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About NCMC
Coordinator’s Message
Introduction and Background
Vision, Mission and Objectives
Board Members
Centre Structure
Locations, Map and Direction
Achievements & Success story
Our Contacts
Services
Core Services
Other Services
Reserve Room for your Event at NCMC
Staff
Technical Staff
Supporting Staff
Publication & Reports
NCMC Documents
CCIAM Documents
CCIAM policy brief
Final CCIAM report
MRV documents
Other Reports
Resources
Deforestation Maps of Tanzania
Speeches
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
Downloads
Carbon Registry
Tanzania Carbon Trading Regulations
Requirement to register a carbon trading project
Procedures to establish and operate carbon trading projects
Registration of Projects
National GHGs Inventory
News
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Understanding Measurement, Reporting, and Verification of Climate Change Mitigation
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Carbon Credit Futures (How Does It Work)
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What is going on during COP27 at Egypt?
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Construction on the World’s Largest Carbon Removal Plant Begins
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Climate change: The UN warns that a critical warming threshold is evaporating.
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Climate change is the greatest threat the world has ever faced, according to a UN expert.
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Global Climate Challenge
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Public Awareness on Climate Change
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A new guide offers assistance to businesses looking for high-quality carbon credits.
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The true worth of carbon credits and why nature is more than just a carbon sink
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Putting forests on the front lines of the fight against climate change
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Climate change and habitat loss are pushing some primates out of the trees and into an uncertain future.
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Climate Innovation Accelerator
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Renewable Energy Promotion in Developing Countries
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Climate change in Tanzania
Tanzania’s natural environment and residents are being impacted by climate change. Tanzania’s temperatures are rising,...
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Egypt replants mangrove ‘treasures’ to combat the effects of climate change.
Fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, as part...
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Nature-based solutions and climate change
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Climate change puts energy security at risk
WMO, Geneva, 11 October 2022 – To limit global temperature rise, the supply of electricity...
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Tanzanian eco-villages are fighting climate change.
Tanzania’s economy is heavily reliant on sectors that are vulnerable to climate variability and change....
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Civil societies are critical to Africa’s resilience to climate change
According to Dr. Adesina, civil societies are critical to Africa’s resilience to climate change. Dr....
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Climate change adaptation will cost Tanzania 44trn/-
The government is set to spend USD19.2 billion (over 44trn/-) to implement a national action...
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What causes climate change?
Climate is commonly thought of as the expected weather conditions at a given location over...
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Forest Carbon Credits
Carbon stock valuation within forestland has emerged as a promising new method of incentivizing conservation...
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Guidelines for integrating climate change adaptation into national sectoral policies, plans and programmes of Tanzania
Climate change is a global problem posing challenges to the survival of mankind and sustainable...
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National Climate Change Response Strategy
The National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) has been revised based on a number of...
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Tanzania Forest Reference Emission Level for Deforestation and Forest Degradation
The Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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Carbon sequestration and biodiversity
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Forest health and carbon sequestration
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Carbon markets
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