Dar es Salaam, May 6 -- TANZANIA: WHICHEVER way you look at it, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) initiating a 700m/- conservation project in Tanga to preserve Protection measures are being put in place for the Pemba Channela high biodiversity area that is believed to be a climate refuge for coral reefs and that also sustains the livelihoods of the surrounding communities.

Named the “Bahari Ni Urithi” (The Sea is Heritage), the project that is funded by Germanys Blue Action Fund (BAF) launched in Tanga recently is now the talk of the town.

Dr Jean Mensa, Director of the WCS Marine Program, says the work in Tanga is part of a larger project to strengthen the communities and ecosystems across the Channel and to increase ...