The East African Court of Justice has ruled against the construction of a tarmac highway that would cut across the migration routes of the great herds of wildebeest and zebras in Serengeti National Park, Northern Tanzania.
On 20 June 2014, judges at the court ruled that the proposed road from Loliondo-Kleins Gate/Tabora B to Mugumu/Natta would be “unlawful” and “could cause irreversible damage to the property’s outstanding universal value.”
The road was proposed by the Tanzanian government to boost economic growth and improve transport links to neighbouring regions.
However, the plans were met with international outrage, with scientists warning that the resulting traffic could severely degrade animal populations, diminish the quality of grazing, trigger more grass fires and turn the ecosystem into a net source of CO2.
The case was first brought against the Government of Tanzania by the African Network on Animal Welfare (ANAW) and other concerned parties in December 2010.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment
You only need to enter your comment once! Comments will appear once they have been moderated. This is so as to stop the would-be comedian who has been spamming the comments here with inane and often offensive remarks. You know who you are!