Let’s conserve forests to protect our lives

Deforestation is presently a global issue, for in virtually every country, the rate of tree felling is several times higher than that of replanting. Indeed, in most cases, there is little or no concern about replanting by those who are in timber trade.

>A recent report linking public officials with the decimation of Tanzania’s forests is disturbing, for it means the effort to protect this resource is certain to be doubly difficult.  The report, which is attributed to the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), notes that ministers control 39 per cent of trade in forest products.

The world is presently witnessing brutality & annihilation of one of the most charismatic mammals on earth, the African Elephant at a shocking rate in human history. Poaching, habitat loss and other cruelty are alarming. Tanzania being a treasure of elephants in Africa has recently revealed its catastrophe. 
The recent elephant census conducted in the main elephant ecosystems for seven months consecutively from May to November 2014, indicates   a significant decline of current elephant...

Imagine this; A nurse using plastic bags instead of gloves to assist a woman in delivery, or a nurse helping a mother deliver, while using a hurricane lamp for lighting. How about four women in labour sharing a hospital bed and many others sleeping on the floor in a maternity ward? This is the reality in our public hospitals.

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ILO urges government, employers to protect workers' lives
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Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, Alexio Musindo. (File photo). In order to promote prevention culture to curb workplace illness and injuries by ensuring that work sustains and ...
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Kagera residents urged to conserve environment
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KAGERA Regional Commissioner (RC) Mr Fabian Massawe has appealed to residents in the region to ensure that they preserve the environment and should avoid encroaching into water sources. Mr Massawe made the appeal to mark the International ...

How Kinapa, Villagers Conserve Mt Kili Forest
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Moshi — MOUNT Kilimanjaro, the adjoining mountain forest and half mile zone are managed by Kilimanjaro National Park (Kinapa), one of 16 national parks under Tanzania National Parks (Tanapa). Before crossing the national park boundary at the 2,700m ...

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NGO partner with municipal council to conserve forest
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In an effort to ensure that communities participate fully in forest conservation, a nongovernmental organisation, Tanzania Grassroots Oriented Development (TAGRODE) has partnered with Iringa Municipality Council for Forest Participatory Management (FPM) ...

Policy and decision-makers have been challenged to continue using research findings to conserve Africa’s deltas and floodplains.