Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) has been honored with the prestigious Quality Choice Prize 2024 in recognition of its exceptional commitment to delivering world-class services within and beyond the organization. The award ceremony, organized by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR), took place on December 9, 2024, at Parkhotel Schönbrunn in Vienna, Austria. The award was received by the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism for Tanzania, Hon. Dustan Kitandula, who was accompanied by Ambassador of United Repblic of Tanzania in Vienna Austria, Hon. Naimi Aziz, TANAPA’s Conservation Commissioner Musa Juma, Western Zonal Senior Conservation Commissioner Izumbe Msindai, Conservation Commissioner’s Personal Assistant Andrew Mbai, and Conservation Officer from the Business Development Section, Daniel Mweta. This remarkable achievement marks TANAPA’s fifth consecutive win of the Quality Choice Prize from 2020 to 2024, underscoring its continued excellence in quality mana...

Dar es Salaam; December 6, 2024: Tanzania has signed a €39.9 million agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) to strengthen the management of government forest plantations and conserve mangrove forests. The project aims to enhance the economic and ecological value of the forestry sector while addressing critical challenges. Speaking during the signing ceremony at the Treasury Building in Dar es Salaam, Hon. Dunstan Kitandula, the Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, hailed the project as a testament to the government's commitment under President Samia Suluhu Hassan to conserve and develop Tanzania's forestry sector. Tanzania's Mainland boasts 48.1 million hectares of forest, covering 55% of its land area, yet only 120,000 hectares of plantation forests have been developed out of a potential 583,691 hectares. The project aims to address this gap by planting 22,500 hectares of trees over five years in Silayo, Mtibwa, and Wino farms. Additionally, it wi...

* 𝒢𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓁’𝓈 𝒯𝑒𝒶𝓂 𝓎𝒶 𝐿𝓊𝑔𝒶𝓁𝑜 𝓎𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓅𝒾𝑔𝒶 𝓀𝓌𝒶 𝓂𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝓎𝒶 𝓀𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓏𝒶 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒾. Na. Catherine Mbena, SERENGETI. Ujenzi wa mradi wa kimkakati wa uwanja wa gofu Hifadhi ya Taifa Serengeti “Serengeti National Park Golf Course” uliobuniwa na Bodi ya Wadhamini ya Shirika la Hifadhi za Taifa Tanzania chini ya Mwenyekiti wake Jenerali (Mstaafu) George Waitara unaojengwa katika eneo la Fort Ikoma, nje kidogo ya Hifadhi ya Taifa Serengeti umefikia asilimia 42. Utekelezaji huo unajumuisha ujenzi wa “Tee and Green” kwa mashimo kumi na nane; mashimo tisa ya kwanza (front- nine/inbound holes),  mashimo tisa ya nyuma (back - nine/outbound holes), uchimbaji wa visima virefu viwili vyenye uwezo wa kutoa maji kiasi cha lita elfu kumi kwa saa kwa kila moja, uchimbaji na ujenzi wa mabwawa ya maji mawili yenye ujazo wa takribani lita millioni 22 kila moja, ujenzi wa barabara yenye urefu wa kilomita 5.2 kuzunguka uwanja mzima, ujenzi wa “power house” na ufungaji wa...

Na. Happiness Sam- Kilimanjaro  Wakati pazia la Twenzetu Kileleni msimu wa nne likiwa limefunguliwa rasmi leo Disemba 03, 2024 katika Lango la Lemosho lililopo wilayani Siha Mkoani Kilimanjaro, limevutia pia watalii kutoka Taifa la Marekani ambao wameungana na Watanzania wapatao 33 kwenda katika Kilele cha Mlima Kilimanjaro kuadhimisha miaka 63 ya uhuru wa Tanganyika ifikapo tarehe 09.12.2024. Akiwaaga wapandaji hao Mhe.Dkt Christopher David Timbuka Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Siha alisema, "Nimefarijika kuona idadi ya wapandaji imeongezeka kutoka watalii 11 waliopanda mwaka 2023 na kufikia wapandaji 33 mwaka huu 2024 ambapo idadi hii ni zaidi ya asilimia 100% huku zoezi hilo likiendelea kujizolea umaarufu na kuvuka mipaka ya Tanzania na kwenda mbali zaidi  kuvutia watalii kutoka Taifa la Marekani.” Mhe. Dkt.Timbuka pia alitumia nafasi hiyo kumshukuru Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni ya African Scenic kwa kuipa hadhi njia ya Lemosho kuwa ni miongoni mwa njia inayotumika mwezi Disemba katika zoezi ...

 Na Philipo Hassan/ Dar es salaam Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii Balozi Dkt. Pindi Chana (Mb) amewakabidhi TANAPA Malori matano na mitambo mitano yenye thamani ya Dola milioni 2.4 sawa na shilingi Bilioni 6.4 za Kitanzania, tukio hilo limefanyika leo Disemba 2, 2024 katika Ukumbi wa Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu Tanzania (Mpingo House) jijini Dar es salaam. Vifaa hivyo viliyonunuliwa kupitia mradi wa Dharura kwa Uhifadhi na Utalii Tanzania (Emergency Recovery Support for Biodiversity in Tanzania) kupitia benki ya Maendeleo ya Ujerumani (KFW). Akizungumza katika makabidhiano haya Balozi Dkt. Chana alieleza kuwa vifaa hivyo vitaboresha shughuli za Uhifadhi pamoja na miundombinu katika Hifadhi za Taifa Serengeti na Nyerere kwa malengo ya kupunguza athari zilizosababishwa na janga la UVIKO-19 kwenye Utalii na Uhifadhi. Dkt. Chana alisema “Nawaagiza Bodi na Wakuu wa Mashirika ya TANAPA na TAWA kuhakikisha kuwa vitendea kazi hivi vinatumika kufanya kazi zilizokusudiwa za Uhifadhi wa Maliasil...