From a Correspondent,
MINISTER of State in the Vice President's Office (Environment and Union) ,Mr. George Simbachawene has underscored the need to protect ecosystem in Kihansi Basin for the current and future generations.
Mr. Simbachawene when he made working tour into the basin recently .
MINISTER of State in the Vice President's Office (Environment and Union) ,Mr. George Simbachawene has underscored the need to protect ecosystem in Kihansi Basin for the current and future generations.
Mr. Simbachawene when he made working tour into the basin recently .
The minister witnessed reintroduction
of Kihansi Spray Toads (KST) into its natural milieu.
“I commend the current research activities on Kihansi basin because its ecology is unique,” he said.
He urged researchers to continue with their work and submit their findings and recommendations that that would help to protect the basin’s ecology.
“Kihansi has many unique features including the KST and butterflies” Mr Simbachawene said.
The Minister said that Tanzanians ought to thank God for such a unique ecology which if well promoted around the global could increase the number of tourists visiting the country.
“I commend the current research activities on Kihansi basin because its ecology is unique,” he said.
He urged researchers to continue with their work and submit their findings and recommendations that that would help to protect the basin’s ecology.
“Kihansi has many unique features including the KST and butterflies” Mr Simbachawene said.
The Minister said that Tanzanians ought to thank God for such a unique ecology which if well promoted around the global could increase the number of tourists visiting the country.
“Given its potentials and ecological uniqueness, it is important that every stakeholder should play his or her role in making sure that the basin is conserved and protected ,” he said.
He also commended the Environment Management Council (NEMC), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), University of Dar es Salaam and Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) and other stakeholders for good work they are doing to conserve and protect Kihansi basin .
“I have been informed that this project comes to an end in December, this year and due to its importance want you (stakeholders) of the project to meet ahead of the deadline to discuss on how to sustain all activities that have been done in the past," he said.
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MINISTER
of State in the Vice President's Office (Environment and Union) ,Mr. George
Simbachawene Participates in an exercise of re-introducing
Kihansi spray toads on the basin recently.
“We will continue using the current laws and regulations in making sure that the area’s environment is protected and we will bring proposals for formulation of new laws that will make it mandatory to
protect the ecology for the benefits of the present and future generations ,” he said.
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