{"id":3532,"date":"2023-05-30T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/foresteconomics\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:41:08","slug":"1-5-million-mangroves-to-be-planted-by-the-aga-khan-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/foresteconomics\/1-5-million-mangroves-to-be-planted-by-the-aga-khan-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"1.5 million mangroves to be planted by the Aga Khan Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  • The AKF Tanzania project coordinator, Mr Japhet Wangwe, said they are collaborating with the government in executing these initiative<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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    Bagamoyo<\/strong>. In response to climate change and its effects on the world, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has started a campaign to restore nature, aimed at planting 1.5 million mangrove trees along the Indian Ocean coast.<\/p>\n

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    The AKF Tanzania project coordinator, Mr Japhet Wangwe, said the organization also aims to start a micro forest project in 50 schools countrywide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cOur institution is more focused on poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation due to its negative economic effects among citizens,\u201d he said during an event to plant mangrove trees on the coast of Bagamoyo.<\/p>\n

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    He said AKF is collaborating with the government in executing these initiatives. He added that the Foundation will continue to engage in all other people-centred activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cIn collaboration with the Tanzania Forestry Agency (TFS), teachers and pupils, inhabitants, and members of the Beach Management Unit (BMU), we have planted 27,000 mangrove trees today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cOur focus is to plant more trees in order to realise our goal of planting over 1.5 million trees,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Mr Ali Chaligha, a forestry officer, said the Bagamoyo mangrove forest reserve is located 100 kilometres from Mapinga at the border of the Coast and Dar es Salaam regions to Saadani National Park, noting that despite illegal tree harvesting mitigation measures, deforestation remains scary<\/p>\n

    \u201cMangrove destruction is reported in the whole 5,636-hectare area. The situation is, however, worse here at Nunge as we heighten stakeholders\u2019 cooperation, enabling us to plant over 150,000 new mangrove trees within a year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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    He noted that the number of planted trees will definitely increase upon receiving AKF support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The Bagamoyo District environment officer, Ms Neema Mngereza, asserted that protecting the natural environment was everyone\u2019s responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cMangroves trees are very important in conserving marine ecology and offsetting carbon emissions, but they are being destroyed for timber, boat manufacturing, and house construction,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Nunge BMU chairman Mshindo Mzee said mangrove trees can be restored if the government focuses on nature restoration by providing support to social groups that have engaged in reserve protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “The government should strengthen patrols and support groups that spend most of their time there. We have no vehicles therefore walking on foot makes it difficult to control criminals;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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