Sites and Habitat Conservation

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 Daudi Onesphory, Nature Tanzania In Western Tanzania lies the Malagarasi-Muyovozi, the first Ramsar Site in Tanzania and the third largest Ramsar Site worldwide. It constitutes about one-third of Lake Tanganyika’s catchment area, and several rivers drain into it, including…

By Emmanuel Mgimwa On 2nd February every year, the world celebrates World Wetlands Day to raise awareness about conservation of wetlands and spotlight their value. This year’s campaign theme is Protecting wetlands for our common future highlighting the critical role…

By Emmanuel Mgimwa About 100 km northwest of Tanzania’s tourism capital, Arusha, lies Lake Natron. The Lake, part of the Great Rift Valley covers an area of 1,040 square kilometers, and is renowned for its reddishpink coloration arising from high…