by Nike Doggart, Technical Advisor, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
4th December 2015
‘Conserving forests is essential for climate change mitigation and adaptation,’ is a message that I have heard repeatedly at CoP 21. We need to halt emissions of greenhouse gases from deforestation; and we need protect forests […]
by Nike Doggart, Technical Advisor, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group
2nd December 2015
The big question.
Will humanity reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to within a level that will avoid disastrous climate change, according to the best available scientific research?
The answer presented yesterday: no.
Yesterday evening, the UNFCCC presented the […]
Before I became the Executive Director of the African Rainforest Conservancy (ARC), I had never heard of the rainforests in the Eastern Arc Mountains! Most people I talk to about rainforests in Africa have never heard of these rainforests either.
This is particularly strange because the rainforests in these mountains have an exceptionally high concentration of […]
In January 2015, the ARC visited the Udzungwa Mountains with Francis Fanuel, the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) Project Coordinator for the Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserves (USFR), and discussed the dire lack of funds and the rampant illegal logging, hunting, and wildfires.
In May of 2015, the ARC partnered with Cliffton Dry, the alcohol sponsor […]
The story of Cecil the lion has gotten a great deal of media attention. Cecil, a lion from Zimbabwe, was killed by Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, in early July of this year. The outrage over his death has come from how he was killed, lured from his habitat and shot with a crossbow, […]
Interview with Sarah Scott, Nipe Fagio Msasani Beach Ambassador
Where did the idea for the Msasani Beach Cleanup come from?
Over the past couple years, I have been following the work of a local organization called Nipe Fagio “take a broom” – be the change you want to see. They work on various clean-ups throughout the […]
We all know that the world is not a perfect place. Disease, famine, and national disasters can be found everywhere. And with all this death, degradation, and destruction comes all the people and organizations trying to “save the world.”
This is what typically happens: a specific problem is discovered, a solution is created, whether it is […]
In 1989, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to ban the international trade of ivory. Twenty-five years later, the African elephant is endangered and on the brink of extinction. In fact, it is predicted that in only 11 years, African elephants in the wild could become extinct!
Despite the efforts of many […]
On September 21, 2014, New York City (NYC) held the largest climate march in history. About 400,000 people came from all over the world to march in support of action against climate change; similar events were held in over 150 countries around the world. Nine months have passed since the climate march and […]
Namasha Schelling is the Executive Director of the African Rainforest Conservancy (ARC). After organizing the 24th Annual Artists for Africa event this year for the first time, she reflects on her experiences and accomplishments.
What is your favorite part of the Artists for Africa event?
This was my first time running the event. My favorite […]
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