As Tanzania prepares to mark World Environment Day on June 5, 2026, hundreds of young people, government officials, environmental experts and stakeholders gathered at the University of Dar es Salaam for a Youth Environmental Forum aimed at promoting youth participation in environmental conservation and the green economy.
The event, organised as part of the national World Environment Day celebrations, was officiated by Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Eng. Hamad Yussuf Masauni, who called on young people to embrace environmental stewardship, innovation and sustainable economic opportunities. The forum also featured exhibitions, tree-planting activities and discussions on the role of youth in advancing Tanzania’s environmental and sustainable development agenda.
Photos: Vice President’s Office.
Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Eng. Hamad Yussuf Masauni, greets the Permanent Secretary in the Vice President’s Office, Dr Richard Muyungi, and other leaders upon his arrival at the University of Dar es Salaam grounds to attend the Youth Environmental Forum in Dar es Salaam on June 2, 2026. The forum forms part of activities marking World Environment Day, whose national celebrations will culminate on June 5, 2026.Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Eng. Hamad Yussuf Masauni, inspects exhibition booths shortly after arriving at the University of Dar es Salaam grounds for the Youth Environmental Forum in Dar es Salaam on June 2, 2026. The event is part of the commemorations of World Environment Day, which will reach its national climax on June 5, 2026.Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Eng. Hamad Yussuf Masauni, plants a tree at the University of Dar es Salaam shortly after arriving at the venue of the Youth Environmental Forum in Dar es Salaam on June 2, 2026.Permanent Secretary in the Vice President’s Office, Dr Richard Muyungi, plants a tree at the University of Dar es Salaam after arriving to attend the Youth Environmental Forum in Dar es Salaam on June 2, 2026.Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Eng. Hamad Yussuf Masauni, arrives at the University of Dar es Salaam grounds to attend the Youth Environmental Forum in Dar es Salaam on June 2, 2026. The forum is part of activities commemorating World Environment Day, whose national celebrations will culminate on June 5, 2026.
