National Sustainability Platform
Restoring Tanzania,
One Tree at a Time
Otesha is a technology-driven platform that brings structure, coordination, and accountability to conservation across Tanzania and Africa.
Who We Are
Building the infrastructure for environmental action
Otesha is a national, technology-driven sustainability platform built to help Tanzania and Africa protect and restore its environment at scale. We exist to bring structure, coordination, and accountability to conservation by combining digital systems, local implementation, and multi-stakeholder participation.
We are not a policy maker and we do not replace existing institutions. We are an implementation and accountability layer that strengthens existing policies while enabling citizens, companies, and eventually tourists to participate in protecting the natural systems that support the country's future.
Value Proposition
Otesha transforms conservation from scattered activity into accountable national infrastructure.
What We Do
One unified system for environmental restoration
Otesha organises and tracks environmental restoration through one unified system. We digitally register every tree planted, capture its species and GPS location, and monitor maintenance and survival over time.
Technology meets conservation
Through Otesha
Communities and partners grow and plant trees
Survival and maintenance are funded and monitored
Government receives real-time dashboards and verified outcomes
Citizens, companies, and eventually tourists can contribute to conservation
Key Offerings
National Coordination System
Unifying tree planting efforts across communities, companies, NGOs, and public institutions under one structured framework.
Digital Registration & Traceability
Every tree planted is GPS tagged, and recorded by species and location for full digital traceability.
Survival & Maintenance Monitoring
Moving beyond planting numbers by providing long-term care, replanting protocols, and performance tracking.
Dashboards & Reporting
Real-time aggregated data to support planning, budgeting, climate reporting, and international commitments.
Participation Engine
A structured way for citizens, businesses, and later tourists to contribute to verified environmental restoration.
Expected Impact
Measurable outcomes for Tanzania and beyond
With successful implementation, the platform enables scalable environmental restoration backed by verifiable data and community participation.
Increased land restoration and vegetation cover nationwide
Verified data on planting, survival rates, and maintenance needs
Protection of watersheds and biodiversity zones
Scalable climate and carbon indicators
Green jobs and livelihood opportunities in local communities
Stronger global credibility for Tanzania as a sustainable tourism leader
Evidence-based decision making for future environmental investment
A culture shift from individual to community level
Background
How Otesha came to be
Tanzania is globally recognised for its extraordinary natural wealth. Forests, water bodies, wildlife habitats, and landscapes support livelihoods, national identity, and a thriving tourism sector.
Yet conservation efforts remain fragmented. Tree planting initiatives often focus on the number of seedlings placed in the ground, with limited systems to track survival, maintenance, or long-term ecological outcomes. As a result, decision makers lack consistent, verified national data.
Otesha was created to close this implementation gap by combining digital traceability, structured coordination, and community participation. The platform transforms restoration from scattered activity into measurable national progress.
Vision & Mission
Where we are headed
Vision
A Tanzania where environmental restoration is organised, measurable, and sustained for future generations.
Mission
To enable large-scale ecosystem recovery by providing the technology, coordination framework, and accountability systems that allow government, communities, and partners to plant, monitor, and protect trees effectively.
Objectives
Goals that guide our work
Establish a single national system for registering and tracking tree planting
Mobilise citizens, institutions, and businesses in conservation
Create a pathway for tourism to contribute to ecosystem restoration
Support climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and watershed security
Improve survival rates through funded maintenance and monitoring
Generate reliable environmental data for planning and reporting
Guiding Principles
What drives everything we do
Accountability
Every action must be verifiable.
Transparency
Data should build trust locally and internationally.
Local Ownership
Communities are central to implementation and long-term success.
Collaboration
Government, private sector, NGOs, and citizens work through one system.
Sustainability
Focus on survival, not symbolism.
Practicality
Solutions must be implementable within existing structures.
Geographic Focus
National in scope, phased in delivery
Implementation begins with selected pilot regions identified in collaboration with the government, prioritising areas of ecological importance such as degraded forests, watersheds, and biodiversity corridors. The model is designed for phased expansion across all regions of Tanzania.
30+
Regions
Phased
Rollout
GPS
Tracked