Renaissance organises the transport and accommodation for the film crew of “Jane’s Journey” an exciting Cinema Production about the life of Jane Goodall, the veteran primatologist and now UN Peace Messenger. The film is produced by NEOS Film and Writer/Director Lorenz Knaur, promises an exiting documentary-feature of one of the most prominent, extraordinary and perhaps most influential women of our time.
“We have a choice to use the gift of our lives
to make the world a better place”
Dr. Jane Goodall
Tanzania has two of the last remaining free-ranging (not fenced) black rhino populations in Africa. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the best places where the endangered black rhino may be observed in its natural state. The second population occurs in the Moru Kopjes in southern Serengeti, but here the animals are not so easily seen. With the start of the joint rhino conservation projects in both Serengeti and Ngorongoro, came the establishment of 'Rhino Protection Units', which are made up of field rangers employed by either TANAPA (Tanzanian National Parks) or NCAA (Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority).
The Frankfurt Zoological Society supports these units with technical advice, vehicles, field and communication equipment and maintenance, while TANAPA and NCAA provide manpower, fuel, salaries and allowances. Together these organisations ensure that a substantial amount of money is channelled directly from donors into the conservation of this threatened species.
These Rhino Protection Units are based in the different areas and as well as being engaged in anti-poaching duties, monitor the rhinos daily. Each ranger is able to identify the individual rhinos. They record their movements, associations and activities, e.g. feeding, mating, calving, fighting, etc. These data are then processed and documented and home ranges regularly updated. The Rhino Protection Unit is also responsible for general law enforcement and tourism control activities in the different areas. Although the threat of poaching will always be there, the 24-hour presence of these units within the different areas has successfully served as a deterrent to poachers. Only one animal has been poached in the past 10 years. The different populations of rhinos can now carry on with their daily activities within a peaceful, secure and natural environment.
Renaissance outfits the Safaris for exclusive Mercedes-Benz owners. This Safari is exclusive to Mercedes-Card holders who appreciate individual attention and offers the best Game Locations in Tanzania ending in the exclusive Singita Sasakwa Lodge, with possible extensions on Zanzibar.
Only for Mercedes-Benz owners:
Rovos Rail has designed two different itineraries for this exclusive Cape to Cairo journey which include the incomparable luxury of the Pride of Africa as well as a comfortable classic aircraft. Renaissance successfully outfited the 2008 & 2010 Cape to Cairo Journey in Northern Tanzania and will once again handle all accommodation and logistics in 2012.
Dann werden wir nach draußen in den Garten geführt und kommen aus dem Staunen gar nicht mehr heraus. Vor uns liegen wunderschön die Ebenen der Serengeti; ein Blick, den man von überall - sei es von der Terrasse, die um die ganze Vorderseite des Hauptgebäudes herumführt, vom Swimming Pool oder aus dem Garten - bewundern kann! Auf der großen Terrasse ist bereits der Mittagstisch für uns gedeckt und wir lassen uns ein weiteres Mal verwöhnen.
The Loliondo forest is a natural forest which is composed of hard wood and soft wood tree species. It plays an important role within the Serengeti ecosystem as it is the source of water for most of the rivers that runs into the Serengeti National Park and Lake Natron (famous for flamingo nesting). The forests also provide a habitat for wildlife and birds.
Where is the forest? It is found on Northern part of Tanzania within the Ngorongoro District and surrounded mostly by the local villages of Maasai and Sonjo tribes who are predominantly pastoralists and do a bit of agriculture .
Threats to the Forest!Due to the increase of human population and demand for timber for both socio-economic and cultural needs there is an increasing pressure on the forest. Specific threats include harvesting of forest products like timber for commercial purposes, charcoal burning and clearing the land for agricultural activities and human settlements. This leads to the loss of its natural beauty and cause sources of water to dry up in conjunction to the loss of species diversity.
What is happening now to rescue the Loliondo forest?Frankfurt Zoological Society through Serengeti Ecosystem Management project under the support from EU is now working within the area in collaboration with local NGO’s like PALISEP and the District council to support local communities in setting up forest management area to limit unsustainable timber harvest. Creating a community managed forest will help to conserve biodiversity and at the same time ensure that local communities benefit from the forest.
What has been done so far? In early July, 2008 SEMP, in collaboration with PALISEP, supported a meeting at Loliondo township to discuss the way forward for the communities to create a Participatory Forest Management area (PFM). The Communities were eager to learn ways to protect this area from deforestation.
Participants of the meeting thus included the District officials, leaders from four villages, and the ward councilor. There was a unanimous decision to conserve this forest through the establishment of PFM. FZS SEMP is working with the communities to create an action plan of the steps involved to ensure the sustainability of this forest.
