The East African
Friday March 12 2021
A wetland. The encroached Malagarasi-Moyovosi wetland in Kigoma, Tanzania, covers over nine million hectares. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
Owing to its size and importance to the ecosystem, the basin has been designated as a site of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetland.
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Over 100 families of herders and farmers from neighbouring countries have encroached on Malagarasi-Moyovosi wetland in Kasulu District, according to Tanzania authorities in the western region of Kigoma.
The wetland, which covers over nine million hectares encompassing five rivers and riparian wetlands, is the largest drainage system into Lake Tanganyika.