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ISIMKINYI ADOPTS BY-LAWS NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT



MUFINDI: At last Isimkinyi Village residents of Malangali Ward, Mufindi district in Iringa region have adopted the by-laws for management of natural resources (forest and wildlife) to reduce the speed of destruction of natural forest resources.

The by-laws is focused to preserve and promote the three natural forests of Chanunu, Mlimba and Nzali of Isimikinyi village council and maintained by the village.

The move was reached yesterday at the village assembly meeting where the Isimkinyi Village Executive Officer (VEO), Gustav Fabian Mdemu in conjunction with the village chairman Fred Msewa they read the draft proposals to the citizens before adopting them.

The village forests of Chanunu, Mlimba and Nzali has a total of 208 hectares, where the rules andregulations adopted by the residents will be used in the management of forest resources, hence environmental preservation.

The process of updating those by-laws made by lobbyists, Lawyers on Environmental Action Team (LEAT) in collaboration with the District Attorney of Mufindi, Mufindi organization for Youth Development (MUVIMA) with the locals.

Through the Village Assembly Meeting, the citizens, LEAT and the district attorney had reviewed the by-laws which was used by village before and found that they contained some shortcomings.

Team of advocates LEAT, is implementing a project of Citizen Engagement in Government Oversight (CEGO-NRM) in 32 villages of the of Iringa and Mufindi districts in Iringa region, funded by the American people through the USAID.

The aim of the project is to build the capacity of communities living near forests and wildlife resources, so they can implement and benefit from it.

This project is implemented in partnership the selected civil society organizations like MUVIMA, to provide training on land laws and rights, policies, guidelines, regulations and monitoring social responsibility to village committees for natural resources and the environment, the economy, water and land use.

In addition, LEAT in partnership with the Mufindi Youth for Development (MUVIMA) provided training on laws, policies, guidelines, regulations and social accountability monitoring (SAM) to the project villages.

They said that through training they were enabled to realize their rights and responsibilities as citizens to collaborate with village government in managing the natural resources, hence promoting the sustainability the village natural resources.

About by-laws adopted, the citizens said they will help to reduce the damages to the environment as well as protecting water sources.

Isimikinyi Village of Malangali Ward in MufindiDistrict, Iringa has a total of four neighborhoods (vitongoji) with a total number of 763 people including 361 males and 402 females.


LEAT has enabled village councils of Lugodalutali, Igombavanu, Tambalang'ombe, Mapogoro, Uhambila and Isimikinyi pass by-laws. 

Moreover, villages that have not adopted the by –laws but in the process of adopting them through their respective village assembly meetings include Itengule, Idumlavanu, Ihefu, Mwitikilwa and Tambalang'ombe all of Mufindi district in Iringa region.






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