DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 14 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Ministry for Natural Resources and Tourism has signed four investment agreements under the Strategic Wildlife Investment Concession Agreement (SWICA) framework worth 158.5m/- that will give investors the opportunity to conduct both photographic tourism and tourist hunting activities within the same concession area.
The investment which will take place in the Burko Open Area (Monduli–Arusha), Selous MHJ1, Selous MHJ2, and Selous ML1 (Liwale–Lindi) differs from the traditional tourist hunting arrangement, in which investors mainly focused on hunting activities only.
Speaking at the signing ceremony in Dar es Salaam, the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ambassador Pindi Chana, said the SWICA arrangement offers investors the opportunity to conduct both photographic tourism and tourist hunting activities within the same concession area. This differs from the traditional tourist hunting arrangement, in which investors mainly focused on hunting activities only.
Additionally, the minister noted that the government is expected to collect a total of 36bn/-for over 20 years
She further noted that residents living in the surrounding villages of the investment areas will benefit from jobs and community development projects such as the construction of dispensaries, water projects, and classroom buildings worth about 4.6bn/-. — NNN-DAILYNEWS
