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STORIES OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES & PARTNERS THAT MAKE TRAVEL AND TOURISM TICK

In this video we see how the Village Game Scouts (VGS) of the Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape carbon offset project are now taking their monitoring activities to new levels with a new app. The VGS were trained to use the app, enabling them to collect more reliable information about their patrols and...

In this video, we learn how the Hadzabe tribe uses their ancient wisdom to conserve their forests in Tanzania through the Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape carbon offset project, providing wildlife conservation and a case for climate resiliency. The Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape Project is one of the projects in our Climate Impact Portfolio that...

In this video, members of Tanzania’s indigenous Hadza community talk about their deep connection to their forest as their home, cultural identity, and future. They talk about their roles in protecting the forest through the Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape carbon offset project and why this project is vital for more than just...

In this video, Moses Sigiligi, a Hadza elder, explains that before the Yaeda-Eyasi carbon offset project, their community struggled to prevent incursions into their ancestral forest. With the revenue from carbon offset sales, they have trained village game scouts to protect their forest and how different community benefits have been...

This video highlights a 2-week training program for 138 village game scouts conducted as part of the Yaeda-Eyasi carbon offset project. Village game scouts protect Tanzania’s Yaeda Valley and surrounding region from threats like deforestation and poaching. This training provides them with the skills and knowledge to carry out their...

In this clip, we hear from Jo Anderson, one of the co-founders of Carbon Tanzania, the organization that coordinates the implementation of the Yaeda-Eyasi carbon offset project. Jo talks about Carbon Tanzania’s approach to conservation and highlights the critical role that indigenous communities play in protecting the earth’s biodiversity-rich landscapes....