Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) | Improving Governance and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania

TNRF is a collective civil society-based initiative to improve natural resource management and conservation in Tanzania by addressing fundamental issues of governance. We view the quality and equity of governance as fundamentally determining how natural resources are managed and how they support the livelihoods of Tanzanians and the sustainable economic development of the country.

Read more

Login

Upcoming events

Dec 3
Making Travelers Philanthropy Work for Development, Business, and Conservation

Working groups

TNRF has developed 'Working Groups' to enable its members to work on and engage with key natural resource management issues in which they have a direct interest. TNRF facilitates the following 'Working Groups':

Wildlife
(WWG)
A new wildlife working group with a focus on human and wildlife conflict management
Community-based Tourism
(CBT)
Information on Community-based Tourism / Eco-tourism and related news and information resources
Forestry
(F)
Information on the Forestry Working Group, and related news and information resources
Pastoralism and Livelihoods
(PL)
Information on the Pastoralism and Livelihoods Task Force, and related news and information resources
Community Forums
(CF)
Information on the Community Forums and related news and information resources
Western Tanzania
(WT)
A list-serve for members working in western Tanzania and occasional related news and information resources

Living Planet Report 2008 - a stark portrayal of the impact of humans on the planet

The Living Planet Report 2008

The World Wide Fund for Nature with the Zoological Society of London and Global Footprint have released a report on the impact of human resource demands on the planet. According to the report, three quarters of the world’s people now live in nations that are ecological debtors, where national consumption has outstripped their country’s biological capacity.

Read more

Information Pack on the Wildlife Sector available as the Wildlife Conservation Bill goes to Parliament

An information pack on wildlife and policy recommendations

The TNRF-Secretariat has developed an information pack on the Wildlife Sector as the new Wildlife Conservation Bill is about to be tabled in Parliament. The briefs have been developed as a resource for policy makers and the general public wanting access to independent information on the Wildlife Sector.

Read more

Wildlife Conservation Bill No. 9 of 2008 now available

The new Wildlife Conservation Bill (Photo credit H.Fredrick)

The new Wildlife Conservation Bill is to be tabled in Parliament in the up-coming session beginning 28th October 2008 for the first of two readings. To download the Bill, please click here.

Read more

Ujamaa Community Resource Trust receives the prestigious Equator Prize!

UCRT - Winner of the Equator Prize 2008!

Ujamaa Community Resource Trust has received the prestigious Equator Prize for its groundbreaking support for community-based natural resource management and rights in Tanzania. As one of 25 such organisations from around the world, the prize will be awarded at the World Conservation Forum in Barcelona, Spain in October 2008. UCRT was selected out of a list of hundreds of grassroots organizations working on sustainable development. Ujamaa Community Resource Trust works with communities in Ngorongoro, Arusha, Mbulu, Simanjiro and Hanang Districts.