Base on the first woman to be vice president in Tanzania (on the picture) she said that after environmental pollution what usually comes is environmental hazards .Hence she called upon all Tanzanians to be aware on the importance of planting trees and embrace its outcome.
Forest resource provide both products and by products,it is said that fuel wood and agricultural residues account for 92% in Tanzania. Mismanagement of fuel resources causes deforestation and environmental degradation.
Challenges on forest, Tanzanian government decided to raise awareness and introduce forest policy known as "mti wangu'' which means my tree.Mti wangu programme has been celebrated on 1st of October 2016 by emphasizing citizens to plant trees (20,000 trees were planted) and vice president and other political leaders being a good example on this programme.This has been done in order to overcome bad impact caused by deforestation such as temperature increase ,flood etc.

Photo courtesy:Habari leo