Locals set to take charge of Lake Natron

Lake Natron is spectacularly weird, and is also deadly
NEWS.com.au (blog)
IT MAY look pretty in pink, but this lake is actually pretty deadly. A series of incredible aerial photographs have captured the bizarrely coloured Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania, like never before. The water, which is coloured in several different shades of ...

>The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has picked Lake Natron as one of the world’s eight hotspots that ought to be supported and developed into tourists’ destinations.

Environmental impact research findings for proposed soda ash mining project in Lake Natron and Engaruka basin indicate that there is no threat posed to the ecosystem and tendering for the project is proceeding to schedule. According to the National Development Corporation (NDC) tenders for the project were announced last month and will be closed on September 10, this year. “Doors are open for interested bidders…we are happy that the project is going to kick off despite the obstacles...

spyghana.com
Villagers sign pact to save northern Tanzania's Lake Natron
spyghana.com
Villagers in northern Tanzania have sealed a contract with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in an effort towards rescuing Lake Natron, the main breeding site of flamingo birds, which are threatened by human activities in recent years, an official said on ...

BirdLife International
World Migratory Bird Day 2014: Stakeholders Pledge to Protect Lake Natron
BirdLife International
The Government of Tanzania has pledged to accord a higher protection status to the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) breeding grounds of Lake Natron. This was revealed during the celebration of the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2014 on 28th ...

 Mwandishi wetu,Longido
Mamlaka ya usimamizi wanyamapori nchini(TAWA) imetaka Kampuni ya Green Miles iliyoondolewa katika kitalu cha uwindaji cha Lake Natron (East),kuondoa vifaa vyake.
Kampuni hiyo iliondolewa na Serikali tangu, January 22 lakini hadi Jana watendaji wa Kampuni hiyo walikuwa hawajajitokeza  kuondoa vifaa vyao kwenye kambi inayolindwa na Askari wa TAWA,polisi na askari mgambo .
Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii,Dk Hamis Kigwangalla  Agost 7 mwaka jana alitangaza uamuzi wa Serikali...

The building allegedly threatened safety of the people after it started cracking even before it was completed.

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Various opportunities in mining, fisheries, farming and tourism sectors are expected to dominate the agenda during this year’s Lake Zone investors’ forum, which Presidents Jakaya Kikwete is expected to officially open in Mwanza next week.