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A recent blog post from Maipac Media Tanzania features an interview with Soils for the Future Tanzania's own Richard Ndaskoi, discussing the impact of the Longido Monduli Carbon Project.

CarbonSolve's partner organization, Soils for the Future Tanzania (SftFTZ) is launching a new Community Conservation Bank (COCOBA) initiative in the Longido and Monduli districts to strengthen conservation outcomes while improving community livelihoods. The COCOBA model links financial inclusion, savings mobilization, and conservation incentives which enable communities to invest in sustainable enterprises that protect land, biodiversity, and natural resources.

Misinformation surrounding land use and conservation efforts in Africa is not new. In Rachel Nuewer’s article, Africa’s Conservation Conundrum, Maxi Pia Louis, director of the Namibian Association of Community Based Natural Resource Management Support Organizations states “People don’t respect science anymore, and they’re making decisions without really having evidence. People are just emotive, and that is my biggest concern.”