Tanzanian NGO changes lives with outstanding approach to sustainable forestry

摘要

Jasper Makala, Director of the Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (MCDI) in southern Tanzania, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Whitley Award for his work to bring rural communities together to manage their forests sustainably. Soil Association Certification's forestry team has worked with Jasper Makala and MCDI since 2007. By certifying schemes likethe MCDI's Participatory Forest Management scheme, Soil Association Certification has been pushing the agenda to provide more opportunities for smaller communities to take the reins on managing their own forests.