Center for Native tree studies of Africa
We are establishing a center for Native Trees Studies of Africa to be a hub for researchers to explore the potential benefits of native trees for people and biodiversity. The center will bring about the existence of native tree sustainability aligning with the international agreement for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and UNFCCC compatible with SDGs number 1, 2, 13, and 15. Moreover, the center will provide an avenue for the existence of potential in our native trees, such as food and medicine. Also, the center will be a cause for climate change mitigation and biodiversity habitat restoration. While making available information and products about native trees.
A center will feature: A comprehensive herbarium and literature library dedicated to African native trees. A seedbank preserving diverse native tree seeds. A nursery for raising seedlings and supporting restoration projects, a Processing unit for value-adding native tree products and a native tree arboretum.
The Impact: The program aims at ensuring that native trees which are rich in medicine and natural food are retained and sustained. On the other hand, if nothing is passing without noticing that these native trees are been depleted, there will be a massive loss of biodiversity which threats the ecosystem; global warming will manifest thus accelerating climate change impacts after which poverty to the community will be intensified.
Native Tree Arboretum
For continued research studies and training we establish a project to plant native trees in plot stations of different particular ecosystem, where respective trees are Natives and plays role of restoring threatened ecosystems in Tanzania.