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UJUMBEADVENTURE TRAVEL CULTURE LIFESTYLE ENVIRONMENT

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ADVENTURE TRAVEL CULTURE LIFESTYLE ENVIRONMENT

8 newswhats happening around tanzania

10 fnancial reviewmaking a plan

12 ditch the plasticjules knocker reports

18 community land rightsby fred nelson

22 domestic naturalistscorpions!

26 school o st judeby matt Lawyue

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Pick up your complimentary copy o UJUMBE at the ollowing locations

COUNTRYWIDE: Coastal Air/Travel town and airport oces and waiting areas, Air Excel fights,Zantas Air, Northern Air, A Novel Idea (Dar and Arusha shops), Tanganyika Flying Company

ARUSHA: The Blue Heron, Arusha Maasai Cae, Meat King, TTB oce, Fine ArtTZ Gallery, Ujumbe Ink Oce, The Arusha Hotel, MasaiCamp, This N That, Heron Recreation, Players Gym, Fotini Shops, New Saari Hotel, The Station

DAR ES SALAAM: TTB oce, The National Museum, Mlimani City, City Garden, Steers (town centre)

ZANZIBAR: Mrembo Spa, Livingstones Coee House

MOSHI: Leopard Hotel, TOKU Tanzania, Coee Union

KARATU: Kudu Lodge, Happy Days Pub

IRINGA: Mr. Hotel, Ino Iringa

36 environmental updatethe latest from tnrf

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TANGA: Tanga Yacht Club

32 on the raw path

30 ocus on tanzaniaeliza deacon

to your health

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34 conservation updatesselous


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UJUMBE

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UJUMBE magazine is publishedquarterly by Ujumbe Ink Ltd

This issue (20) published 30th October, 2012

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Copyright 2012 Ujumbe. No part o this magazinemay be reproduced in any orm or stored ona retrival system without the prior permissiono the publisher. While every eort is made toensure that the contents o Ujumbe are accurateat the time o going to press, the publisher cannot accept responsibility or any errors that mayappear, or or any consequence o using theinormation contained herein.

The opinions expressed by the contributors andadvertisors herein are not necessarily those o the

publishers.

Contributors

Jo Anderson, Anne Birch, Felix Borner,Lilian Bulengo, Eliza Deacon, SeanDundas, India Ellis, Laura Hartstone,Chris Honest, Shazaad Kashani,JulesKnocker, Matt Lawyue, Fred Nelson,Daudi Peterson, Christo Schenck,Paolo Torchio, Annelies van Beest

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Hippopotamus, known to the Ancient Greeks as River Horse, is inact the largest o the pig amily. Photographed by Felix Borner

Ujumbe is looking or writers and photographers. I you would liketo propose your work or inclusion in our magazine please email

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...the holidayseason is otena time orrefection.

W

elcome to the twentieth issue o Ujumbe, the magazine o adventure,

travel, culture, liestyle and environment in Tanzania and our last

edition or 2012. The coming o the holiday season is oten a time or

reection. Looking back, this year in Ujumbe weve talked a lot about trees and

the environment, kept you updated on whats happening in the community and

brought the poaching cr ises to the oreront. We celebrated the rst Tanzanian to

summit Everest and visited some interesting destinations on our weekend getaways.

Its always a pleasure to run into people dur ing my travels and to hear how much

our eorts are appreciated and enjoyed by you, our readers. From all o us on the

team, a heartelt thanks.

This issue we welcome new contributor Annelies van Beest who will keep us

on the path to health, i only we ollow her advise. The domestic naturalist is back

to tell us about scorpions this time and Fred Nelson has some good news or us

regarding land rights issues in the Yaeda Valley. Regular columnists Lilian Bulengo

and Laura Hartstone keep us updated on nances and the wildlie areas while ever-inormative Jules Knocker tackles a big environmental problem. Another upliting

story is the one on the tenth anniversary o the School o St Jude.

On a personal note, this year marked my own tenth anniversary o living in

Tanzania and seventeenth since I moved to East Arica. Its been an incredible

journey and I look orward to what the uture has in store. So, or the New Year,

heres wishing you all the best rom all o us at Ujumbe.

Be happy, stay sae, get out and enjoy Tanzania and remember maisha ni saari

Ilie is a journey)!


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New!SeasonsLodgeonZanzibar

Seasons Lodge is a newly opened boutique hotelsituated in the quiet shing village o Pongweon Zanzibars tranquil east coast. Built with

eco-sensitivity in mind it used natural materialssustainable to the island and employed a localworkorce o masons and carpenters rom thevillage and surrounding areas in its construction.Seasons comprises seven double beachrontvillas and our rooms at the top o the mainbuilding. All boast spectacular views o theocean just a stones throw away. Each villa isaccessed through its own antique, hand carvedZanzibar door, which leads into a private walledgarden area. A decked area at the ront leadsto a private beach and louvered doors allow anatural breeze to fow through the rooms. Thesedoors open ully giving an excellent vista o theturquoise waters right rom your king size bed.

A passion fower covered walkway leads throughthe lush and vibrant gardens towards the beachbar where guests can take a dip in the pool orlounge around on the comy barazas sippingcocktails or sampling the menu.For urther details: www.seasonszanzibar.comor contact Mike Clarke on +255 776 107 225 oremail [email protected]

SautizaBusara

Sauti za Busara. East Aricas most popular musicestival celebrates the richness and diversity oArican music, under Arican skies. The tenthanniversary o the event will take place in StoneTown, Zanzibar rom 14th-17th February 2013.The Old Fort will host three nights o non-stoplive music. The main programme continues Fridaythrough Sunday with perormances rom 5pm until1am. Highlights o the estival include two hundredmusicians including upcoming and establishedgroups, acoustic and electric, rom East Arica andbeyond. Over twenty groups including audienceavourites rom past estivals will perorm live. Aricanmusic videos, concert ootage and documentarieswill also be shown. Around estival time, the island

is buzzing with a range o ringe events: traditionalngoma drum and dance, ashion shows, dhow races,open-mic sessions, ater-parties and perormanceso Zanzibars oldest Taarab orchestras are arrangedby the local community. For more inormation:www.busaramusic.org

TurkishAirlinesservesKilimanjarofromDece

mber

Beginning December 4th 2012, Turkish Airlines will launch a trianglefight between Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International (JRO) and Mombasa.Flights are scheduled ve times weekly using a B737-800 with businessand economy class options. Turkish Airlines, which has grown steadilyin recent years, now serves over 160 destinations worldwide, usingIstanbul as their hub. Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company(KADCO) has ambitious plans to increase service into the airportthat connects tourists to the saari parks o Serengeti, Ngorongoro,Tarangire and Lake Manyara plus Kilimanjaro and other attractions inthe north. Plans are underway to have a ully upgraded airport by 2014.Turkish Airlines joins other global airlines including Qatar Airways, KLM,Edelweiss Air, Condor Air and Ethiopian Airlines serving the gateway.

WhatsupArusha?

Due to popular demand, the event Whats Up, Arusha? will now be heldmonthly on the third Saturday at Mango Tree. Whats Up, Arusha? showcasesArushas nest talent: arts, crats, ashion, ood, wine, music and much more.Enjoy a un day out with riends and amily rom 11am until 6pm on November17th. There will be a bouncy castle sponsored by Fanaqa Events and a un kidscorner with games and ace painting sponsored by Braeburn School. I you

have something to sell or promote, book a stall or only TSH 10,000. MangoTree will provide two tables and chairs or you can bring your own. All proceedsrom the November event will be donated to the Rehobothi Orphanage. Adierent charity will be supported each month. For more inormation contactMango Tree or email Aly on [email protected] [email protected].

ArushaChristmasFair

The annual Arusha Christmas Fair willbe held at The Fit Heron (TGT groundsnear the Arusha Airport) on Saturdayand Sunday December 1st and 2nd 2012starting at 10am. The event presentsa un-lled weekend with excellentshopping opportunities, ood stalls,silent auction and live music not tomention the perect place to meet upwith riends. Last year the organizersraised over TSH 5,000,000 or localcharities. For more inormation+255 754 817 333 or email:[email protected]


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YogaonZanzibarYoga with Jo takes place on the tropical island archipelagoo Zanzibar, Tanzania. Practitioners can enjoy a selection oclasses in some o the islands most breath-taking locationsselected or their natural beauty. Whether its late aternoonsessions within the historical chapel walls at Mbweni RuinsHotel or morning sessions in the open-air assembly hall atthe International School o Zanzibar, there is something oreveryone. Jo also oers classes at selected locations aroundthe island including the beautiul Seasons Lodge in Pongweas well as regular weekly sessions in Paje. Yoga is a beautiulway to explore the body and mind. Regular practice bringsstrength and awareness to the body and improves bothphysical and mental well-being. Practicing yoga, we learnto reconnect with ourselves, creating harmony, health andbalance. Children also derive enormous benets rom yoga.Physically, it enhances their fexibility, strength, coordinationand body awareness. In addition, their concentration andsense o calmness and relaxation improves. Doing yoga,children exercise, play and connect with themselves. Jostoddler and junior classes are very popular. For inormationabout any o the classes available, please [email protected] or call Jo Fox on +255 773 271 942

Savannah Medics, in association withInterpretive Guides Association andSanjan, will be oering two sessionso their popular three day WildernessFirst Aid Course in November (19th 21st and 22nd 24th) at a cost o$250 per person. Suitable or saariguides, outdoor proessionals,researchers, volunteers, aid workersin remote areas and outdoorenthusiasts, this Wilderness FirstAid certication course is an entry-level wilderness medical emergency response training program.The ocus o this course is identication o basic lie threateningemergencies and instilling a positive response and critical thinkingapproach towards medical emergencies. Courses are taught inboth English and Swahili by medical proessionals with vast outdoorexperience and are internationally accredited by WildernessMedical Associates International (www.wildmed.com). Trainingsand simulations are based on real lie situations and practicality oremergencies in East Arica. Courses are residentialall students will

be camping and studying or three daysensuring ample practisesimulations in a relevant environment and allowing students ullocus on their trainings. All meals and camping ees are included inthe course ee. Students are to supply own tent and sleeping bag.For more inormation +255 682 614 896 / +255 766 415 441 or email:[email protected]

NewinSelous!

Selous Mbuyu Saari Camp has recently opened ina beautiul site on the Ruju River. The tents in thispermanent camp all have twin beds that can beconverted into doubles, with en-suite bathrooms.The tents are equipped with ans, cupboard, saety

deposit box, work desk and two reading chairs. Thebaths have ltered water or power showers, a hotwater heater and a separate WC. Each tent eaturesa river-acing patio with easy chairs or nature viewing.Activities include game drives (including an openvehicle) boat excursions, nature walks, mountainbikes, swimming pool, a small gym overlookingthe river, pool table and board games. For moreinormation go to: www.selousmbuyusaaricamp.comor email: [email protected]

SayariCampWinsAward

Congratulations to Asalia! Ater nominations in both 2010 and 2011, Sayari Camp was voted Tanzanias Leading Tented SaariCamp in the 2012 World Travel Awards. World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrateexcellence across all sectors o the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark oquality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. Other winners in Tanzania include: &Beyond (Crater Lodge),Zanzibar Palace Hotel and Karauu Hotel Beach Resort. For more inormation: www.worldtravelawards.com.

WildernessFirstAidCourse


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FINANCIAL

REVIEW

Lilian Bulengo, Director of MASSA

Banking Consultants Tanzania

www.bankingconsultants-tz.com

New Year FinancialResolutionsWhen it comes to New Year resolutions, it goes without

saying that nancial planning should be a rst on your list o

priorities. Financial planning at the beginning o the year

allows you to have an idea o what savings and expenditures

you are budgeting or and puts into perspective your nancial

expectations or the year.

Its important to start with quarterly estimates o what you

intend to save and spend. Quarterly budgets are realistic as

they give an immediate ocus on the nances that one needs

immediately rather than long drawn budgets that oten need

adjustments especially with the constant changes in the

economy.

Financial planning is really about prioritizing spending and

being disciplined enough to spend money or things that

are necessary at that specic time rather than buying or the

sake o it. I recently saw an advert or bargain ights rom

Kilimanjaro Airport and with such an attractive oer, it was

tempting to dip into my current account and purchase a

ticket but I remembered that this was unplanned or and

unbudgeted or. I restrained mysel but, in turn, added to my

next quarterly budget, a miscellaneous expenditure columnso i another oer like this should surace, then I would be

well prepared. A bargain isnt a bargain when it hasnt been

budgeted or!

Financial planning is also a balancing act and involves the

same skills we would use in something like ollowing a

recipe. For example, we would always start with heating

oil when making a casserole and likewise with nancial

planning, one should always start with the basic necessities

such as prioritizing budgets or rent or house maintenance,

utility bills, provisions, ees and garments. Thereater

its about budgeting or social requirements, travel and

emergency unds and only then budgeting or investmentsand savings. (I would be inclined to start with the savings as

in previous articles) Opening three bank accounts, perhaps

one current and two savings accounts would make it easier to

divide the unds accordingly.

I proessional nancial planning is more important to you,

then it is important to be very open with those assisting you.

They will need to be inormed o all your investments and

unds in order to give you accurate assessments and proper

advice.

On another note, change is good so lets make nancial

planning a denite New Years Resolution and cheers to a

Prosperous New Year!


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By Jules Knocker

Regular Ujumbecontributor JulesKnocker launchesa new campaignto purge the

plastic peril fromour lives

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They are cheap, convenient and available in allour corners o the earth.... but, be warned,

the disposable plastic water bottle is really a

wol in sheeps clothing.

And it is what happens to the bottle ater we have

drunk the water that really matters.

Follow a public bus down any road in East

Arica and watch the empty bottles sailing out the

window, tossed by unthinking passengers, let to roll

into the bush. Check out the eddies in a river and

the high-tide mark on the beach, where the otsamand jetsam o our daily lives end up, and you will

nd them. Cast your eye across the overowing

waste bins in a park picnic site or an unofcial

rubbish dump and the amiliar blue shapes scream

or our attention. Cartons o juice and oil rom

milk packets, toothbrushes and rubber ip-ops

decorate mountains o plastic water bottles; all

resplendent in their multi-coloured and guilt-

inspiring glory. And in the case o the water bottle

and all its plastic sisters and its cousins and its aunts,

they are here to stay or an awully long time. The

bottles we sip water rom today will still be around

twenty or more generations rom now.


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A lion cub chews on adiscarded plastic bottle


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For plastic is not bio-degradable; it just breaks upinto smaller ragments over time and remains in our

eco-systems or more than 450 years. Toxins leach into

the water and into the soil. Birds, animals and sh eat

the remnants, or get caught up in them, oten with

disastrous consequences. This plastic horror is not

conned to our urban areas, nor is it the reserve o

developed countries. It aects even the most remote

wilderness areas where we travel to escape. The lion

cub and the baboon in the photographs are not

isolated incidents they are part o a ast-growing

and serious problem that we have created, with our

addiction to the PET bottle.

The gures are mind-boggling. Tanzania had

783,000 international visitors in 2010. I each visitor

stayed one week and drank 2 litres o bottled water

a day, they would leave 11 million plastic bottles to

posterity each year. Multiply that by all the countries

in Arica, or even in the world, that support a lively

tourism industry and the sheer size o the problem is

clear.

Re-think; Recycle; Re-use; Repair; Reduce; Reuse

- The 6 Rs o the green revolution bounce around

our heads like the insistent beat o the latest hip-hop

hit. There used to be just three Rs, then our and now

we have to keep track o all six, as we battle to do our

bit or the environment. For the answer never lies with

just one R: each intractable environmental problem

requires several o them to come to the rescue.

SOME MORE HARD TRUTHS ABOUTPLASTICS

54% o the 120 mammal species on theThreatened list have been observedentangled in or ingesting plastic.

Americans drink 21 US gallons o bottledwater each per year. Only 22% o thesebottles are then recycled. The rest endup in landlls, as litter or in the ocean. In

Arica, the percentage recycled is muchlower.

1.5 million barrels o oil a year is used tomanuacture PET bottles.

The Great Pacic Garbage Patch: theseislands o rubbish, made up mostly oplastics, foat in our oceans. They haveincreased 100 times in size in the last 40years and will be with us or centuries.They can only grow larger.

Chemicals used in plastics have beenound in sh, molluscs, sea mammalsand other sea lie.


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WHAT YOU CAN DO (MORE TIPSAVAILABLE ON THE THROTTLE THE BOTTLEWEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE

Thankully, the solution to the plastic water bottle isa good deal simpler than solving global warming. We

just need to wean ourselves o our dependency and

there are plenty o sae alternatives out there, even in

the dustiest corners o the Arican bush. Lets Re-think

our approach, Reuse to buy individual plastic water

bottles, Re-use our own stainless steel drinking bottle,

Reduce by purchasing bulk, rellable 10/20 ltr water

bottles or using ltered water and Recycle as much

plastic as we can.

Throttle the Bottle is

a new campaign aimedat reducing the scourge

o the plastic water

bottle in Arica and

beyond. Visit the website

(www.throttle-the-

bottle.org) and join the

acebook page (www.

acebook.com/Throttle.

The.Bottle) or handy

tips on how we can all

make a big dierence at

home, at the ofce and

on saar i, both as individuals and organisations, along

with plenty o inormation and news on water, plastics

and re-cycling.

Join the Campaign today and make the right

cH2Oice

and employees about drinkingyour sae bulk water andpromoting it in your companyliterature.

Reduce all waste as muchas possible. Think BULK,Think LOCAL, Think BIO-DEGRADABLE. It saves youmoney!

Find out about local recyclingopportunities in the WasteDirectory or Tanzania go towww.honeyguide.org

INSERT:

Baboon with plastic bottle ina national park in Kenya

Think beore you drink. Buy a un stainlesssteel water bottle today and use it!

Encourage your riends, amily andcolleagues to drop the plastic bottle andsupport the environment.

At hotels, restaurants and bars, alwaysask or sae drinking water that is not romindividual plastic bottles. People payattention to customer requests.

Install a water lter at home, i your tapwater should not be drunk directly.

Reduce your need or plastic: takeyour own baskets to the shops; say noto straws in your drinks; buy washingpowders in boxes not bottles; takeyour own containers when collecting atakeaway; use matches not disposablelighters; buy your pulses, seeds and grainsrom bulk dispensers not individual plasticbags; make your own ruit juices, dont buy

juice in plastic bottles.

Provide sae, bulk, drinking water or allyour clients in your hotels, lodges orcamps, in your game-drive vehicles andin your oces. (Either ltered or 20 ltrrellable bulk containers and presented inclean, hygienic, re-usable jugs or bottles)

Encourage and reassure your customers

PHOTO:SHAZAAD

KASHANI


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By Fred Nelson

SECURI NG

VALLEY

Land RI GHTS and a FUTURE

of PEOPLE in The YAEDA

SECURI NG

Fred Nelson, who lived in

Tanzania for over 10 years,

explains how carefully planned

and executed collaborative

efforts are helping tosecure user-rights for local

communities in their unique

traditional landscapes

VALLEY

Land RI GHTS and a FUTURE

of PEOPLE in The YAEDA


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VES


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T

he critical oundation o community-

based conservation in Arica is secure

communal rights over land and the

ability to benet rom wildlie and other natural

resources. Without this combination o rights

and benets, local communities are unlikely or

unable to take the management and protection

measures on their lands that are necessary or

conserving wildlie and natural resources outside

government parks and reserves The Ujamaa

Community Resource Team (UCRT) is a

leading organization working on community-

based natural resource management in northern

Tanzania, now working with approximately orty

villages spread across six districts. With more

than a decade o experience working to buildthe capacity o local communities to manage

and benet rom their environment and natural

resources, UCRT has been involved in a range o

long-term conservation achievements and local

innovations. All o UCRTs work with pastoralist

and hunter-gatherer communities ocuses on

strengthening their r ights over land and resources

or improved conservation, social justice and

economic empowerment.

Since the 1990s, UCRT has supported local

communities eorts to secure rights over landsand natural resources in northern Tanzania,

and it has been particularly active in the Yaeda

Valley. Lying just south o Lake Eyasi and the

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the Yaeda Valley

is an area o unique cultural diversity, most

amously as the home to the largest remaining

community o Hadzabe hunter-gatherers.

The valley is also home to Barbaig (Datoga)

pastoralists, a Nilotic tr ibe; Iraqw agro-pastoralists,

whose ethno-linguistic roots are Cushitic; and

Bantu communitiessuch as the Sukuma and

Isanzuhave moved into the valley rom the

west making the area a cultural and linguistic

crossroads with ew equals.

Like much o northern Tanzania, the Yaeda

Valley is also an area o spectacular scenery

and biological diversity. The valley oor oods

throughout much o the wet season, bringing

ocks o thousands o migratory waterowl, terns,

and shorebirds. Bordering the valley are the

Kidero hills, a 30-kilometer long, baobab-studded

ridgeline, which is home to elephants, lion,

girae, greater kudu, and numerous other species.

These hills are the main remaining reuge o the

Hadzabe, who live primarily o baobabs and

dozens o other edible plants, honey, and wildmeat, relying on indigenous knowledge o their

environment developed over thousands o years o

living on the land.

Over the years, UCRT has helped the Hadzabe

secure land rights over Kidero and nearby areas so

they can secure their traditional lands and shape

their own uture rather than being swept away

in a tide o modernity. The development o land

use plans and village by-laws have enabled areas

to be protected and set aside or conservation and

natural resource use, assisting in the recovery o

orests and wildlie that the Hadzabe depend on.In October 2011, a major milestone was reached

when Tanzanias Ministry o Lands granted a

customary land title to the Hadzabe community

covering approximately 50,000 acres o the main

Kidero ridgeline. This land title will enable the

Hadzabe to permanently conserve this area and

protect its boundaries rom encroachment.

More recently, UCRT has also teamed up

with Carbon Tanzania, a Tanzanian carbon oset

provider, to work on a carbon orestry project

to generate revenue or the local communities.Revenue rom the carbon project can help

support the communitys natural resource

management eorts as well as local development

priorities, such as health care and education. This

project is currently undergoing the nal stage

o third-party verication under the UK-based

Plan Vivo standards, at which point the carbon

osets generated can be sold at a premium on

international markets.

UCRT also works with the other ethnic

groups and communities in the area to ensure

natural resource management issues are addressed

at wider scales, as the Hadzabe cannot survive

in isolation or without coordinating their

conservation eorts with the wider community.

Thereore, UCRT carried out land use planning

and boundary demarcation activities with

neighboring Barabaig pastoralists in Yaeda. In

June o this year, the Ministry o Lands issued

customary titles or approximately 95,000 acres

o livestock grazing land in the valley, which has

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A view of the Yaeda Valleyfrom a Hadzabe perspective


The next step is to link these community

managed areas to other villages north o Kidero

that border Lake Eyasi and the Ngorongoro

Conservation Area. To do this, Maliasili

Initiatives is collaborating with UCRT, The

Nature Conservancy, Carbon Tanzania, Wildlie

Conservation Society, the Dorobo Fund or

Tanzania and a number o other partners to

link work in Yaeda to the wider Maasai Steppe

through the Northern Tanzania Rangelands

Initiative. The overall goal o the initiative is

to build collaboration amongst organizations

working on community-based natural resource

management, land r ights, and conservation in

northern Tanzania in order to better execute an

integrated set o strategies and mobilize resources.

Learn more about UCRT:Ujamaa Community Resource Team:

http://www.ujamaa-crt.org/

The Dorobo Fund or Tanzania is a long-term

supporter o UCRTs work in Yaeda Valley and

across northern Tanzania.

Learn more about Dorobo Fund or Tanzania:

http://www.dorobound.org/

Learn more about the Hadzabe:

Visit the Dorobo Funds website or links topublications and inormation about the Hadzabe.

Also look or the new book, Hadzabe: By the

light o a million res, by Daudi Peterson. The

book, which is being published by Mkuki na

Nyota Press in Dar es Salaam, should be available

beore the end o this year.

About Maliasili InitiativesFred Nelson is the Executive Director oMaliasili Initiatives. Maliasili Initiativessupports, acilitates and adds value tocutting-edge initiatives that seek toadvance conservation, rural developmentand social justice issues in Arica. Maliasilimeans natural resources in Swahili, andMaliasili Initiatives believes that solutions tonatural resource management challengesin Arica must have local roots, leadershipand constituencies. Ultimately, Maliasilibelieves in investing in people or nature.

Maliasili Initiatives provides nancial andtechnical support to cutting-edge grassroots

NGOs that are working in the areas onatural resources and governance. Andwith their innovative and eective approachto community based natural resourcemanagement, the Ujamaa CommunityResource Team is a leading local partner.

Maliasili Initiatives provides wider support toUCRT through core nancial and technicalsupport or its work across all its areas ooperation, including targeted assistancewith organizational management, planning,

undraising, communications, and linking toother collaborators and supporters.Learn more about Maliasili Initiatives andthe partners they support at:www.Maliasili.org

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Hadzabe communitymembers celebrate obtainingland title to 50,000 acres ofthe main Kidero ridgeline


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StingI

have a scorpion in my freezer. No, it

is not a Tanzanian delicacy. Nor is it a

cryogenic experiment, although I have it

on good authority that scorpions can come

back to life after having been frozen.

This particular scorpion is not coming

back to life. It was happily blending in with

when it was unwittingly trod on. Its stinger

was no match for the motorcycle tread on

my husbands Maasai sandal.

I put it in the freezer in the hope that

want to know how toxic its venom is likely

to be. So far the closest Ive got, is, It looks

like a kali one.

When scorpions have small pincers and

relatively fat tails, they are considered to

be more poisonous. What I want to knowthough, is whether this is the kind that

causes a painful sting that is debilitating for a

few hours, or whether it is the kind that can

cause respiratory failure.

Everyone who has lived in the tropics for

more than a few years knows someone who

has endured a scorpion sting. Depending

on the type of scorpion and the amount of

intense local pain for a few hours up to a fewdays. However, in rare cases, the neurotoxic

venom can paralyze the diaphragm and cause

respiratory failure. It can even cause the

heart to stop beating. With timely medical

intervention, the person can be kept alive

usually within twenty-four to seventy-two

hours.

Early warning signs of a bad reaction are

numbness or tingling in the extremities

(other than at the site of the sting), numbness

in breathing. In particular, children should

always be observed very closely.

As with most creepy-crawlies, identifying

scorpions is a tricky business; determining

shape of the genitalia. Having neither the

appropriate magnifying equipment nor the

knowledge of where to look, I am unlikely

to be able to identify my poor frozen

specimen. Generally though, small pincers

and a relatively fat tail mean trouble.

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1.A.B.C.D.

2.A.B.C.D.

3.A.B.C.D.

4.A.B.C.

D.

5.

A.B.C.D.

With the help of a naturalist

guide, and many hours of looking at

scorpion photos online, Ive narrowed

it down to the family Buthidae. This

is known to have some of the most

venomous scorpions, including the

dreaded Parabuthus (look this

Baby scorpions are called:scorpletsscorplingsscorpinisnone of the above

A gravid scorpion is:in a state of hibernationdessicatedpregnantpoised to sting

Scorpion venom is:neurotoxiccytotoxichaemotoxica combination of B&C

Scorpionism is:the study of scorpionsterminology derived from the word scorpionthe condition of having been stung by ascorpionthere is no such word

A person suffering a scorpion sting shouldnever be given:morphine or morphine derivativesTLCa gunice

How much do you know about Scorpions?

holding these deadly beasties!?).

Ive given up trying to narrow mine down to a genus.

Whether it is a Hottentotta, or an Odontorus, a Babycurus

or an Uroplectes is impossible for me to tell. And even

if I knew, it wouldnt tell me how Id react to its venom,

or even how toxic it is likely to be. That can depend on

variables like when it last stung something, the amount of

venom injected, whether it is male or female and my own

particular immune response.

On balance though, its not worth worrying too much

about scorpions. They are predatory creatures that help

keep populations of crickets and cockroaches and the

like under control. They are primarily nocturnal and tend

to keep themselves hidden. If, however, you are inclined

should probably keep the numbers for the nearest snake

remember, it never hurts to shake out your shoes before

putting them on.

ABOVE RIGHT:The impressive claws of Parabuthus liosomabut its the other end

you need to worry about

BELOW:

Parabuthus liosomathe sting of this specimin from Kenya caused its victim to go into respiratory failure.Fortunatley, prompt medical evacuaion and the correct treatment saved the persons life.

INSERT:

Frozen mystery scorpion found in the outskirts of Arusha


Answers:1=B;2=C;3=A;4=C;5=A

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c o n s u l ta n t b a s e d i n A r u sh a . A c o n t r i b u t in g p h o t o g r a p h e r fo rG e t ty I m a g e s , E li z a w r i te s f o r v a r i o u s o n l in e p u b l i c a t i o n s ;

h e r p h o t o g r a p h s h a v e b e e n p u b l i sh e d i n t h e U K a n d i n t e rn a -t i o n a l p r e s s a s w e l l a s o n l i n e . E li z a b e g a n h e r p r o f e s si o n a l

jo ur ne y o n th e Re ute r Pic tur e s D e sk in Lo nd o n b e fo re he rt ra v e l s t o o k h e r t h ro u g h t h e f o r m e r S o v i e t U n i o n , B o s n i a &

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b o t h B o t sw a n a a n d T a n z a n i a s h e w a s lu c k y e n o u g h to w o r k

w i th t w o o f t h e c o n t i n e n t s m o s t c r e a t i v e s a f a r i c o m p a n i e s .

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Raws creator and owner lets Ujumbe readers in on thesecrets of a fruit fuelled lifestyle By Annelies van Beest

The European summertreated me extremelywell. Choices

everywhere something Ihad become unamiliar withover the last ew years. Thestylish supermarkets ruit andvegetable department hada large variety o summerproduce on oer.

A estival o colors neatlyarranged on polished shelves:

big bright yellow bananas,rich tones o strawberry red,dashing pink raspberries,deep purple grapes andmuch more. You name it.Fanatic ruit reak that I am,I attacked the shelves andcame home with a wideand beautiul selection ovitamins, ber and wonderullooking ruits. A hot summerday in a shady garden

somewhere in the Northo Holland, a large bowl ochilled mixed ruit or lunch,right up my alley.

What you see is what youget. Wrong! All these vibrantlooking energy boostersbrought a taste that I wasntamiliar with. Disappointingavor. Rubber. Yes, the ruittasted like rubber and theexpectation that the beautiulcolors were radiating was arrom satisying.

I really preer it the kikapuway, an early morning visit atgood old Soko Kuu, llingup your kikapu with juicyruits and vegetables. A juicybite in a terrible green, uglybrownish color lookingorange or a juicy purplebrown mango that still wearsthe sun in its skin, is surelythe way to go.

Dont judge the fruit by

the skin its in!

Since my return romEuropean soil, I have startedjuicing again rom a kikapulled to the top with themost delicious vitamins andber that our bodies all sodesperately need.

With Christmas andNew Year coming up, a

time o year when we allundoubtedly bring our liversome extra heavy work load,one should consider givingthe liver a good break aterthe damage it has received;clean it, ush, nourish it andlet the toxins come out oyour system. Love your liver!There are many dierentways to rid the body romthe toxins it stores. To giveyour liver a good break isto not serve it any alcoholor at least a month or two,accompanied by otherrestrictions that one mostlikely doesnt want

to hear but rom the manyexperiences I have comeacross during my RAW daysin Arusha, its worth thechallenge. The rst sevendays o the Detox are notthe most pleasant ones butI am happy to tell you thatater those seven to ten daysyou get wings. Feeling great,glowing skin and hair, longdeep sleep, eeling light andwell rested ater a good

nights sleep are only a ew othe great results o Detoxing.

To get you in a little Detoxmood, its quite simple toadopt the ollowing routinein preparation or a Detox.

You can choose to startreplacing alcoholic drinkswith resh delicious ruit andvegetable juices, eat RAWood, keeping in mind thatater peeling or cuttingthe ruits and vegetables,the nutritional value onlyremains or twenty minutes.Treat your body well witha well-balanced variety oall that our bodies need.I you want to get into a

detailed and personalizedliver or general Detox cleanseyou can contact me or aconsultation.

Wishing you all a veryhappy healthy and energeticNew Year!

For more information abouthealthy lifestyle choices [email protected]

Avoid alcohol &nicotine

Drink plenty of safewater

Eat plenty of fresh fruits

Steam fresh vegetables

Reduce dairy products

Avoid fried food

Reduce red meat

Practice Yoga &Meditation

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InternationalNationalTreasure,

Gem

FAR OUT conservation updates

Regularcontributor

Laura Harstonecelebrates the

natural treasurethat is The

Selous GameReserve

Black Rhino

Savannah Elephant

African Lion

African Wild Dog

Leopard

Cape Buffalo

GiraffeHippopotamus

Cheetah

Sable Antelope

Nile Crocodile

Blue Wildebeest

Nyasa Wildebeest

Impala

Burchells Zebra

Lichtensteins Hartebeest

Kongoni (Cokes Hartebeest)Common Waterbuck

Eland

Southern Reedbuck

Warthog

Greater Kudu

Yellow Baboon

Spotted Hyena

Side-striped Jackal

Puku

KlipspringerRed, and Blue, Duikers

Sanje Crested Mangebay

Uhehe Red Colobus

Black and White (Angola) Colobus Monkey

Sharpes Grysbok

SOME ANIMAL SPECIES FOUND IN SGR

InternationalNationalTreasure,

GemBy Laura Hartstone

Photo by Christof Schenck



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FACING PAGE:The Selous landscapeis dominated by theunmistakeable sight of theBaobab Tree

RIGHT:This iconic African Elephant

MAPSelous Game Reserve General ManagementPlan First Revision: 2005 - 2015 Chapter 2: GeneralDescription, page 17 (The GMP is owned by theGovernment of Tanzania)

Rungwa

Game Reserve

Ruaha

Natioanl Park

Usangu

Plains OA

Mbeya

Lake

Nyasa

Songea

Selous Niassa Corridor

National Parks

Hunting Blocks

Forest Reserves

Game Reserves

Mikumi

NPUdzungwa

NP

Kilombero

North+SouthGCAs

Selous

Game

Reserves

Mbarangandu

Open Area

Selous-Niassa

Corridor

LiwaleNorth OA

Liwale

South OA

Gonabis OA

Dar es Salaam

Manjesi-Lukwika Lumesure

Game Reserves

Tanzania boasts a variety oNational Parks, some small,others large some at high

altitude and others touching the sea.But the National Parks arent theonly protected areas in the country.Tanzania also has numerous gamereserves, one larger in size than any oits National Parks, the Selous GameReserve.

By denition, a game reserve inTanzania is a protected area that isuninhabited, governed by the WildlieDivision and within which bothtrophy hunting and photographic

tourism may be licensed.

The Selous Game Reserve (SGR),situated southwest o Dar es Salaamis Tanzanias largest protected area,covering an area o over 50,000square kilometres larger than thecountry o Switzerland. The Reserveitsel is part o the greater SelousEcosystem, an area nearly twice itssize, that includes Mikumi NationalPark, Niassa Game Reserve in

Mozambique and the critical Selous-Niassa corridor which allows animalmovement between the two reserves(see Map or all areas included in theecosystem).

It is perhaps best known orits elephants and vast landscaperiddled with rivers and speckledwith palms. For many, the Seloushas been a destination or hunting,supplying prized bualo, lions andelephants. But north o the RujiRiver, the SGR has been preservedor photographic saaris and gameviewing.

Photographic tourism covers only asmall portion o the reserve, less than10% in area, but has the potential

to continue bringing in importanteconomic gains. The area has uniquecharacteristics including StieglersGorge, a jaggedly cut canyon 100metres in width and depth. Miombowoodland, wetlands and savannahpaint a landscape that beckonsphotographs and provides awe-inspiring scenery. Visitors have theopportunity to see the Big 5 (bualo,elephant, leopard, lion and rhino) andover 430 species o birds, includingthe knob-billed duck and the ruous-

winged sunbird. SGR is also home toa variety o animal species, includingNile Crocodile, Blue Wildebeest,Nyasa Wildebeest, Burchells Zebra,Lichtensteins Hartebeest, SableAntelope, Arican Wild Dog, and oneo Aricas largest hippo populations.

For those looking or a dierentangle on saari, boat trips downthe Ruji River are possible andwalking saaris through the Reserve

are permitted. Reviews o thosewho have visited SGR remark thatit goes well beyond expectations,is romantic and picturesque, andbreathtaking.

Frankurt Zoological Society (FZS)began a project preparation phasein July 2012 or the conservationo Selous Game Reserve as parto a ten year FZS support project.This partnership will include acomplete assessment that will providenecessary steps to encourage morephotographic tourism, better

management procedures,administrative support, heightenedsecurity and more rationale or

reducing current threats posed on theSelous Game Reserve.

Perhaps one o the biggest threatsto the Reserve remains human beingsand the overuse o natural resources.Going orward, management planswill ocus on a balance betweenhunting tourism and photographictourism and will aim to preserve thebiological and ecological processesin place. Reduction o the illegal useo natural resources include targeting

poaching, agricultural and livestockencroachment and will aim tominimize the impact o developmentactivities. The Selous-Niassa Corridoris at the oreront o concernsrom the Tanzanian Governmentand will be a ocus o preservationeorts. Proposals will include long-term support and visions that willhelp put SGR on the map as a topvisitor destination and leader inconservation. FZS is encouraged

by the variety o stakeholders andpartners interested in conserving theSGR and the long-term potential as arare and unique area.

ZOOLOGICALZOOLOGICALSOCIETYSOCIETY

FRANKFUFRANKFURRTT

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Environmental Update

PRESIDENT KIKWETE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ARE SERIOUSTHREATS TO TANZANIA AND AFRICA

Listening to political leaders will be

important or the upcoming climatechange negotiations. But even moreimportantly, is ensuring that the voicesand perspectives rom communitymembers, those seeing the day-to-day impacts o climate change andenvironmental degradation, enter intothe discussion and provoke action andchange at the global level. A group oTanzanian citizens testied to expertsand government ofcials about theimpacts that climate change is having ontheir day-to-day lives below are some

o their stories and opinions:

In Rombo, we have been adverselyaected [by climate change]. The rainallpatterns have changed, the droughts havebecome worse and have aected bananaand coee production making plantsprone to attacks by pests and parasites.Avelina Elias, Rombo

I am a seaweed armer. In the areaswhere we used to plant seaweed, it

would ll with water on time and weused to be able to sit down while weharvested. Now we have to bend overbecause there is too much water. Thisis becauseo sea level rise. KhadijaRamadhani Ali, Zanzibar

LISTENING TO LOCALS PERSPECTIVES ON THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGEFROM TANZANIANS

You will be

surprised inMachame. DuringMarch to May weused to get a lot orain, but in recentyears, the rainall

during this season is much less.Fedilia Lema, Machame

In Shinyanga region, some othe impacts o climate change arereduction o harvested crops andchanges in meal consumption patterns

or amilies. Instead o eating twomeals a day, they eat only oncebecause there is not enough ood orthe amily. And those mostly beingaected are women and children.Judith Kalwani, Shinyanga

All areas, villagesin Pemba, haveseen erosioncaused by saltwater. So what is

the impact on ourwater system? Most o the wells areproducing salt water. Mohid NassorSalim, Pemba

We used to have

indigenous maize.The maize wouldtake 7 months,rom February toJuly, until it wasready to harvest.

But now because o climate change,we have to change rom this breedand cultivate modern breeds.Furaha Nkya, Machame

I think some o the policy makersare not aware o climate change. They

do not think about the voter whopays taxes or them, and they do notsee the plight o the poor.Awesu Shabaan Ramadhani,Zanzibar

In September, Arusha hosted the 14thsession o the Arican MinisterialConerence on the Environment(AMCEN), which brings togetherArican environment ministers romacross the continent. These meetingshave been instrumental in deningjoint positions on environmental issues,such as climate change and greengrowth, or regional and internationalagreements and negotiations.

This year, President Kikwete madethe closing remarks or the event,and in doing so made it clear thatenvironmental issues are important andnot something to be ignored, especiallyin Arica.

This year, President Kikwete madethe closing remarks or the event,and in doing so made it clear thatenvironmental issues are important andnot something to be ignored, especiallyin Arica.

Let our message to the whole worldbe simple and clear; that we cannotcontinue to destroy the environmentby our actions and inactions. I wecontinue doing that we are inviting amajor human catastrophe because theearth will be depleted o its natural andenvironmental resourcesWe cannotsay we love the land and then takesteps to destroy it or use by uturegenerations

In November, world leaders will gatherin Doha, Qatar or the eighteenthinternational climate changenegotiations (UNFCCC COP 18).You should work together to ensurethat Aricas needs and concerns areaddressed in the orthcoming COP18, said President Kikwete. Therole o AMCEN in coordinating theAricas participation is critical.Hopeully the words o PresidentKikwete and other Arican leaders willbe heard throughout the internationalcommunity.


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