Contribution of village land use plan in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in Ikona - WMA, Serengeti district

Nestory, Jonas Masingija

dc.creator	Nestory, Jonas Masingija
dc.date	2018-10-09T11:02:12Z
dc.date	2018-10-09T11:02:12Z
dc.date	2017
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:23Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:23Z
dc.identifier	Nestory, J. M. (2017). Contribution of village land use plan in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in Ikona –WMA, Serengeti district. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/467
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/467
dc.description	Dissertation (MSc Natural Resources Management)
dc.description	Many rural communities living adjacent to protected areas in developing countries are facing negative impacts as a result of increasing human-wildlife conflicts (HWCs). This study was conducted to assess the contribution of Village Land Use Plan (VLUP) in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts. The study involved two villages of Makundusi and Natta Mbisso in Serengeti district. Data were collected through households’ survey; key informants interviews, focus group discussions and archive information, and 122 participants were involved in the study. Results revealed that before the implementation of VLUPs (1997-2006), human-wildlife conflicts were increasing at the rate of +9% to +11%. The results also revealed that human-wildlife conflicts started decreasing at the rate of -40% to -49% per year after implementing VLUPs (2007-2016). However, in the next 10 years, the HWC could start rising possibly due to the VLUP which will be not enough to overtake the population growth of human, livestock, and wildlife. Despite the achievements, poor community participation and absence of demarcated boundaries for different land uses were revealed. The results revealed that68.8% of the respondents perceived the VLUP as a useful tool in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in the area. The study concludes that the VLUP has contributed to mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in the study area. The study recommends that there is need to improve and strengthen the implementation of VLUP towards mitigating the HWC in the area through reviewing VLUPs and their by-laws, enhancing awareness campaign on VLUP, strengthening capacity building for leaders and VLUM team and assurance of funds to undertake monitoring activities of VLUP.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Serengeti
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Conflict mitigation
dc.subject	Wildlife
dc.subject	Land use
dc.subject	Conflict management
dc.subject	Local community
dc.subject	Human-wildlife conflict
dc.subject	Land use plan
dc.subject	Rural communities
dc.subject	Human-wildlife conflicts
dc.subject	HWCs
dc.subject	Village Land Use Plan
dc.subject	VLUP
dc.title	Contribution of village land use plan in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in Ikona - WMA, Serengeti district
dc.type	Dissertation