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My name is Jonas Nyange. I am a 23-year-old tour guide in Moshi, Tanzania.
There are a lot of changes here, especially in terms of climate. When I was growing up I used to see a lot of forests nearby, lots of trees.
But nowadays they are disappearing. The number of people are increasing so they need to build shelters so they can live. I think that is why some changes are happening.
We used to see snow on the cap of Mount Kilimanjaro, we used to see it very clearly. Nowadays you see just some patches of snow. It is changing the environment of the mountain. It is painful for me because we have depleted what nature gave us.
I have my education so I tell some people to stop cutting down the trees. But if you tell somebody to stop cutting down trees, not all the people will understand you. Some people are very used to cutting, it is natural behaviour.
Maybe something needs to be done by the government and other institutions so that we can help the survival of Mount Kilimanjaro for the benefit of the world.
Here, the only tourist attraction is Mount Kilimanjaro. The Kilimanjaro national park has a lot of income compared to other parks here in Tanzania. I think they need the income, the government needs it too.
This mountain is used as a tourist attraction, but it is also a water catchment area so it is important to us, the people of Moshi, for our lives here.
Right, Mount Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Tanzania.
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