ARUSHA, Tanzania - The WWF International President Yolanda
Kakabadse last week awarded Tanzania’s 19 Wildlife Management Areas
(WMAs) the ‘WWF Leaders for a Living Planet’ award in recognition to
their conservation efforts.
Kakabadse recently presented
the award to the Authorized Association Consortium - AAC Chairperson
Amiri Mataka for outstanding achievements in conservation of Wildlife
resources, preservation of habitats essential for survival of threatened
species and to significantly contribute to sustainable wildlife
conservation on village lands in Tanzania,
The Burunge Wildlife
Management Area located in Manyara, a neighbouring region with Arusha,
along with other 18 WMAs in the country, were also recognized.
WMAs
are community-owned resource management areas, typically located near
high-value protected areas. They provide a way for communities to gain
economically from managing wildlife and other natural resources in a
sustainable manner.
The 19 WMAs, serving 146 villages in
28,389-square-kilometre area with a total population of 410,000 people,
are home to some iconic species in Tanzania
The award ceremony was
attended by the African Wildlife Foundation - AWF Director, John
Salehe, WWF Tanzania Country Director, Mr. Bell’Aube Houinato, Speaker
of Burunge WMA, Ramadhani Ismail and WWF Tanzania Community Based
Natural Resources Management Deputy Coordinator, Asukile Kajuni, Babati
District Game Officer- DGO Nashon Makokecha and Leonard Mayeta,
representative from the Ministry of Natural Resources & Tourism –
MNRT.
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