Restoring the Burnt Tarawe Nature Forest Reserve

This forest was burnt about two years ago and that fire was caused by human economic activities such as charcoal making and searching for fuel wood. The aim of this project is to restore the nature of Tarawe Nature Forest Reserve by planting a total of 500,000 indigenous trees including some indigenous tree species such as Ficus sycomorus and Cedrela mexicana. The Tarawe nature forest reserve are under severe threat of being cleared through human activities particularly agriculture, fuel woods collection, hunting and construction activities due to poor management. The forests are managed by central government of Tanzania and serves as water catchment, soil protection, and source of timber, non-timber for millions of rural people, electricity through HEP plants and biodiversity hotspot home for hundreds of species. This project is going to provide benefits to all citizens living within Handeni District and Tanzania as a whole. INUKA Youth Development Organization expects to plant 500,000 indigenous trees by D