WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT?

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT? This question was answered by the Director of Environment Division at the Vice Presidents Office during a discussion with LHRC officials including the current and former YET.

VILLAGE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE AND ITS RESPONSILITIES IN CONSERVING FOREST RESOURCES IN WEST USAMBARA

VNRC is the group of people who has been selected by the village members of the community to be responsible in managing of natural resources available in the village on behalf of the entire village.

CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS OUR LIFE: WE SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO COPE WITH THAT CHANGES

The problems associated with climate change affects people’s livelihood in almost aspects of life i.e. socially, economically, and culturally. Climate change brought changes in temperature, floods drought and rise of the sea level. In Tanzania there are some evidence which shows the climate change is there and continuing taking place particularly in our surrounding areas.

ALLOWANCES VS KNOWLEDGE IN MTWARA DISTRICT.

In Mtwara and other part of our country, community has been affected by allowance acquisitions as factor for training and meeting attending. That is even in activities that benefit an individual person such as training or a small meeting if you will not provide them with allowances very few will attend you meeting.

WANAMAZINGIRA TUJIFUNZE NINI KUTOKA WIZARA YA MALI ASILI NA UTALII?

Hivi karibuni kuliibuka sakata la kutoroshwa kwa wanyama hai nchini kwa kutumia ndege ya jeshi la Qatar uliofanyika katika uwanja wa ndege wa kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro( KIA).Kwa habari zilizosikika miongoni mwa vyombo vya habari wanyama hai waliotoroshwa kwa njama ni zaidi ya 120 na thamani yao ni takriban sh. Milioni 6.9 ambao ni ndege hai na jumla ya fedha za wanyama wote hai hao ikiwa ni shilingi 170,570,500.

TEETHLESS BMUs AT MTWARA

BMUs plays a great role in sense of marine conservation and community development and this is only if they are well formulated and given full mandate to control their resources. BMUs has very big roles to play, such as undertaking monitoring activities, licence inspections, inspection to illegal fishing, protecting resources from all forms of pollution, resources data collection, environmental conservation, tax collection and many more.

TOWARDS EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN FOREST MANAGEMENT: A LOT NEED TO BE DONE.

Every time I get the opportunity to speak with communities in Meru district, particularly the rural communities over issues of community participation for effective management of forest resources, I note a great confusion that lies within the minds of these key stakeholders.

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT?

This question was answered by the Director of Environment Division at the Vice Presidents Office during a discussion with LHRC officials including the current and former YET. The LHRC members were majorly concerned by the increasing destruction of the environment by the investors.

DID YOU KNOW THE POTENTIAL OF SOME SOLID WASTES?

On august, 2011 I had a field visit to Muleba District aiming at training different community groups on matters pertaining to conservation of natural resources.

EASTERN ARC MOUNTAIN FOREST CAMPAIGN SHOCKED.

The process of seeking support from UNESCO to recognize parts of eastern arc mountain to be among word heritage sites started mid 1990s, but now it seems as if the dream of environmental stakeholders to achieve their goals has stunned by government.
The Daily News of Thursday, March 31, 2011, reported the president’s visit to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, he ordered the ministry to stop seeking support from UNESCO

WHEN THE WANANCHI FIRES THE VILLAGE GOVERNMENT OVER POOR ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

If there are still those who hold the mentality that the local communities know nothing and therefore do not care about the environment, the the villagers in Nkwarisambu village have proved them wrong.

THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS

ORS FM is the community radio at Simanjiro district. The founder of this station is Mr. Martin Karungi, the Maasai elite from orkonerei village in the particular district. The Radio started to air its programs in 22nd June 2002 with the mission of promoting local artists and rise cases concerning the Maasai society.

FIELD WORK IN MULEBA: AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER

A total of 50 participants from different community groups dealing with various issues in Muleba District were trained on Fisheries policy of 1997, Fisheries Act No.22 of 2003, Environmental Management Act No.20 of 2004 and other Laws/Acts safeguarding the environment .

NGORONGORO A PROVINCE FULL OF NATURAL RESOURCES,

In the recent past whenever a person talks about Ngorongoro, the perception of majority will think of Loliondo not because it is the headquarters of the province but because of “babu” (the retired pastor Ambilikile Mwaisapila who is said to be curing chronic patients in Samunge village in Loliondo).

HAPPINESS IN THE MEETING

It was on 5th June 2011 I was attending the ward meeting in Kimandolu. The Ward Councilor Mr, Malla was talking to his people on the promises he made during campaigns. The meeting was held near the ward offices at Tindigani ground.

WHERE IS THE LAW IMPLEMENTATION?

The environmental laws are being violated without any measures. It was on 2nd June 2011 when I was invited by City Environmental Management Officer in Mbeya City to attend cleanliness of the Ilomba ward so as to celebrate the environmental day as a call by the United Nations but the environmental laws were not implemented.
Many people in Ilomba ward responded positively

WHO IS KILLING THE WILDLIFE IN LOLIONDO?

The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Ezekiel Maige, has warned the tribal leaders that unless a way is found to conserve the forests then he will have no choice but to order the eviction of people from a number of Maasai villages. Their leaders reject the claims and highlight the fact that Maasai community lands are among the most diverse for wildlife in Africa. This is not the first time that the Maasai have been threatened with eviction. But the question still remains, who is killing the wildlife in Loliondo?

DO YOU KNON WONDERS AND PONTENTIAL OF CORRALS?

Corrals are animals in the phylum Cnidarians. Corrals found in marine environment are shallow water that reserve enough light. Maximum 60 to 90m they live at the place where no too much sed. Corrals grow in different shapes such as mushroom shape, cabbage shape, brain shape and treelike shape.

ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN KAZIMZUMBWI FOREST RESERVE

Kazimzumbwi forest reserves is located in Pwani region at Kisarawe district, the forest has 4887 ha (35.5 km2) area. It was established in 1936 and declared to be the forest reserve, since then the forest provides number of ecological services such as high biodiversity (flora and fauna) and water for the communities living adjacent the forest.

PUGU AND KAZIMZUMBWI FOREST RESERVE CHANGED ITS VEGETATION TYPE FROM FORESTED LAND TO BUSHLAND AND GRASSLAND

Tanzania has lost thousands of hectares of forests through deforestation and degradation arising mainly from anthropogenic factors such as unsustainable harvesting of forest products, agriculture expansion and wild fires and mining.