Across Tanzania’s southern landscapes, a quiet transformation is taking place. Communities, schools, civil society organizations, and local authorities are working together to address environmental degradation, promote sustainable energy solutions, and strengthen community participation in natural resource governance.

Early in the morning in Mbuyuni village in Masasi District, women and children used to spend hours collecting firewood before the day’s cooking could even begin. For many families, firewood was the only available source of energy, but it came at a high cost—time, health risks, and increasing pressure on nearby forests.

TaTEDO SESO in collaboration with her partners (The Government of Tanzania, the Tanzania Natural Resources Forum, and the European Union) assigned a team of three experts to review and analyze related policies and legal frameworks hindering sustainable charcoal value chain promotion in Tanzania from Mid-June to the end of August 2024. T