| Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society | |
| Native Name: | Jumuiya ya Uhifadhi wa Mazingira Tanzania |
| Native Name Lang: | sw |
| Abbreviation: | TECOSO Tanzania |
| Type: | Non-governmental organisation |
| Tax Id: | 132-123-942 (Issued by TRA) |
| Registration Id: | Number SA.9735 (Issued by Registrar of Societies in Tanzania) |
| Founded Date: | 1998 (First activities in 1999) |
| Founding Location: | Kilimanjaro Region |
| Founders: | Isdory Tarimo, Irene Tarimo |
| Leader Title: | Executive Director |
| Leader Name: | Isdory Tarimo |
| Location Country: | Tanzania |
| Headquarters: | Arusha Kilimanjaro Region |
| Area Served: | East Africa Community |
| Focus: | Environmental protection, Health, Education and Ecotourism |
| Method: | Research, Field Projects, Consultancy |
| Formerly: | Tarakea Environmental Conservation Society |
| Affiliations: | Tanzania Agriculture Society (TASO), SNV, UNDP, JICA JAPAN, Hivos, DITEC Tanzania, Balton Tanzania, Mount Meru University, Ardhi University |
| Homepage: | Tecoso Website |
The Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society, also known as TECOSO, is a Tanzania non-governmental organization founded in the year 1998 and registered on February 11, 1999, under the Societies Act CAP.337 R.E.2002 from The Societies (Application for Registration) Rules of 1954.[1] Its focus is Environmental protection and Habitat conservation, promoting an integrated approach that includes community development, Environmental education, Nature conservation and Ecotourism. The organisation is also a piece of supportive machinery in collaborating and conducting field research projects, Leadership development, Vocational education that focus on gender parity.[2] [3]
TECOSO Tanzania also maintains an inter-continental network for information exchange and capacity building of conservation efforts. It works with different partners, including government institutions or associations, researchers, local and international learning institutions, universities and other NGOs.[4] [5] [6] Most of the organisation activities are undertaken in Arusha Region, Manyara Region, Dar es Salaam, and Kilimanjaro Region.[7] [8] [9] [10]
In 2021, TECOSO with other country organizations and foreign colleges, universities, global initiatives, government ministries worldwide, became a member of GWCN (Global Waste Cleaning Network). [11]
In 2022, TECOSO became a member of GCP (Global Climate Pledge), which advocates on training farmers to conserve and manage land to protect watersheds and improve soil fertility while promoting sustainable agronomic practices. [12]