The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) has intensified its campaign for sustainable environmental protection, reaching more than 1,450 stakeholders with targeted education during this year’s Nane Nane Agricultural Exhibitions in Dodoma and at the John Mwakangale grounds in Mbeya.
The outreach, which brought together participants from multiple sectors, reflects NEMC’s strategic approach to embedding environmental stewardship into national development priorities.
According to officials, the programme is designed to equip citizens and investors with practical knowledge to integrate environmental considerations into their activities, ensuring long-term ecological and economic benefits.
At its exhibition pavilon, NEMC promoted climate-smart agriculture, sustainable livestock keeping, safe fishing practices and the safeguarding of water sources as key pillars of environmental resilience.
Stakeholders were reminded that Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are not only a regulatory requirement but also a tool for preventing costly environmental degradation, particularly in large-scale agricultural and infrastructure projects.
The Council also used the platform to underscore the need for project registration and the acquisition of environmental certificates — a legal benchmark for compliance that, if ignored, can lead to sanctions or operational restrictions.
NEMC experts linked environmental degradation to destructive practices such as uncontrolled bush burning, deforestation, and indiscriminate waste disposal, noting that these directly exacerbate climate change, accelerate soil erosion, and strain already limited water resources.
“We urge investors to take an active role in environmental protection. The education we provide forms the basis for sound policy, economic, and social decisions that safeguard the future of our environment,” said NEMC Environmental Officer, Ms. Dalia Kilamlya.
The Council noted a strong response from exhibition visitors, describing it as a sign of growing public commitment to conservation.
NEMC believes such awareness is crucial for shifting environmental protection from being a compliance issue to becoming a shared national responsibility.