In Tanzania, and in Africa generally, there is growing awareness that the economy and environment cannot be viewed and treated as two separate domains in policy and practice. Rather, both are intrinsic to human existence and will need to be managed in parallel. A new approach to economic growth is necessary that integrates human welfare and environmental sustainability by decoupling growth from social inequity and the over-exploitation of natural resources. Increasingly, green growth is being seen as the new approach for sustainable future growth in Africa.

To promote a shared understanding of the challenges and opportunities of green growth and to build capacities to take action, the UONGOZI Institute established the Green Growth Platform, (GGP) a proactive tool for building long-term social capital. By facilitating dialogue and relations among groups and individuals across the different sectors of society, the GGP will help to build the social capital to make green growth possible.