The Beekeeping (Songoro National Bee Reserve) (Declaration) Notice, 2020

1. This Notice may be cited as the Beekeeping (Songolo National Bee Reserve) (Declaration) Notice, 2020. Area proposed to be declared

2. The area of land within the limits and boundaries defined in the Schedule to this Notice is hereby proposed to be declared as Songolo National Bee Reserve. Purpose of declaration

3. The purpose for which the area of land described under paragraph 2 is proposed to be declared as Songolo National Bee Reserve are as follows: (a) to produce high quality bee products for commercial purposes through good beekeeping methods; (b) to provide modern beekeeping extension services to the surrounding community; (c) to ensure reliable pollination to the forests and the agricultural crops around the proposed Songolo National Bee Reserve; and (d) to help reduce invasion into forest for agriculture, community charcoal involvement in beekeeping activities and bee products business. through logging and Validity of Notice

4. This Notice shall be valid for ninety days from the date of publication within which any person or group of 1 Beekeeping (Songolo National Bee Reserve) (Declaration) GN NO. 701 (Contd.) persons or a representative thereof may in writing: (a) object to; or (b) claim any rights based on and arising out of customary law in relation to beekeeping or gathering or use of the produce of bees within the area or any rights based on any other written law within the area of the proposed National Bee Reserve. Submission of objections

5. Any objections, representations or claims shall be made within ninety days from the date of publication of this Notice to the following address: The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, P.O. Box 1351, DODOMA. __________ SCHEDULE ___________ (Made under paragraph 2) SONGOLO BEE RESERVE Approximate area: 1056 Hectares or 10.56 Square Kilometres Situation and Boundaries: All that area of general land formerly under Songolo Forest situate in the Kondoa district, Dodoma region as delineated on survey division Map No. Jb 2938 of 2019 (Scale 1:20000) deposited with the Director of Surveys and Mapping Division of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlement Development, Dodoma and bounded as follows: BEACON NO TRUE BEARING DISTANCE IN METRES EASTINGS NORTHINGS 745532 9413292 34°30' 1135 746176 9414226 2 01 02 Beekeeping (Songolo National Bee Reserve) (Declaration) GN NO. 701 (Contd.) 38°15' 590 03 04 05 06 07 08 01 110°00' 2156 177°30' 3095 240°30' 1161 246°45' 996 338°15' 1499 341°30 2119 746541 9414689 748566 9413948 748691 9410856 747680 9410285 746765 9409892 746208 9411284 745532 9413292 3 Beekeeping (Songolo National Bee Reserve) (Declaration) GN NO. 701 (Contd.) Dodoma, 13th August, 2020 HAMISI A. KIGWANGALLA Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism 4