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Forest fire on
Mount Kilimanjaro. |
Fire damage on
Mount Kilimanjaro. |
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Fund is to mobilize financial resources and channel
them to communities with a view to financing community driven activities
geared towards combating environmental problems and hence improving the living
conditions of the people through improved environmental
conditions/atmosphere.
The fund will be specifically targeted to all environmentally impacted areas
in the Kilimanjaro Region. The objects for which the Trust Fund were established
are :
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to work, manage and
control the environment towards preventing depletion of a natural resource
base for enhancing sustainable socio-economic development.
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to develop the natural
resource base by improving farming, grazing, mining and forest conservation
techniques
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to initiate activities
that will create/enhance sustainable environments for the socio-economic
sectors, i.e. agriculture and livestock, mining, industry, health, water
and natural resources.
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to enter into any
arrangement with any person, group or association carrying on, or engaging
in the safeguard or improvement of the environment.
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to support or aid persons,
groups, associations indicating to directly benefit/improve the environment.
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to remunerate any person,
group, association for services rendered or to be rendered in combating
environmental
degradation.
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