THE emergence and increase of exploration for latest minerals and energy resources in Tanzania during the last decade is now showing signs of possible for such development projects being realized.These projects include oil and gas extraction and mining of expensive metals such as nickel, copper, coal and uranium. However, as we believe this opportunity to be so beneficial to the growth of our economy, these projects as well pose environmental challenges to the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC) which is the national environmental watchdog.
Indeed the Council does work in collaboration and secure consultation with the Lead Sectors and key stakeholders. According to a report issued by NEMC this week, environmentalists have witnessed a steady enlarge of projects registered at its database, applying for environmental collision assessment certificates.
The NEMC Director General, Eng B. Baya said just that from 2005 to date, the Council has registered extra than 1,600 projects out of which 50 are oil and gas projects (located in Tanga, Pwani, Mtwara and Lindi regions), 3 nickel mining projects (in Kagera, Mtwara and Katavi regions), 7 copper mining projects (in Kilimanjaro, Katavi, Morogoro and Iringa regions), 4 coal projects (in Mbeya, Ruvuma and Njombe regions) and 2 uranium mining projects (in Ruvuma and Singida regions).
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