By Mara Online News
Reporter
About 5,000 trees have
been planted at Mrito village which is located near Mara River on the Tanzanian
side.
Planting of the trees was made possible
recently by Lake Victoria Water Basin Board (LVWBB) through Mara- Mori
Catchment Office after getting the seedlings from Global Resources Alliance, an
environmental organization that is led by the son of the Tanzanian’s founding
father of the nation, Mr Madaraka Nyerere.
“We thank Global Resources
Alliance because they are the ones giving us the trees and we will continue
planting more trees in Butiama and Musoma districts “, Mara-Mori River Water Catchment
Officer Engineer Mwita Mataro told journalists on Sunday.
Deforestation is one of
the major environmental concerns within Mara River Basin and other parts of the
region which also borders Lake Victoria.
Apart from supporting
wildlife conservation in Serengeti- Masai Mara ecosystem, Mara River is a
source of livelihood to about 1.1 million Tanzanians and Kenyans.
The river starts in Mau
forests in Kenya and flows through Maasai Mara Game Reserve and Serengeti
National Park before empting its water into Lake Victoria on the Tanzanian
side.
The 8th Mara Day
celebration which held in Tanzania in September came up with 10 resolutions
that will help to protect the Mara River basin.
Lake Victoria Basin Commission
(LVBC) says it will prioritize implementation of the 8th Mara Day resolutions.
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