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Marine
Parks & Reserves - News Brief:
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Mnazi Bay Park: A sanctuary of global siginificance
Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park set up in 2000 as Tanzania’s second marine park is a
multi-purpose marine protected area with globally significant marine
biodiversity values.
The Park covers a total land and sea area of 650 square kilometres, encompassing 11 villages with over
20,000 inhabitants. The park which has 40 per cent of its total area on land is a unique experiment that
aims at integrating marine conservation with poverty elimination to the population living within its
boundaries.
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"Special
Supplement - Mnazi Bay"
The General Management Plan for the Mnazi Bay Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park (MBREMP) has been
compiled, Submitted and finally approved by the Board of Trustees of Marine Parks and Reserves
(MPR). The plan, which is a requirement of Act no 29 of Marine Parks and Reserves, 1994 puts
into place a road map upon which conservation policies of the strategically located park would
be undertaken in the next five years.
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Conservation, Sustainable Consumption Doesn’t Mean Eating Less
Mahtama Gandhi, the father of Indian Nation, once said that there was enough for everyone’s need,
but there wasn’t enough for everyone’s greed. Though his statement was made many years ago, it
still rings true today. Greed, clouded in the name of self advancement has sparked off misuse of
resources, threatening to exhaust God given fortune to mankind.
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Wetlands are not wastelands, stresses Meghji
Tanzania has appealed to world governments to place great emphasis on the protection of wetlands
as a measure to preserve water and improve ecological systems presently threatened by unlimited
human activities.
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Mbudya's tombs site for sacrifices
It was on a very hot day when I boarded a boat for Mbudya Island from the White Sands Hotel, on
the Indian Ocean coast just a few kilometres from the centre of Dar es Salaam city. Because of
the intense heat, that goes with the past noon heat typical of the tropical climate, birds had
retreated to tree shades, and the waters of the ocean presented a picture of stillness.
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Community Conservation committee for MBREMP- Warden In Charge
The Mnazi Bay Ruvuma River Estuary Marine Park (MBREMP) has launched Community Conservation
committees as a measure to involve stakeholders in conservation and sustainable utilisation of
mamrine resources for the present and future generation.
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Community educated on conservation
Residents of Mafia Island attended a special course on conservation conducted by Mafia Island
Marine Park (MIMP) to enable them understand the importance of ecological conservation,
sustainable use and tapping tourism potential to increase their income.
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Surveillance
and Enforcement strengthen in Marine Parks and
Reserves
Ten
new fast response patrol boats have been acquired to
strengthen surveillance in Marine Parks and Reserves.
Of the ten, four are fast speed boats and the
remaining are small but powerful.
The fast speed boat were purchased by the Ministry for Natural Resources and Tourism, Norwegian government (NORAD) and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
The small boats were purchased by GEF/UNDP, ICRAN/UNEP and WWF
Purchased of these boats will greatly assist in the MPRU efforts in protecting Dar es Salaam marine reserves against unscrupulous destructive methods and compliance.
Also they will assist Mafia Island Marine Park and Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma estuary Marine park in facilitating monitoring, law enforcing and collaborative management programmes with communities residing inside the park boundaries.
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MARINE
PARKS AND RESERVES UNIT (MPRU) ENDORSE PARTNERSHIP
WITH PANGANI DISTRICT COUNCIL
Marine
Parks and Reserve Tanzania has signed an agreement
with Pangani District Council under which the Council
will be a care taker of Maziwe Island Marine Reserve.
Under
the agreement signed by the two parties in December
2001, Pangani District Council will facilitate
effective conservation and management of Maziwe Island
Marine Reserve.
Maziwe Island
Marine Reserve:
Maziwe Island
Marine Reserve is 15 nautical miles east of Pangani
township and is representative of the diverse marine
richness of the Msambweni-Tanga ecosystem that
stretches from Mombasa south to the confluence of the
Pangani River in the India Ocean.
Maziwe Island underwent inundation in the 1970's as a
result of human interference, specifically the cutting
of trees for firewood which caused erosion. The
"Island" now only emerges from the sea at
low tide. Maziwe is known for its riches of wide
ranges of species diversity.
Over 350 species of fish, 35 genera of corals Manu
types of shore line birds; different algae and sponges
have been recorded.
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DAR
ES SALAAM YACHT CLUB (DYC) DONATES MARINE
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Dar
es Salaam Marine Reserves management received a
strategic communication boost-up from its strategic
partner, the Dar-Es-salaam Yacht Club.
The VHF marine radio donation shall facilitate
effective field operation communication and rescue
services.
The MPRU Secretariat extends its heartfelt thanks on
behalf of the Board of Trustees to the DYC Commodore
and Vice Commodore and the management of DYC for the
effectiveness of the donation.
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