Browsing by Author "Mwihomeke, Mickfanaka"
Item Working with a local implementation group in mitigating Invasive alien species in east Usambara, Tanzania(2013) Nkombe, Boniphace; Mwihomeke, Mickfanaka; Charles J, Kilawe; Kajembe, George; Richard, JohnThe East Usambara Mountains consist of a network of 18 mountain blocks covering an area of 263km 2 that are covered by tropical rainforests, harboring many endemic plants and animals such as the Usambara eagle-owl (Bubo vosseleri), the Usambara akalat (Sheppardia montana) and the African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha). East Usambara is a water catchment area for many rivers and the source of freshwater to more than 200,000 people in the nearby town of Tanga.