DAR ES SALAAM, May 16 -- TANZANIA could earn up to 2bn US dollars annually from carbon trading and other climate-related financing mechanisms if the country fully harnesses emerging opportunities in the global green economy.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Carbon Monitoring Centre (NCMC), Kathryn Kigaraba revealed this when speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam today, May 15, 2026, on the growing importance of carbon markets and virtual environmental assets.

The CEO stated that Tanzania is among the first African countries to institutionalise carbon monitoring systems and establish formal structures for managing climate-related data and carbon trading opportunities.

She noted that unlike in the past, when African cou...