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The rainy and dry seasons may also affect the price of Natron accommodations (read more on where else to stay), although the costs associated with travel and safari activities do not change. The flamingos of Natron lay their eggs normally during the end of the dry season in September and October but the hatching starts in the early parts of the wet season, and climaxing by December. The short and long wet spring season from November to May with hot humid spells in January and February, though, brings new life to the area around Lake Natron, and you may prefer a more lush landscape for your African active-adventure safari. You only want to visit during the dry season because it is an excellent time for walking tours around the lake, and also for trekking up Ol Doinyo Lengai.

Since this area is not a wildlife destination, the dry season does not see any concentration of wildlife – simply because the lake is highly alkaline, and terrestrial and mammalian life do not drink its waters. You may choose to schedule your tour of East Africa during the rainy or dry season at Lake Natron. The weather at Lake Natron is primarily hot and mostly dry, and the coolest months are June through August, but some guests find these temperatures tropically warm as well since Tanzania is located just south of the equator.

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Nature Kenya BirdLife Africa Partnership Secretariat African Conservation Centre Born Free Foundation Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Law (CREEL Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE Djibouti Nature East African Wildlife, Environmental Liaison Centre Intl.As you plan your AfricanMecca dream safari in northern Tanzania, you should consider the weather and outdoor temperature so that you prepare properly, and also have the opportunity to relax and enjoy your activities. Tanzanian Government National Environment Management Authority Uganda Wildlife Society Kenya Wildlife ServiceĬorporación financiera Internacional (CFI)Įnvironmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: Tata Group from India - through Lake Natron Resources Ltd National Development Corporation of Government of Tanzania (Tanzania) Level of Investment for the conflictive project Tata chemicals formally exited the Lake Natron development project in January 2009.

The project will also threaten the livelihoods of the local Masai, both regarding their livestock and access to water and will also scupper the plans of several Masai Ranches to build a connection between Amboseli and the Masai Mara for tourism to see the flamingos. In addition, the scientific understanding of Lake Natron and of the Lesser Flamingos ecology is currently so scanty that any proposal for large-scale soda ash extraction poses unacceptable risks, and should not be allowed to go ahead.īirdLife International has started a think pink campaign as a way of raising awareness on the threat to the Lesser Flamingo. See moreīirdLife International, a global Partnership of national grassroots conservation organisations (including Nature Kenya) working to conserve birds, their habitats and biodiversity, has been at the forefront advocating against the soda ash project because the proposed plant poses major risks to the Lesser Flamingos. The Lesser Flamingo is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List 2007, as it is vulnerable to disturbance or ecological change at a small set of key sites. Lake Natron is designated as a Ramsar site and is a crucially important breeding site for the Lesser Flamingo, with nearly all of East Africas estimated 1.5 - 2.5 million of this bird (75% of the world population) having been hatched at Lake Natron. Lake Natron Resources Limited, a company jointly owned by the Government of Tanzania and TATA Chemicals Limited of Mumbai, India proposed to develop a soda ash facility at Lake Natron in the Arusha Region of Tanzania in 2006.The company plannned to construct a soda ash extraction and processing plant and associated infrastructure, a coal fired power station, road and rail links, and others at Lake Natron to produce 0.5 million tonnes of soda ash per year The plans have attracted concern and condemnation from around the world, sparking an advocacy campaign in early 2007 that led to the formation of the Lake Natron Consultative Group consisting of 48 member institutions in May 2007.

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