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…

By Akshita Rabdiya, Nature Tanzania Under the blinding sun, with temperatures soaring past 42°C, and in the face of torrential rains and high-altitude winds that sweep across the East African Rift Valley, our team continues its daily vigil at the…

Wattled Crane is a large, beautiful but threatened bird species of crane found in the wetlands and grasslands of Eastern and Southern Africa. In Tanzania, the Malagarasi-Muyovozi Ramsar Site is the only reliable habitat for the species. Nature Tanzania continues…