In total 200 parks in 15 African countries were included in the study Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The new species include the ‘Muhansis,’ named after the Muha tribe and which was found in Kigoma, in Western Tanzania; Rukwana a new plant which grown on the shores of Lake Rukwa,
The four Tanzanian institutions of higher learning pivoted by the Aga Khan University will be working together with the Simon Fraser University (SFU) of Canada.
Regenerative Seascapes for People, Planet, and Nature Project runs on a budget of 30 million Canadian Dollars, with the project expected to be executed for over three years from 2023 to early 2026.
Tanzania, through the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology once tried to install bush cameras along the Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor linking Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park, but the project has stalled.
In addition to the Sustainable management of 158,000 hectares of mangroves, Tanzania is also upgrading 23 Forest Reserves to higher levels of conservation status as Nature Forest reserves.
The spectacular site of ancient structures was discovered in the southern parts of Ruaha during an aerial patrol of the National Park by rangers using a chopper.
Discharging 140 cubic metres of water per second, during normal days, the Great Ruaha is about 475 kilometres long, with 164 kilometers of the river passing through the National Park.