Declining biodiversity is a huge global issue and northern
Tanzania is no exception. One of the important parts of our work at Rau Eco and
Cultural Tourism is to plant more trees in Rau Forest Reserve nestled on the
lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro. Our Eco tourism projects are focused on the conservation
of the flora and fauna of the Rau Forest. We have aligned our objectives with
United Nations policies relating to climate change and sustainable development
and are continually developing high quality, sustainable products and services
that help us conserve local tree and bee populations.
Our target is to plant one million indigenous trees by the
year 2030. We know that we cannot achieve this target on our own so we
encourage young people and anyone else who is interested to come and join in
with our tree nursery project. With support from the Tanzania Forest Service
Agency (Northern Zone Office, Moshi) who provide the tree nursery tubes, Rau
Eco Tourism works with local and international volunteers to plant six thousand
indigenous trees around the edge of Rau Forest Reserve and ten thousands
indigenous trees in our tree nursery project. We also run Root and Shoot clubs with
local schools such as Langoni Primary School, Mji Mpya, Majengo and Karanga Secondary
Schools. In these clubs not only are school children empowered to improve their
local environment but our forest guides are able to pass on their specialist
knowledge to a new generation. Our GIVE BACK TO NATURE project works with these
Root and Shoot clubs in local schools and to raise environmental awareness within
the communities around the Rau Forest Reserve here in Moshi.
If you want to volunteer with us or find out more about our
important work then email us at rauecotours@gmail.com
or come along to one of our events and get involved
