I was therefore thrilled to have the opportunity to visit Kenya’s Lake Elmenteita, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Important Bird Area, famous for its flamingo and pelican populations. Although flamingos are occasional visitors to Uganda, their numbers are low and their arrival unpredictable. Seeing flamingos in their natural environment has been high on my African travel bucket list for longer than I remember. Source Credit: allafrica.10 fascinating facts (I bet you didn’t know) about flamingos! Flamingo-watching, horse riding among zebras, a game drive in search of elands, giraffes and Secretary Birds – what more can a girl ask for? Sigh… read about my three action-packed days at the luxurious Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp, Soysambu Conservancy in Kenya’s Rift Valley.įor many years I’ve had a postcard decorated with bright pink birds next to my desk. It is also used in the textile industry for dyeing cotton and other fibers.
Sodium carbonate, the chemical name for soda ash, is a key ingredient in the creation of glass, detergents, and other industrial chemicals.
The Lake’s natural deposit would be utilized to produce sodium bicarbonate, which is used in a variety of industrial applications. Infrastructure for the plant’s new soda ash factory would include a new road and rail network. Tata Chemicals Ltd proposed a $450 million industrial plant in partnership with the Tanzanian government to recover soda from Natron Lake in Tanzania. A soda ash facility near Lake Natron would have a significant impact on the livelihoods of the local community, which makes an annual revenue of half a million dollars. The Natron Lake in Tanzania is a major and regular breeding ground for world’s Lesser Flamingos birds.įlamingos bring in money for Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Kenya via tourism. Also Read: Lake Malawi the ‘Lake of Stars’, A UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Despite the fact that most human communities have grown up around rivers and lakes throughout history, Natron Lake in Tanzania tells a story of a location no one ever desired to call their own.
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