The winners wrote projects on how to boost mining ecology
and biodiversityand submitted to the TPCC, the company which is a part of the HC group whose operations are in Tanzania.
Speaking during the award giving ceremony held in Dar
es Salaam, the National Environmental Council (NEMC)
Director of Environmental Impact Assessment, IgnaceMchallo said it was highly
commendable when companies take it upon themselves to comply and strive to
continuously their environmental management plans.
“Restoration and rehabilitation is an ongoing process, and
many benefits, such as improved biodiversity management can be realized. TPCC
has an advantage in that it is in a city that is rapidly urbanizing, so this
area in future may be one of the few ‘green areas’ left in Dar es Salaam
region,” said Mchallo.
The first winner who pocketed 5,000 Euros was Leonard
GastoryLugali, whose project was titled ‘Integrated Constructed Wetland for
Wastewater Treatment, Nutrient Recovery and Quarry Re-naturalization’, while
the second winner who went home with 3,000 Euros was David Maleko and
EliyaMtupile whose project was titled ‘The potential of Leucaenaleucocephala
Pioneer Trees and Cenchrusciliaris understory grass species in Soil Improvement
and Forage Production at Wazo Hill Quarry’.
And the third one who was awarded 1,500 Euros wasKelvin
Ngongolo and Samuel Mtoka from the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute,
Kingupira Wildlife Research Centre whose project was titled ‘Can Revegetation
of Wazo Hill Quarry Increase Butterfly Species Diversity and Abundance?’
TPCC Senior Environmental Officer, David Mwakalobo who was
among the award coordinators said the campaign was an international competition
to boost mining ecology and diversity for the students and researchers.
He said the competition was conducted in 18 countries in
four continents where HC Group
operates.
“At least 300 proposals were received in all those countries;
35 projects were received from Tanzanian universities, whereby other five projects
came from outside universities,” said Mwakalobo.
He said there were criteria introduced for the projects and were
used by jury members to rank and get top five projects.
Dr. Michael Rademacher,from HeidelbergCement,
Germany said the campaign
aimed to raise and create new ideas on how to rehabilitate the mining sites.
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| National Environmental Council (NEMC) Director of Environmental Impact Assessment, Ignace Mchallo (2nd L), handing over a dummy cheque for EURO 5000 to Tanzania Portland Cement (TPCC) Quarry Life Award 1st winner, Leonard Gastory Lugali in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Looking on from left; TPCC Director of Finance and Administration, Ignatius Asare, Environmental Manager, Julieth Tibaijuka, Senior Environmental Officer, David Mwakalobo and HeidelbergCement Group Biodiversity and Natural Resources Manager, Dr. Michael Rademacher.. (Photo by Peter Mgongo) |
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