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    UNESCO and KOICA Support Sustainable Livelihoods in East Usambara

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    1. Communities in the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in Tanzania will receive training through a 700 million Tanzanian shilling UNESCO project to develop sustainable natural resource use and green businesses, reducing dependence on deforestation. 2. The first community training on green business will be held in July 2014, organized by the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in collaboration with Tanzania's Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, to educate communities on business management, marketing, and linking business and environmental protection. 3. About 38% of Tanzania's land is forests and woodlands that over 75% of the rural population depends on for natural resources and agriculture, putting pressure on preserving forests;

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    1. Communities in the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in Tanzania will receive training through a 700 million Tanzanian shilling UNESCO project to develop sustainable natural resource use and green businesses, reducing dependence on deforestation. 2. The first community training on green business will be held in July 2014, organized by the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in collaboration with Tanzania's Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, to educate communities on business management, marketing, and linking business and environmental protection. 3. About 38% of Tanzania's land is forests and woodlands that over 75% of the rural population depends on for natural resources and agriculture, putting pressure on preserving forests;

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    1. Communities in the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in Tanzania will receive training through a 700 million Tanzanian shilling UNESCO project to develop sustainable natural resource use and green businesses, reducing dependence on deforestation. 2. The first community training on green business will be held in July 2014, organized by the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in collaboration with Tanzania's Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, to educate communities on business management, marketing, and linking business and environmental protection. 3. About 38% of Tanzania's land is forests and woodlands that over 75% of the rural population depends on for natural resources and agriculture, putting pressure on preserving forests;

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    1. Communities in the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in Tanzania will receive training through a 700 million Tanzanian shilling UNESCO project to develop sustainable natural resource use and green businesses, reducing dependence on deforestation. 2. The first community training on green business will be held in July 2014, organized by the East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in collaboration with Tanzania's Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, to educate communities on business management, marketing, and linking business and environmental protection. 3. About 38% of Tanzania's land is forests and woodlands that over 75% of the rural population depends on for natural resources and agriculture, putting pressure on preserving forests;

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    Dar es Salaam July 11, 2014 Communities in East Usambara


    Biosphere Reserve are expected to develop their capacities in
    using their natural resources in a sustainable manner.
    Through a 700 Million Tanzanian Shillings UNESCOs project,
    Green Economy in Biosphere Reserves (GEBR), funded by
    KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), the
    citizens will reduce their economic dependency on cutting
    trees. The project will also contribute to protecting the East
    Usambara Biosphere Reserve (EUBR) and diversifying its
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    economic activities for poverty reduction and wise use of
    natural resources.
    Some of the project activities for capacity building involve
    three community trainings on Green Business in East
    Usambara Biosphere Reserve in Tanga. The first training is
    expected to be held in July 2014. The training will be
    organised by EUBR in collaboration with the Ministry of
    Natural Resources and Tourism. Communities will be trained
    on the context of business management, marketing,
    accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, and environmental
    and biodiversity education. The trained communities will
    increase their awareness on the importance of linking
    business and environmental issues and establishing
    entrepreneurship mind-set which will lead to scaling up of
    existing green businesses and creating new ones. The other
    two trainings will be held by end of this year with different
    context, but still related to green business establishment.
    A sustainable business entrepreneur, Jason J Drew said
    Previously people talked about win-win business deals, they
    were nave, the environment always lost. UNESCO hopes
    through this project that the unique, amazing and
    spectacular nature of Tanzania will not be a loser.
    Nevertheless, in mapping and consultation meetings held in
    March 2014 at community level by EUBR, the shared view
    summarised by stakeholders toward green business is Green
    business for protecting biodiversity to increase income
    without distorting the environment.
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    About 38 percent of land of Tanzania is forests and
    woodlands and includes important natural ecosystems and
    wildlife habitats. More than 75 percent of Tanzanian
    population is living in the rural areas that extremely depend
    on natural resource and agriculture. This situation has been
    an obstacle to preserve forests from human economic
    activities. In order to rectify this situation, UNESCOs Man
    and Biosphere (MAB) program (1971) has been connecting
    human and nature instead of separating the two with diverse
    projects in and around biosphere reserves which has led to
    sustainable development.
    In Tanzania, East Usambara Biosphere Reserve in Tanga was
    designated as one of Biosphere Reserves in 2000, after two
    other Biosphere Reserves, Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981) and
    Lake Manyara (1981). East Usambara region is the
    beneficiary of the GEBR project, and covers areas around
    Muheza, Mukinga, and Korogwe districts.
    There will be a workshop for Tanga residents in the next 10
    days the first of which will target residents of Mnyuzi on
    Monday the 14
    th
    of July, 2014 and journalists are welcomed
    to cover this training which will aim to educate the residents
    about the benefits of preserving the forests for sustainable
    livelihoods projects.

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