Improving Livelihoods, Capacity Building and Restoring a Key Wildlife Migration Corridor
Case Study C0250
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| Date | 2004 |
| Agency | Tanzania Land Conservation Trust (TLCT) |
| Donor/support agency | GEF SGP |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Protected area |
| Geographic coverage | Tanzania |
| Locality | Manyara |
| Biodiversity focus | Ecosystem/landscape |
| Development focus | Local communities |
| Conservation goals | Maintain a corridor between Manyara and Tarangire National Parks |
| Poverty reduction goals | Improve livelihoods and capacity building of the local Maasai communities |
Summary
The Maasai Steppe in Northern Tanzania is one of the World's richest remaining refuge for wildlife and an area of global biodiversity value. This project aims at making a contribution to the conservation of a key wildlife migration corridor in an area of global biodiversity value, which is linking two National Parks: Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park. In addition, the project intends to build the capacity of pastoral communities to participate in innovative conservation and development mechanisms, thus increasing their awareness of the importance of the ecological and economic health of this ecosystem. More specifically, to achieve its objectives the project intends to: 1) sensitize local communities to refrain from practices that interfere with migration of wildlife in the migration corridor; 2) provide training to enable local communities establish profitable enterprises such as eco-tourism, bee-keeping and livestock production; 3) establish profitable enterprises, which will contribute to improve livelihoods through income generating activities and employment creation; 4) establish a community development fund, which will provide loans on a revolving basis to community members; 5) increase awareness on the part of local communities to refrain from settling in wildlife migratory corridors, and on environmental issues in general.
Conservation impact
The project has succeeded to sensitize local communities to refrain from settling in wildlife migratory corridors, and to train local communities to appreciate harmonious co-existence between themselves, their livestock and wildlife.
Poverty reduction impact
100 poor Maasai households have benefited from a honey enterprise. The project has successfully launched an eco-tourism programme involving the Maasai.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Reference 1
http://sgp.undp.org/index.cfm?Module=Projects&Page=ShowProject&ProjectID=6802
Related records above this one:
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Organisation O0026)