Environment
Arusha News
Deforestation warning for Tanzania
Tanzania is set to lose its entire forest cover within the next 100-160 years if more is not done to reduce the current rate of deforestation, the United States-based environmental watchdog Conservati...
Arusha News
The number of arrests for poaching in the Serengeti national park increased from 959 cases in 2002 to 1028 in 2009, according to an article in the Arusha Times.
During a recent visit of a parliame...
Arusha News
Ngorongoro cattle killed by drought
According to estimates by local government officers over 100,000 cattle out of a total of about 380,00 had died by the end of November 2009 in the Ngorongoro region as a result of the prolonged drough...
Arusha News
Just before Christmas the local Arusha Times was wondering what might have happened to the 400 or so hippos that inhabited Lake Babati, a small lake about two hours travel south of the north Tanzanian...
Arusha News
Shoppers and traders in Arusha will be banned from using plastic bags as of 1 February in a move to bring the municipality into line with other parts of the country.
Tanzania introduced legislation...
Arusha News
Scientists oppose Lake Natron project.
Scientists are opposing plans to build a sodium carbonate plant on the shores of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, which they say will damage the environment and local livelihoods. Of particular conce...
