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46. The business side of sustainable forest management: Small and medium forest enterprise development for poverty reduction
  Wednesday, January 31, 2007  by Admin
  Indigenous communities have long been managing tropical forests and have increasingly gained legal access to the resource base. Only recently, however, have they started to form small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) which represent a promising option for poverty reduction and forest conservation through sustainable forest management. This paper argues that there are still significant challenges to the development of viable SMFEs and that government and non-governmental agencies, as well as the SMFEs themselves and their business partners, have important roles to play in the process.
 
47. Environment at the heart of Tanzania’s development
  Wednesday, January 31, 2007  by Admin
  The cause-and-effect relationships between environmental degradation and poverty are now widely recognized - it reduces the availability of clean water, productive soils, and other goods and services upon which so many people depend for their health and livelihoods. MKUKUTA focuses on sustainable development as the underlying principle and emphasizes the environment as a foundation for sustainable growth and poverty reduction. The paper hopes to validate the environmental mainstreaming process thus far encouraging, vigorous implementation and scaling up of effective approaches to bridge the implementation gap.
 
48. USAID backs wildlife conservation efforts
  Monday, October 9, 2006  by Admin
  By Charles Ole NgerezaPST Arusha

USAID, through African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), has donated a modern truck worth USD 80,000 to back conservation efforts in western Serengeti corridor.

The USAID country Director Dr. Pam White, handed over a tipper truck to the wildlife Division yesterday at a brief function that took place at the AWF office in Arusha.
 
49. EAC and Nile Basin Initiative Sign Memorandum of Understanding
  Friday, July 14, 2006  by Admin
  The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) was established by the Nile riparian countries in 1999 in order to serve their common interests. The East African Community and the Nile Basin Initiative collaboration into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will now facilitate co-operation between the EAC and NBI in regard to the efficient management and sustainable development of the Lake Victoria Basin and its natural resources. "It will play a big role in poverty reduction and environment protection with regard to the Lake Victoria Basin, as part of the larger River Nile Basin".
 
50. Arumeru sets example in environmental care
  Monday, July 3, 2006  by Admin
  Arumeru District in Arusha Region has been announced the second winner of the environmental care, cleanliness and hygiene competition which reached its climax in Singida on June 5 this year.

 
51. Message on World Environment Day - Do not desert drylands
  Tuesday, June 13, 2006  by Admin
  5th June 2006, World Environment Day. Theme of this year was Do not Desert Drylands. There is a fine line between dryland and desert—one which once crossed is hard to return from. It is therefore essential to focus on policies and technologies that will protect the world’s arid, semiarid and dry subhumid areas.
 
52. Low participation in environmental issues main cause of drought
  Tuesday, June 6, 2006  by Admin
  Speaking in Singida, to mark the World Environment Day (WED), the Vice President said the country is currently faced with a high rate of environmental degradation mainly as a result of human activities. He mentioned some of the human activities, which caused environmental degradation as cutting down trees for firewood and charcoal, setting fires to forests, and mining activities, which do not consider environmental conservation.
 
53. The Wildlife Sector with emphasis on tourist hunting
  Friday, May 5, 2006  by Admin
  The wildlife sector in Tanzania has an intrinsic environmental value and is important in terms of the present and potential for generating revenue. The sector is suffering though from sub-optimal management, with unsustainable growth, loss of revenues and limited participation of communities. Wildlife is also disappearing from many places outside protected areas.
 
54. Exploring the linkages between poverty, marine protected area management, and the use of destructive fishing gear in Tanzania
  Tuesday, May 2, 2006  by Admin
  Decline in the biodiversity and productivity of coastal ecosystems, caused by pressure on the coastal resources, lead to threat and vulnerability of the livelihoods of coastal communities that depend on these resources. Tanzania is using Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool for managing coastal and marine resources.

 
55. Rethinking Natural Resource Degradation In Semi-Arid Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Semi-Arid Tanzania.
  Wednesday, March 22, 2006  by Admin
  In order to understand the policies that are required to support sustainable soil fertility management,soil and water conservation in any region, it is worthwhile understanding the principles underlying the soil management first. According to de Haas and Friedrichsen (1995), soil management that conserves resources is closely linked to the hierarchy of goals to sustainable agriculture and hence sustainable
development.
 
56. Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania
  Wednesday, March 22, 2006  by Admin
  While terrestrial parks and reserves have existed in Tanzania since colonial times, marine
protected areas are a much newer endeavor in natural resource conservation. As the importance
of marine conservation came to the international forefront in the 1990s, Tanzania experienced a
rapid establishment and expansion of marine parks and protected areas. These efforts were
indeed crucial to protecting the countrys marine resource base, but they also had significant
implications for the lives and fishing patterns of local artisanal fishermen.
 
57. Managing global freshwater shortages.(East Africa, Tanzania)
  Wednesday, March 22, 2006  by Admin
  This research will center round water-connected problems of Tanzania, one of East African
countries. Giving a clear description of the most significant water sources in the country and the way they are used by the population. After the enumeration of the most acute water supply problems, we want to come up with some ideas as to how Tanzania can work on solving these problems related to water management.
 
58. Climatic and Socio-Economic Influences on Malaria and Cholera Risks in the Lake Victoria Region of Tanzania
  Wednesday, March 22, 2006  by Admin
  This paper examines the relationships between socio-economic characteristics, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate-induced malaria and cholera in the Lake Victoria region, Tanzania. It focuses on the Biharamulo and Muleba Districts of the Kagera Region, located in the northwestern part of the country. The paper also aims at informing policy-making in response to climate change that is related to malaria and cholera.
 
59. Climatic and Socio-Economic Influences on Malaria and Cholera Risks in the Lake Victoria Region of Tanzania
  Wednesday, March 22, 2006  by Admin
  This paper examines the relationships between socio-economic characteristics, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate-induced malaria and cholera in the Lake Victoria region, Tanzania. It focuses on the Biharamulo and Muleba Districts of the Kagera Region, located in the northwestern part of the country. The paper also aims at informing policy-making in response to climate change that is related to malaria and cholera.
 
60. Financing, Revenue-Sharing, and Taxation Issues in Wildlife Management Areas
  Wednesday, March 22, 2006  by Admin
  In 1999, Tanzania.s Wildlife Division in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism initiated the development of guidelines for the establishment of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). The recent history of the development of these WMA guidelines goes back to the mid-1990s.
The Wildlife Policy of Tanzania, issued by the Government in 1998, envisages local
communities taking greater responsibility for the management and utilization of wildlife
resources in village lands.
 

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