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Kwimba District Plants 862,654 Trees Towards 1,500,000 Target

Latest Tanzania environment news · Kwimba District Plants 862,654 Trees Towards 1,500,000… explained · updated Aug 17, 2026 · breaking news · latest updates · explained

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  • Kwimba District has planted 862,654 trees towards a target of 1,500,000 trees, achieving 57.5 percent of its goal.
  • The Uhuru Torch race covered 113.8km in Kwimba District, during which 9 development projects worth 2.9 billion TZS were launched and inspected.
  • The projects span various sectors including education, health, water, roads, and community development, located in several wards such as Sumve and Mwagi.
  • A total of 35,742 citizens have been educated on clean cooking energy, with 73,380 already using it.
  • Thirty groups of small-scale miners, including youth, have been granted mining licenses to enhance economic participation.

Latest news excerpts & sources: Kwimba District Plants 862,654 Trees Towards 1,500,000…

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Mr Ludigija said Kwimba District has continued to implement the Freedom Torch message regarding environmental protection, where it has so far succeeded in planting 862,654 trees out of the target of 1,500,000 trees, equivalent to 57.5 percent.

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