National Parks mark sixty years of conservation success in Tanzania

Sixty years ago, famous German wildlife conservationist and zoologist Professor Bernhard Grzimek and his son Michael proposed the formation of the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, now the leading tourist magnets in East Africa.


Through Grzimek’s film and a book, all titled “Serengeti Shall Not Die,” these two premier tourist parks in Northern Tanzania are now celebrating rated among the most attractive wildlife parks for photographic safaris, pulling hundreds of thousands of tourists from all corners of the world to visit this part of Africa for wildlife safaris.


Reflecting back to the formation of these two premier tourist parks in Africa, Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) is celebrating on Monday this week, the 60 years of wildlife conservation success in Tanzania.

The parks are under the management and trusteeship of the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) as the custodian of wildlife and nature conservation in Tanzania.

When Tanzania gained its independence in 1961, there were only three national parks and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Other than Serengeti, the first national park established in 1959, Lake Manyara and Arusha National Parks were the first photographic safari parks in those earlier days.

TANAPA Director-General Dr. Allan Kijazi said that up to September this year, the number of wildlife protected parks under the trusteeship of TANAPA had increased to 22, covering about 99,307 square Kilometers.

Marking 60 years of milestone conservation of wildlife and nature, TANAPA will be hosting a number of events this Monday at Fort Ikoma in the north-western corner of the Serengeti.

The events targeting to enhance wildlife conservation in Tanzania and Africa will involve media partners, policymakers, tourism stakeholders and other parties from conservation and tourism sectors.

Other than conservation and tourism development, TANAPA values the role played by the community towards conservation, therefore different approaches are adopted to provide conservation education to various conservation stakeholders, Dr. Kijazi said.

The parks management has been extending financial support to communities bordering national parks for implementation of community development projects through Support for Community Initiated Projects (SCIP).

These projects focus on education, health, transportation and water supply. Another project called Tanapa Income Generating Project (TIGP) has been launched.

The aim is to effectively contribute to poverty eradication for the communities living around the national parks, while gaining their support for conservation, Kijazi said.

Source: eTN Tanzania

Ole, Great milestones however Serengeti district where Serengeti national Park is located have not benefited to good extent,water,roads,health and education are still under very poor conditions

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Cool.Nahitaji kutembelea mbuga ya mikumi Xmas,naanzia wapi??!!

Sarikali ingefanya kitu kizuri(kama medal au cheti) kwenye sekta ya mazingira na utalii kama kumbukumbu ya Prof Grzimek.

Mdodos said:

Ole, Great milestones however Serengeti district where Serengeti national Park is located have not benefited to good extent,water,roads,health and education are still under very poor conditions

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Mkuu inabidi kumtafuta mbunge wa Serengeti afuatilie maana mkwanja unaoingia Serengeti na Ngorongoro ni kama 20% ya income from tourism.

Ole said:

National Parks mark sixty years of conservation success in Tanzania


Prof Grzimek and the first president of Tanzania dr Julius Nyerere
Standing as the leading tourist attraction hotspots in Tanzania Tanzania and Africa,​

Sixty years ago, famous German wildlife conservationist and zoologist Professor Bernhard Grzimek and his son Michael proposed the formation of the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, now the leading tourist magnets in East Africa.

Through Grzimek’s film and a book, all titled “Serengeti Shall Not Die,” these two premier tourist parks in Northern Tanzania are now celebrating rated among the most attractive wildlife parks for photographic safaris, pulling hundreds of thousands of tourists from all corners of the world to visit this part of Africa for wildlife safaris.

Tanzania safari​

Reflecting back to the formation of these two premier tourist parks in Africa, Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) is celebrating on Monday this week, the 60 years of wildlife conservation success in Tanzania.

The parks are under the management and trusteeship of the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) as the custodian of wildlife and nature conservation in Tanzania.

When Tanzania gained its independence in 1961, there were only three national parks and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Other than Serengeti, the first national park established in 1959, Lake Manyara and Arusha National Parks were the first photographic safari parks in those earlier days.

TANAPA Director-General Dr. Allan Kijazi said that up to September this year, the number of wildlife protected parks under the trusteeship of TANAPA had increased to 22, covering about 99,307 square Kilometers.

Marking 60 years of milestone conservation of wildlife and nature, TANAPA will be hosting a number of events this Monday at Fort Ikoma in the north-western corner of the Serengeti.

The events targeting to enhance wildlife conservation in Tanzania and Africa will involve media partners, policymakers, tourism stakeholders and other parties from conservation and tourism sectors.

Other than conservation and tourism development, TANAPA values the role played by the community towards conservation, therefore different approaches are adopted to provide conservation education to various conservation stakeholders, Dr. Kijazi said.

The parks management has been extending financial support to communities bordering national parks for implementation of community development projects through Support for Community Initiated Projects (SCIP).

These projects focus on education, health, transportation and water supply. Another project called Tanapa Income Generating Project (TIGP) has been launched.

The aim is to effectively contribute to poverty eradication for the communities living around the national parks, while gaining their support for conservation, Kijazi said.

Source: eTN Tanzania

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Hili gazeti lako lina msaada gani kwa mwananchi anahilo na hana maji achilia mbali huduma bora za afya?

''Germany congratulates Tanzania on 60 years of successful conservation of Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area; Commits additional 8,5 million Euros to support the conservation efforts of the Tanzanian Government.
Tanzania and Germany have been close partners in conservation since the 1950s. 60 years ago, then Tanganyika had the foresight to safeguard one of the world’s most significant ecosystems. The celebration at Fort Ikoma / Serengeti District on December 23, graced by Her Excellency, Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan, is marking a massive and unparalleled achievement by Tanzania in conservation.

Tanzania and its governments have very successfully fulfilled the duty of conserving the Serengeti for future generations.

Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dar es Salaam, Jörg Herrera: “Despite massive challenges, Tanzania and its governments have very successfully fulfilled the duty of conserving the Serengeti for future generations, a duty for which the world owes and shows you deep respect. It is a duty Tanzania has not only taken on for its own citizens, but for the global community as a whole. Rightfully, the UNESCO has declared the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Areas World Heritage Sites for Nature many years ago”.

Rooted in the friendship between Baba wa Taifa, Mwalimu Nyerere, and Prof. Bernhard Grzimek, former President of the German Frankfurt Zoological Society, Tanzania and Germany have been close partners in conservation since the 1950s. Most recently, the focus of cooperation has been on the protection of Serengeti National Park and Selous Game Reserve / Nyerere National Park. In addition, a programme to support Mahale and Katavi National Parks as well as the connecting corridor is being prepared. Prof. Grzimek’s organization, Frankfurt Zoological Society, plays a significant part in this cooperation, the Serengeti being at the core of the organisation’s Africa programme.

Realizing that the pressure on ecosystems in Tanzania will continue to be high, not only from the outside due to the needs of a growing population, but also on the inside from rising numbers of tourists as well as transit traffic, and recognizing the immense efforts of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania in combating poaching and sustaining conservation, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has decided to commit an additional 8,5 million Euros for cooperation with Tanzania National Parks under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. The funds shall be allocated for a programme titled “Traffic Management for Protected Areas through digital solutions.”''

Serikali ya Tanzania ianzishe kama ilivyokuwa zamani kuwapeleka walimu wa Shule za Msingi pamoja na wanafunzi kwenye mbuga za taifa hasa wakati wa likizo kujenga kizazi kijacho kuzingatia mazingira. Ni aibu Watanzania wengi hawatembelei mbuga zetu. JPM akiwa kiongozi wa matendo ahamasishe hili liwezekane.

Ole said:

Mkuu mimi similiki gazeti lolote. Vipi umepotea njia?

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Hili bandiko lako lina msaada gani kwa mwananchi anaye ishi eneo hilo na hana maji achilia mbali huduma bora za afya?

Ni sawa watu wanasema tanzanite inazalishwa tanzania tu alafu mda huo huo tanzania kuna shule hazina hata madawati!

Upuuzi mtupu.

Upepo wa Pesa said:

Hili bandiko lako lina msaada gani kwa mwananchi anaye ishi eneo hilo na hana maji achilia mbali huduma bora za afya?

Ni sawa watu wanasema tanzanite inazalishwa tanzania tu alafu mda huo huo tanzania kuna shule hazina hata madawati!

Upuuzi mtupu.

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Mkuu kutokana na utalii ndio kutawezesha maji kupatikana, vile vile kuongeza GDP ya wananchi wa Tanzania. Sio lazima uyaone matunda hayo moja kwa moja. Awamu ya 5 wamejenga vituo vingi vya afya pamoja na kuboresha miundo mbinu. Vile vile maeneo mengi ya Tanzania sasa yanapata maji safi pamoja na shule. Mwaka 2021 vijiji vyote Tanzania vitakuwa na umeme wa uhakika kuwawezesha wanafunzi kuanzia shule za msingi kuweza kusoma vizuri pamoja na kuweza kutumia computers. Hata chekechea kama inawezekana. Stay tuned brother Tanzania itajengwa na Watanzania wenyewe. Tanzanite hivi sasa inaendeleza kuboresha ukuaji wa uchumi wa Tanzania baada ya marekebisho kwenye miundo mbinu na kidhibiti utoroshaji haramu etc.

Ole said:

Mkuu kutokana na utalii ndio kutawezesha maji kupatikana, vile vile kuongeza GDP ya wananchi wa Tanzania. Sio lazima uyaone matunda hayo moja kwa moja. Awamu ya 5 wamejenga vituo vingi vya afya pamoja na kuboresha miundo mbinu. Vile vile maeneo mengi ya Tanzania sasa yanapata maji safi pamoja na shule. Mwaka 2021 vijiji vyote Tanzania vitakuwa na umeme wa uhakika kuwawezesha wanafunzi kuanzia shule za msingi kuweza kusoma vizuri pamoja na kuweza kutumia computers. Hata chekechea kama inawezekana. Stay tuned brother Tanzania itajengwa na Watanzania wenyewe. Tanzanite hivi sasa inaendeleza kuboresha ukuaji wa uchumi wa Tanzania baada ya marekebisho kwenye miundo mbinu na kidhibiti utoroshaji haramu etc.

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Mkuu wewe ni mwanasiasa?

Mwaka 2015 kuna mwanasiasa alisema akiwa rais kila mwalimu atapewa laptop, lakin mpaka leo hao walimu hawaja ongezewa hata mshahara!

Ndio maana nikakuuliza na wewe ni mwanasiasa?

Upepo wa Pesa said:

Mkuu wewe ni mwanasiasa?

Mwaka 2015 kuna mwanasiasa alisema akiwa rais kila mwalimu atapewa laptop, lakin mpaka leo hao walimu hawaja ongezewa hata mshahara!

Ndio maana nikakuuliza na wewe ni mwanasiasa?

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Mimi sio mwanasiasa lakini shule nyingi mpya zimejengwa pamoja na kuimarisha uwepo wa madawati katika shule za msingi vile vile nyumba za walimu. Ni kweli walimu hawajapata laptop lakini kwa speed hii ya awamu ya tano hilo litawezekana siku za usoni. Kweli kuna changamoto lakini lazima ufahamu huwezi kuzaliwa leo na kuanza kukimbia marathon, huko tunakokwenda inaashiria kwamba tutaweza kutimiza ahadi za mwaka 2015 hata na nyingine nyingi za nyuma ambazo hazikutekelezwa kwa njia moja au nyingine.

Usiwe na shaka hata Rome haikujengwa kwa siku moja.

Mdodos said:

Ole, Great milestones however Serengeti district where Serengeti national Park is located have not benefited to good extent,water,roads,health and education are still under very poor conditions

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Hopefully under this leadership, that will change. JPM has made a commitment to make sure that our resources are there to help people in their areas to develop.