Volume 5, Issue 2, July 2014, Pages 154–161
Z. Aisia Lawuo1, Bonamax Mbasa2, and Stephen P. Mnyawi3
1 Institute of Rural Development Planning - Lake Zone Centre, P.O.Box 11957, Mwanza, Tanzania
2 Institute of Rural Development Planning - Lake Zone Centre, P.O.Box 11957, Mwanza, Tanzania
3 Institute of Rural Development Planning - Lake Zone Centre, P.O.Box 11957, Mwanza, Tanzania
Original language: English
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This study aimed at examining root causes leading to persistence of land conflicts between Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) and Maasai community in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Specifically, the study examine causes for land conflicts between Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and Maasai community and examines efforts made by the government and other stakeholders to resolve land conflicts between Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and Maasai community. Both primary and secondary data were collected. Primary data were collected through interview, questionnaires and observation. Secondary data were collected from various reports. A total of 109 respondents were drawn from Oloirobi and Moklari /Misigyo villages out of 13,940 populations. The findings concluded that Maasai have little awareness on laws/by-laws on environmental conservation that led to the persistence of land conflicts between Maasai community and Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Moreover, the study find that, the number of livestock increase yearly compared to the area located for pastoralists to graze their livestock as a result pastoralists graze in areas which is not allowed.
Author Keywords: Land Conflict, Maasai Community, Ngorongoro Conservation Authority.
Z. Aisia Lawuo1, Bonamax Mbasa2, and Stephen P. Mnyawi3
1 Institute of Rural Development Planning - Lake Zone Centre, P.O.Box 11957, Mwanza, Tanzania
2 Institute of Rural Development Planning - Lake Zone Centre, P.O.Box 11957, Mwanza, Tanzania
3 Institute of Rural Development Planning - Lake Zone Centre, P.O.Box 11957, Mwanza, Tanzania
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study aimed at examining root causes leading to persistence of land conflicts between Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) and Maasai community in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Specifically, the study examine causes for land conflicts between Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and Maasai community and examines efforts made by the government and other stakeholders to resolve land conflicts between Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and Maasai community. Both primary and secondary data were collected. Primary data were collected through interview, questionnaires and observation. Secondary data were collected from various reports. A total of 109 respondents were drawn from Oloirobi and Moklari /Misigyo villages out of 13,940 populations. The findings concluded that Maasai have little awareness on laws/by-laws on environmental conservation that led to the persistence of land conflicts between Maasai community and Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Moreover, the study find that, the number of livestock increase yearly compared to the area located for pastoralists to graze their livestock as a result pastoralists graze in areas which is not allowed.
Author Keywords: Land Conflict, Maasai Community, Ngorongoro Conservation Authority.
How to Cite this Article
Z. Aisia Lawuo, Bonamax Mbasa, and Stephen P. Mnyawi, “PERSISTENCE OF LAND CONFLICTS BETWEEN MAASAI COMMUNITY AND NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA AUTHORITY (NCAA) IN NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA (NCA),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 154–161, July 2014.
