Impact of poverty on mangrove forest conservation in coastal areas of Zanzibar: a case study of Chwaka bay

Ramadhani, Khamis T.

dc.creator	Ramadhani, Khamis T.
dc.date	2019-08-19T11:27:09Z
dc.date	2019-08-19T11:27:09Z
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:39Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:39Z
dc.identifier	Ramadhani, K. T. (2013). Impact of poverty on mangrove forest conservation in coastal areas of Zanzibar: a case study of Chwaka bay. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/909
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/909
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Development Studies)
dc.description	This study on the impact of poverty on mangrove forest conservation was carried out in Chwaka bay, Zanzibar. The study involved four villages of Michamvi, Ukongoroni, Chwaka and Charawe. The study comprised of one hundred respondents. Stratified and simple random samplings were techniques were used to select one hundred respondents from total population of 5512 people from study area. The study used interviews, questionnaire and focus group discussion to collect data from respondents and data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study revealed that poverty contributes mangrove depletion in Chwaka bay and the main reason was poverty.Many youth in Chwaka bay were jobless and some engaged in informal activities which did not fulfill their basic needs. Therefore people cut down mangrove resources for livelihood. Local people in Chwaka bay cut mangrove resource for timber, firewood and building material. Some of mangrove material used by local people in Chwaka bay for domestic used but many mangrove materials transported in town for selling in order to earn living. Law and by- law were established to control mangrove depletion but less implemented because of corruption, brotherhood and poor security. These situations make mangrove resource to be overexploited and rapidly decreased however it was renewable resources. The study recommends that in order to solve the problem of mangrove depletion in Chwaka bay there should be focused and well-designed strategies to fight against poverty through development and expanding alternative economic activities such as fishing, trade, agriculture, tourism and bee keeping. Furthermore, increased security and environmental education would be reinforced to improve mangrove conservation in the study area.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Zanzibar
dc.subject	Coastal
dc.subject	Poverty
dc.subject	Mangrove
dc.subject	Forest conservation
dc.subject	Mangrove forest conservation
dc.subject	Mangrove forest
dc.subject	Chwaka bay
dc.title	Impact of poverty on mangrove forest conservation in coastal areas of Zanzibar: a case study of Chwaka bay
dc.type	Dissertation