Tanzania National Parks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Sino-‐Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of
Sciences whereby the duo have agreed to work together for the mutual
benefit of conservation sector in the country and particularly in
National Parks.
Director General of Tanzania National Parks Allan Kijazi (right) and Executive Director of Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor Qing-Feng Wang signing Memorandum of Understanding between their institutions in Arusha yesterday.
Speaking during the official signing event, the Director
General of TANAPA Allan Kijazi said that the MoU would boost and enhance
higher education training through research, training, innovation,
technological development and capacity building in areas of mutual
interest.
Some of the TANAPA Management team posed in a group picture with a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences after the official signing of the MoU between the two institutions.
Kijazi
further mentioned that the two parties would exchange experience and
resources in areas such as biodiversity conservation, effective
utilization of bio-‐ resource, water pollution control, and strategies
for solving conflicts with communities, tourism and environmental
protection.
On his part, the Executive Director of Sino-‐Africa
Joint Research Centre, CAS Professor Qing Feng Wang commended the
decision by TANAPA to enter into Mou with his institution believing that
the move will assist TANAPA in managing better the National Parks.
Sino-‐Africa
Joint Research Centre had already sponsored three staff from TANAPA
to attend a short course on ecology in China last year and they have
also offered three Masters degree Scholarships for TANAPA staff to be
implemented soon.
Issued by Corporate Communications Department Tanzania National Parks
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