Event theme: Business resilience, sustainability and the rapidly changing environment. Tourism, Agriculture and Mining being held at the Mt. Meru Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania, December 15th& 16th 2011.

Africa has an enormous potential of natural resources to provide for the people of Africa.  However to afford this for present and future generations, it will require a . . . → Read More: Sustainable Business Event

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism have announced that the proposed tarmac road through the Serengeti National Park will not be developed. A tarmac road will be constructed from Makutano to Mugumu. The stretch from Mugumu to the park boundary and through the park, past Ololosokwan to Loliondo town will remain gravel. From Loliondo town through Natron to . . . → Read More: Serengeti Road Shelved

The BBC have reported that the populations of wildlife species in the world-renowned Masai Mara reserve in Kenya have crashed in the past three decades, according to research published in the Journal of Zoology.

Numbers of impala, warthog, giraffe, topi and Coke’s hartebeest have declined by over 70%, say scientists.

Even fewer survive beyond . . . → Read More: Wildlife populations under threat in Masai Mara

Plans to extract soda from Lake Natron are surfacing again. After  TATA chemicals pulled out, conservationists had a win and the future of the Lake Natron was secured. A new approaching is being developed and according to an article from the Daily News from the 27th February,  the soda plant will be good for the flamingos; “The . . . → Read More: Soda Factory at lake Natron Again

For years there has been conflict in Loliondo surrounding land and natural resource uses.  The conflict is complex, with many stakeholders involved, but the root of the problem is clear—land.

The drought of July 2009 brought conflict tensions to a head, resulting in burned homesteads, reported human rights abuses, 50,000 cattle displaced and considerable economic . . . → Read More: Policy Brief: “Resolving the Land Use Conflict in Loliondo”