Dar es Salaam, April 16 -- TO ensure preservation and sustainability of the natural vegetation and organisms in the government protected areas, surrounding communities have been asked to stop encroaching in them with their economic activities.

Issuing the alert, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Marry Masanja in Tabora, recently said the government will continue evicting people farming and keeping their livestock in the protected areas.

Speaking to Isawima village residents in Kaliua District in Tabora region, during a tour to inspect Isawima Forest, she further said any invasion of conserved areas threatens sustainability of the natural vegetation as habitat of wild animals in them. Equally, she said conservation requir...