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| Oldoinyo Lengai |
Information was received from Arusha that UNESCO has apparently
suggested that the area around Ol Doinyo Lengai, one of Tanzania’s
active volcanos and the country’s third highest mountain, be turned into
a World Heritage Site (geographical). Adjoining the Ngorongoro Crater
area, itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the mountain and its slopes
is a destination of growing importance for adventure tourists who come
to hike with guides to explore areas outside the national parks of
exceptional scenic and natural beauty, all of which Ol Doinyo Lengai
represents.
Tanzania is home to several UNESCO WHS sites but has of late had a
checkered relationship with the Paris based organization and some years
ago in an almost unprecedented way withdrew at the very last moment an
application for the recognition of the Eastern Arc Mountains to
ostensibly pave the way for logging and mining in the ecologically
sensitive water tower area of the sprawling East African country.
Also did issues arise over plans to construct a highway across the
main migration routes of the great herds in the Serengeti while plans to
mine for uranium mining in the Selous Game Reserve, another prized
World Heritage Site and the intended construction of a hydroelectric dam
at Stiegler’s Gorge have further put the relationship of the country
with UNESCO under the spotlight.
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