Bold Leadership Slowly Forces Poaching Into Retreat

Malindika · 2015-04-21T07:15:36+00:00

THE Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism under, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, seems to have introduced a new mode of fighting against poaching of the nation's natural resource of wildlife.On Tuesday a national daily reported that five people were nabbed in Morogoro with elephant tusks hidden in a plastic container amidst an assortment of cargo. But the new ruse of trafficking trophies across the country fell short of beating police detection. The discovery of ivory pieces by police officers on patrol further reassured the nation that the Minister is doing as best he can. The positive development in the fight to protect elephants and other endangered species may have begun years ago, but the pace has suddenly galloped since Mr Nyalandu took over the ministry. To all appearances, the tide is fast turning against poachers in the country, bringing reassurance to conservationist and tourists' hope. There are government officials, who want to make a difference towards the general welfare of its people. Their desire for a distinguished kind of performance could be the product of their backgrounds.Training too counts as well. Who Nyalandu is could therefore boggle the mind. He was born on 18 August, 1970 in Singida and is the MP there.For many observers and supporters of the fight against poaching, Nyalandu is the right man and his professional qualification and background may have influenced government to hand him the Ministry in January 2014 as a sharp tooth to fatally bite crimes in the industry. With a Masters of Arts in International Affairs and Diplomacy from University of Buckingham in the UK and an undergraduate study in Bachelor of Arts in Business administration from Warburg College in US, Hon Nyalandu well tuned for courting foreign tourists. His work with Equal Opportunity Trust Fund, Tanzania as the Fund's International Affairs and Development Advisor made him more groomed for the job and an ideal head of the Ministry, which needs not only an active leader, but also a knowledgeable one. Nyalandu's has used well his diplomatic training.In his capacity as a Minister, Nyalandu has had to work with both local and international partners in the fight against elephant poaching."As the world's leading country with over 130,000 tonnes of ivory stockpile, Tanzania has a key role to play in the fight against global cartel of ivory trade", a report on tourism in the country states. In this respect, Nyalandu invited the British government to join his Ministry in creating a transparent ivory stockpile monitoring. This move counters unaccounted disappearance of ivory stockpiles. In May 2014, Nyalandu convened a conference that brought together international development partners including the UK, USA, EU, UAE, EAC, World Bank, UNDP, GEF, ADB, EABD, and other countries where ivory is sold to such as Japan, China, and Vietnam.The conference was an implementation action following the February 2014 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London hosted by the UK Government. As Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Nyalandu has taken major initiatives through global forums to bring new hotel and infrastructure investment to Tanzania.He succeeded in winning the bid for Tanzania to host for the first time, the annual Africa Hotel Investment Forum scheduled for 2015. Under his watch, Nyalandu pioneered the establishment of the Tanzania Wildlife Authority an independent government agency charged with protection and advancing wildlife conservation in protected areas outside national parks. In the ministerial positions he has held - both in Natural Resource and Tourism Ministry and in Industry and Trade - Nyalandu makes bold and unprecedented decisions with immediate actions.Such decisions include cancelling of licenses and revoking of hunting permits of a company that was accused of misconduct in hunting practices in July 2014. As Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, he has advocated for transparency and fairness in international labour migration by requiring all illegal immigrants.Allegations of corruption are rife in the tourism industry, but given Nyalandu's boldness to ask previously unasked question, making tough decisions and taking unprecedented steps, the vice of poaching is entering a phase of decline. Source:Dailynews

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Start date Apr 21, 2015

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