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Concerns Over 2-Kilometer Wall Impacting Access to Ngezi-Vumawimbi Forest Reserve

Latest Tanzania environment news · Concerns Over 2-Kilometer Wall Impacting Access to Ngez… explained · updated Aug 17, 2026 · breaking news · latest updates · explained

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  • A long wall over two kilometers has been constructed beside an old rubber plantation at the western edge of Ngezi-Vumawimbi Forest Reserve in Pemba.
  • The wall was built rapidly by WIPI Group using bricks from Makangale village and is associated with the proposed Mantuli eco-resort.
  • The proposed eco-resort plans to include 130 houses and swimming pools, potentially affecting nearly a quarter of the forest reserve.
  • Local residents have expressed concerns that the wall restricts access for forestry officers, families visiting ancestral graves, and residents collecting firewood.
  • Conservationists and community members fear the wall will hinder wildlife movement between the forest and feeding areas, impacting local ecosystems.

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The wall matters because barriers can change how people, wildlife and public officials use a landscape. Local people have told me that it has made it harder for forestry officers to patrol parts of the reserve, for families to visit ancestral graves and for residents to collect deadwood for cooking.

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