
"Climate change is already affecting the country's economy which means that the government should mainstream this into national programmes," Dr Ngusaru said as Tanzania and other United Nations members prepare for a Durban Conference of Parties (COP 17) meeting due to start later this month. He mentions such programmes like National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (Mkukuta), Kilimo Kwanza and others.
Dr Ngusaru said in order to address causes of climate change, the UN is supporting the country through participatory forest management and establish national governance framework for Reduction of Emissions for Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). "It is important that communities conserve forests which are important in checking against climate change as trees absorb carbon dioxide which they use to manufacture food," he pointed out saying under the UN REDD initiative communities will get paid for protecting forests.
Assistant Director for Environment at Vice President's Office, Richard Muyungi urged rural communities to avoid giving their land to investors because land and forests are an asset which will soon yield billions of shillings....
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