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Overview

China Donates 50 Vehicles to Tanzania to Support Anti-Poaching Efforts

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,360,058
Commitment Year2015Country of ActivityTanzaniaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationTanzaniaSectorGeneral Environmental ProtectionFlow TypeGrant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2015
End (actual)
Jul 19, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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This project handed over vehicles to the Ministry for Natural Resources and Tourism in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/352390482.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Tanzania Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism

Loan description

China Donates 50 Vehicles to Tanzania to Support Anti-Poaching Efforts

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 19 2012, the Chinese government donated 50 special vehicles to Tanzania worth $1.3 million USD dollars to use for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and game reserves. Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Lu Youqing, handed over the vehicles to the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Lazaro Nyalandu, in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. The vehicles included 15 double cabins, 30 all-terrain vehicles, and five command vehicles which will be distributed to national parks and game reserves across the country. The Chinese government also donated 100 mountaineering jackets, 130 tents, 50 patrol generator sets, and 50 interphones. Specific Chinese funding agency is unknown