our mission is simple;

    6,208,200 trees planted.....    
The chief goal of Kamani Group is to sustainably plant and manage over one hundred thousand (100,000+) acres of trees in East Africa. We seek to rejuvenate world’s forests and manage the global effects of climate change naturally.

The reason are obvious;
  • - To fight global climate change
  • - To improve food security in developing nations
  • - To off-set pressure on natural forest

1. To fight Global Climate Change

At Kamani Group Ltd, we believe tree planting is one of the well-known biological Carbon Sequestration process in the World. As company operating in a developing nation, where environmental protection policies and strategies aren’t clearly articulated, tree planting is the cheapest and one possible and every one of us can get involved. Individuals and private institutions could make a tangible impact by planting and protecting trees.

According to Prof. Tom Crowther the chief scientific advisor to the UN's Trillion Tree Campaign, tree planting isn’t just one of the top climate change solutions, it is overwhelmingly more powerful than all the other climate change solutions proposed. It is one that doesn’t require powerful world leaders to immediately start believing in climate change, or scientists to come up with technological solutions.

2. To improve food security in developing nations

The impact of Climate Change on Food Security – especially in developing nations such as Tanzania cannot be overstated. Year after year draught, unreliable and unpredictable rain season in many African countries is increasingly becoming the norm. Thus, the impact of climate change on food security are ever more ubiquitous in Africa and other parts of the world and Africa is epitomized as the most vulnerable continent to climate changes (Masipa, T.S., 2017).

Other studies also project that Africa is highly vulnerable to climate changes (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2007; Liliana 2005; World Bank 2016). The studies mainly found that climate changes have a severe impact on agricultural land, which ultimately affects food security. The IPCC (2007) reports that in sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural productivity will decline from 21% to 9% by 2080. Liliana (2005) indicates that about two-thirds of Africa’s arable land is expected to be lost by 2025 because of the lack of rainfall and drought. Tanzania is not immune to these impacts.

The rate at which the global population is rising and the rates at which climate change and production of food have been increasing are not parallel. The World Food Programme (WFP 2016) report shows that crop production yield per hectare is, on average, increasing at a rate below that of global populations, implying that food production, which has been unable to meet global demand, will struggle to do so in the immediate future, leaving millions of people and numerous countries facing the blunt reality of having reduced food security.
Thus, by planting trees we believe we are making great strides at addressing food security concerns caused by effects of climate change.

3. To off-set pressure on natural forest

Planted forests are a legitimate land use to provide wood, fiber, fuel and non-wood forest products addressing industrial roundwood demand and sustainable livelihoods, ensuring food security and contributing to poverty alleviation. They provide a viable alternatives to natural forests which are decreasing at an alarming rate, as raw materials highly needed due to demographic changes and continued economic growth.

According to FAO, in 2010 planted forests covered 264 million hectares globally. This accounted for 7% of the global forest area, but have the potential to provide two thirds of the global industrial roundwood demand.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, recognized the significance on planted forests in supporting sustainable forest management as reflected in Forest Principles, referenced to Chapter 11 of Agenda 21 that states;

“The role of planted forests and permanent agricultural crops as sustainable and environmentally sound sources of renewable energy and industrial raw materials should be recognized, enhanced and promoted. Their contribution to maintenance of ecological processes, to off-setting pressure on primary/old growth forests, and to providing regional employment and development with the adequate involvement of local inhabitants should be recognized and enhanced.” (UNCED 1992)
References:
  • 1. Masipa, T.S., 2017, ‘The impact of climate change on food security in South Africa: Current realities and challenges ahead’, Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 9(1), a411.
    https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v9i1.411
  • 2. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , 2007, Intergovernmental panel on climate change fourth assessment report,
    Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
  • 3. Liliana H, 2005, The food gaps: The impacts of climate change on food production:
    A 2020 perspective, Universal Ecological Fund, Alexandria, VA, USA.
  • 4. World Bank , 2016, Arable land (hectares per person), World Bank, viewed 28 November 2017,
    from http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC
  • 5. World Food Programme (WFP) , 2016, What is food security? World Food Programme, viewed 06 June 2017,
    from https://www.wfp.org/node/359289
  • 6. UNCED. 1992. The Forest Principles. Agenda 21, Clause 6d, Chapter 11.
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.