region.

If you are looking for more information about this project and want to learn more about the benefits of tree planting in Tanzania then please check out the following link.