“The project which is being implemented in seven districts focuses on degraded and deforested landscapes of the Great Ruaha, and, Lake Rukwa,” he said. “During the project implementation the lives of more than 5,000 families with 300,000 members from two basins of Great Ruaha and Lake Rukwa will be improved… the project will also reduce 4.7 percent of carbon” he noted. The seven districts under the project implementation from Great Ruahaand Lake Rukwa basins are Sumbawanga in Rukwa Region along the Lake Rukwa Rift Valley Basin ,Mpimbwe and Tanganyika in Katavi Region.