Nguru Mountains Reforestation

Inside the project

The Nguru Mountains project combines restoration, agroforestry and forest protection in an Afromontane endemism hotspot of Tanzania's Eastern Arc, bordering the Mkingu and Kanga forest reserves. It is distinct from Carbon Tanzania's projects.

Certified under Plan Vivo and run by Trees for All (Netherlands) and PAMS Foundation (Tanzania), it targets 6,200 hectares using roughly 120 native tree species.

The first 200 hectares, some 270,000 trees, are already planted, and Village Forest Guards patrol to protect the recovering forest.

Objectives

• Restore 6,200 hectares of Afromontane forest in an Eastern Arc endemism hotspot.
• Combine agroforestry with strict protection of adjacent forest reserves.
• Re-establish native biodiversity using around 120 tree species.
• Support community-based Village Forest Guards for ongoing protection.

Approach

• Integrated restoration, agroforestry and forest protection across one landscape.
• Use of roughly 120 native species to rebuild an endemism hotspot.
• Community Village Forest Guards patrolling recovering forest.
• Plan Vivo certification linking restoration outcomes to carbon finance.