The Kagera wetlands are a landscape of vibrant life, but they also represent a threatened ecosystem. For years, the endangered Grey Crowned Crane conflicted with the immediate economic needs of local communities. However, a new hope is now rising in…

The Kagera wetlands in northwestern Tanzania, a wide area of papyrus, reeds, and open water, teem with life and serve as a crucial habitat and resource for local communities. Within this lush landscape, the Grey Crowned Crane stands out, with…

By Akshita Rabdiya, Nature Tanzania Nestled in the arid heart of northern Tanzania, Lake Natron is one of East Africa’s most extraordinary ecological marvels. Seemingly hostile and alien in appearance, this soda lake is, in fact, the birthplace of life…

By Emmanuel Mgimwa, Eastern and Southern Africa Coordinator for the IUCN-SSC Flamingo Specialist Group (FSG) A new proposal for soda ash mining at the Lake Natron Ramsar Site by Ngaresero Valley Company Ltd has united calls for conservation and protection…

By Emmanuel Mgimwa, Eastern and Southern Africa Coordinator for the IUCN-SSC Flamingo Specialist Group (FSG) Tanzania’s commitment to wetland conservation, particularly its Ramsar Sites, has been reaffirmed by Eng. Hamad Yusuph Masauni, Hon. Minister of State, Vice-President’s Office – Union…

By Emmanuel Mgimwa, Eastern and Southern Africa Coordinator for the IUCN-SSC Flamingo Specialist Group (FSG)  Lake Natron, a globally recognised Ramsar Site, has been home to local communities, including the Maasai people, for generations. They raise their cattle here, and…