PROJECT COORDINATOR

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Expected Start Date: Immediately

Duty Station: Arusha

Reporting To: Executive Director

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To collaborate, coordinate, facilitate, and lead policy harmonization through strategic engagement with policy influence working groups, sector ministries, and Parliamentary committees in strengthening Tanzania’s policy, regulatory, and enabling environment for sustainable biodiversity conservation.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

TNRF has been identified as a recipient of the USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili grant with a project to strengthen conservation policies and biodiversity conservation in Tanzania. Through the grant, TNRF will employ experiences, innovations, and proven best practices to inform and support Tanzanian policy and legal framework review while at the same time promoting community and stakeholders’ participation and initiatives in biodiversity conservation and livelihoods.TNRF in this project will support addressing conflicting policies and legal frameworks and supporting efforts towards improved biodiversity conservation through multiple approaches.

TNRF PARTICIPATES IN THE YOUTH AND LAND REGIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN AFRICA.

The program was a regional event co-organized by the Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (YILAA) and the International Land Coalition (ILC) themed “Youth at the Centre of accountable and inclusive land governance”. The event was held in Benin and Togo from 6th to 10th March 2023. The objective was to bring ILC Africa young leaders to learn from others' experiences on youth actions in achieving land rights in Africa.

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THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES AND APPRECIATES THE VALUE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES GOVERNANCE IN TANZANIA.

On 11th February 2023 at Lush Garden Arusha, Hon. Dr. Suleiman Jafo, the Minister of State, Office of the Vice President Union and Environment, launched a book on using indigenous knowledge in the conservation of the environment, water sources, and forests. The book was produced by one of the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) members, Media Aid for Indigenous and Pastoralists Community (MAIPAC), among the 13 partners with respective projects coordinated by the organization under Indigenous Community Conserved Areas Global Support Initiative (ICCAs –GSI).

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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONSORTIUM WORKSHOP ON FOREST GOVERNANCE AND FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION IN TANZANIA.

Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) in collaboration with World Wide Fund (WWF) convened a meeting that brought together members of the Tanzania Forest Working Group (TFWG) and other forest-related Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar to dialogue on issues regarding key governance and management of forest resources. The meeting was held in Morogoro, from 21st - 23rd September 2022 and provided a platform for sharing knowledge and strengthening CSOs understanding of forest issues by building on previous discussions held by TFWG. It also served as an opportunity for non-TFWG members that attended the meeting to learn more about the network and sign up for the membership.

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