The Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) has been working in partnership with Gorta to reduce poverty amongst people living in rural communities in the West Usambara Mountains and to enhance the benefits to rural communities from ecosystem services.
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West Usambara Forest ConservationProject Facts:
- Running for 15 years
- 500,000 seedlings planted annually
- 42 tree nurseries established
- 10 domestic water supply projects constructed which benefit 12,000 people
- 2000 farmers trained on improved agriculture techniques through farm field school
- 929 liters of honey harvested by beekeepers between June 2013 and October 2014