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Dar Es Salaam News

Environment 03 Apr, 2011

New regulations governing the allocation of Tanzanian hunting areas or "blocks" and their increased prices have been announced by the government. The new scheme will see the amount of blocks raised fr...

Dar Es Salaam News

Save the Serengeti Day

Environment 21 Mar, 2011

The first Serengeti International Day on 19 March set up a series of new initiatives to stop the Tanzanian government building a road through the Serengeti Park. Italy, Germany and Australia are now...

Cape Town News

World Water Day in Cape Town

Environment 08 Mar, 2011

With the theme of "Water and Urbanisation" the South African government hosts a three day event in honour of the 2011 World Water Day in Cape Town, from 20 - 22 March. The global event, co-organised b...

Cape Town News

Ecological burn at Cape Town nature reserve

Environment 23 Feb, 2011

The city of Cape Town is planning a controlled "ecological" burn of a 50 hectare area on the north-western Plattekloof slopes of Tygerberg Nature Reserve in March. The reserve is home to one of th...

Arusha News

World Bank offers to help re-route Serengeti road

Environment 31 Jan, 2011

The Tanzanian branch of the World Bank has confirmed that it is ready to help Tanzania in financing an alternative southern route for the controversial $480 million Arusha-Musoma highway through Senap...

Maputo News

Mozambique issues flood alerts after heavy rains

Environment 24 Jan, 2011

The president of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza, has called for a country-wide alert against flooding as the result of heavy rains in neighbouring countries. At least three people, two of them childr...

Arusha News

Arusha to channel water from Lake Duluti

Environment 18 Jan, 2011

The Arusha Urban Water Supply and Sewage Authority (AUWSA) intends to channel water into Arusha from Lake Duluti in the Meru district. The water authority stated that it is taking the measure to m...

Arusha News

Controversy continues over Serengeti road

Environment 31 Dec, 2010

Despite pressure from international environmental groups the Tanzanian government is pushing ahead with its construction plans for the 480 km Arusha-Musoma commercial highway through the Serengeti nat...

Cape Town News

Cape Town opens recycling unit

Environment 01 Dec, 2010

Cape Town's solid waste department has launched its first drop-off centre for recycling refuse. Situated on Tramway Road in the Sea Point district, the recycling centre is free of charge and is design...

Maputo News

Mining accident in Mozambique investigated

Environment 18 Oct, 2010

Mozambique's ministry of mineral resources has set up a commission of enquiry to investigate a flood which happened at a dredge mine in the coastal district of Moma in the country

Dar Es Salaam News

Kihansi Toad population doubles in Dar es Salaam

Environment 14 Oct, 2010

Following the return of the critically endangered Kihansi Spray Toads from specialist zoos in the United States to Tanzania two months ago, their numbers in the University of Dar es Salaam

Dar Es Salaam News

Kihansi Toad population doubles in Dar es Salaam

Environment 14 Oct, 2010

Following the return of the critically endangered Kihansi Spray Toads from specialist zoos in the United States to Tanzania two months ago, their numbers in the University of Dar es Salaam

Dar Es Salaam News

Kihansi Toad population doubles in Dar es Salaam

Environment 13 Oct, 2010

Following the return of the critically endangered Kihansi Spray Toads from specialist zoos in the United States to Tanzania two months ago, their numbers in the University of Dar es Salaam

Cairo News

Oil leak along Egypt’s Nile river

Environment 12 Sep, 2010

Water purification stations along the river Nile in southern Egypt have been sealed off to prevent contamination from a large oil spill. The accident involved diesel oil leaking from a barge dock...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia floods affect 16,000 in the north

Environment 07 Sep, 2010

News of floods in Ethiopia affecting 16,000 people in the north of the country has been reported by the United Nations. Crops have been destroyed, roads submerged and bridges have collapsed. The U...

Arusha News

Save the Serengeti

Environment 31 Aug, 2010

Opposition to the proposed road through the Serengeti to connect Lake Victoria to Arusha is growing and possible suggestions for another route are now being studied. According to eturbonews, a usu...

Accra News

Ghana urged to Stop Mining in Forest Reserves

Environment 22 Aug, 2010

The Green Earth Organization (GEO) has urged Ghana's government to stop all mineral extraction in the country's forest reserves in order to manage the natural resources and keep intact the livelihood...

Dar Es Salaam News

Barclays Bank Invest in Eco-friendly Charcoal Production

Environment 11 Aug, 2010

Barclays Bank Tanzania, in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has invested almost 1.5 billion Tanzanian shillings in projects related to environmentally-friendly charcoal production in t...

Dar Es Salaam News

EU mission in Dar es Salaam to plant trees

Environment 29 Jul, 2010

The delegation of the European Union (EU) in Tanzania has pledged to plant over 5,000 trees a year to offset its annual carbon emissions, the local Guardian newspaper reports. Quoting a statement i...

Arusha News

Controversy mounts over Serengeti road

Environment 30 Jun, 2010

Contradictory reports are coming out of Tanzania about the proposed road across the Serengeti to link Arusha in the north with towns on Lake Victoria. The proposed road would link Arusha and Musoma on...

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