Wood that is cut down from the forests are used to produce charcoal.

Deforestation is affecting Mount Kilimanjaro by increasing the speed of the glaciers melting.

The reasons behind deforestation are clearing for agriculture, overgrazing, wildfires, charcoal making, reliance on wood fuel for energy, wood resources, and lack of land use planning.

Tanzania used to be one of the greenest countries, but it is now faced with desertification because of deforestation.

Tanzania annually loses 400,000 hectares of forest because of the demand for fuel.

Tanzania still relies on wood and charcoal for fuel because safer alternatives are more expensive.

The government is trying to address the problem, but little has been done to curb the effects of deforestation.

By improving their technology, the effectiveness of producing charcoal will increase by 20% compared to producing charcoal the traditional way.

It is estimated that about one million acres of Tanzania’ forests are being cut down annually.

39.9% of Tanzania is occupied by forests.

The annual deforestation rate in Tanzania is double the global average rate. (1.1%)

Forests provide over 90% of the country’s energy.

Climate change is causing more wildfires to occur which will then lead to a reduced amount of forest capacity.

At present, one of the challenges facing Tanzania has been the alarming rate of deforestation being experienced in many parts of the country

Studies have shown that no single factor can account for the high rates of deforestation that have been experienced world-wide especially in developing countries.

The results of tree cutting for charcoal are most easily seen near cities.

Government estimates quote a rate of deforestation of 300,000 to 400,000 ha per annum

Agriculture alone seems to account for an annual deforestation rate of about 300,000 to 400,000 ha of forest and bushland

Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

Forests play a critical role in mitigating climate change because they act as a carbon sink—soaking up carbon dioxide that would otherwise be free in the atmosphere and contribute to ongoing changes in climate patterns

It is estimated that 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions are the result of deforestation

Deforestation is an environmental threat that persists despite the dire warnings from researchers around the world.

The reason for the cutting down of trees is justified to an extent, but, while razing people do not realize that they are diminishing the existence of flora and fauna, and becoming egocentric

According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading green group, 32 million acres of tropical rainforest were cut down each year between 2000 and 2009

Deforestation patterns are linked to ineffective policy strategies that fail to control illegal logging, infrastructure and settlement expansions, wildfires and overstocking among agro-pastoral communities of the lake, central and northern zones.

Losses of forest resources are creating enormous human and ecological problems such as the shortage of fuel wood. Over 75% of Tanzanians depend on wood as their chief source of fuel. Shortages force them to spend ever-increasing amounts of time searching for wood.

Water, without being absorbed, quickly evaporates or rushes down slopes, causing erosion, making watersheds erratic and flooding ensues washing away fields and villages. Unprotected soil, devoid of trees and plant cover, erodes leaving the land barren, sterile and incapable of supporting plant life.

Tanzania have high rates of deforestation which threaten the sustainability of these valuable forest products and services.