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Tanzania has a forest cover of 37.7% or about 33,428,000 ha of Tanzania is forested, according to FAO. Tanzania had 240,000 ha of planted forest. Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Tanzania lost an average of 403,350 ha or 0.97% per year..

From 2001 to 2021, Tanzania lost 2.86Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 11% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 972Mt of CO₂e emissions.

The study revealed several challenges facing Tanzania in developing and implementing policies for the forestry sector: weakness in policy formulation, lack of awareness of environmental issues, low level of education, insufficient technology, and lack of innovative ideas for problem-solving.

In developing country, like Tanzania, the main driver of deforestation is shifting agriculture contribute up to 80% of the country's deforestation. Methods to clear forests for farming, such as 'slash and burn', degrade the soil, and little is done to replenish the lost nutrients.

Agriculture alone accounts for an annual deforestation rate of about 300,000 to 400,000 ha of forest and bushland (Mnzava 1988). Coast, Mbeya, Dodoma, Singida, Shinyanga, Tabora, Kigoma, and Tanga are the most affected regions in Tanzania.

Dar es Salaam city has attracted traders dealing with various products including charcoal. It is estimated that about half of Tanzania's annual consumption of charcoal amounting to approximately 500,000 tonnes per year takes place in Dar es Salaam City (World Bank 2009).

Dar es Salaam region has an area of 1,590 Km2 with a population of 7,450,000 that would like to have a suitable environment despite flash floods that have been a problem for most of the Dar es Salaam areas. Over the past decade, there has been a drastic change in climatic patterns, increased temperatures, and a 50% rise in the severity of droughts and floods. People’s standard of living has dropped substantially due to the reduced agricultural yield. Today, two-thirds of the Tanzanian population live below the poverty line, yet the population continues to grow at an average of 5.1 percent which is far higher than the national growth rate of about 3.3 percent. In fact, many families survive on one meal a day.

These conditions have been sparked off by activities like deforestation for building, charcoal, firewood and burning bricks. Dar es Salaam Green Project seeks to equip the populace, especially the youth and grassroots community, with knowledge and hands on skills on how to combat climatic changes in Tanzania.

Dar es Salaam Green Project seeks to solve the existing problem that lead to the loss of unique local urban biodiversity that can be restored by individuals who own land (Land owners/house owners) and public sectors (public spaces) that seeking to introduce the following segments during project implementation;

• Tree Planting
(Involve household, roads, rivers, public and private institutions such as hospitals, schools, colleges and universities in tree planting).
• Support Improved Cook stoves
(Ensure Dar es Salaam residents are aware of the crisis they are causing by using large amount of charcoal and importance of reducing the usage capacity.)
• Support City Green Space
(Improve Mlalakuwa public spaces that will allow private and public sectors to be engaged in designing and allow Kinondoni Municipal Council to be involved in implementation and improvise green public spaces that population of Dar es Salaam will have free access and supporting sustainable breathing in the city.)
• Support Environmental & STREAMS Education
(Support Environmental Education awareness to 150 public and private schools that will help improve and contribute to learning science through environment)
• Support Organic Agriculture Activities
(Support households of Dar es Salaam improve their household capacity in producing vegetables at their home to support nutrition programs also support two schools of Dar es Salaam obtain sustainable production of vegetables and sell them to collect funds for running daily school expenses such as electricity and examination.)