ARUSHA, March 30 -- The Special Wildlife Investment Concession Areas (SWICA) Operators Association of Tanzania (SOAT) has been launched in Arusha to boost investment in tourism, conservation and community development.

SOAT members have promised government  that in the next two decades they would pump in 50 million US dollars (125bn/-) to implement various projects.

SOAT Executive Secretary, Erasmus Tarimo, said at the associations launch ceremony at the weekend that “our expectation is to generate 790bn/- during the 20-year investment period.

He said 20 million US dollars and 7 million US dollars respectively have been set aside mainly for anti-poaching activities and research during the implementation of projects.

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