Effects of boundary disputes on biodiversity conservation in Protected Areas: A case study of Tarangire National Park

Mtui, Vitalis Peter (2019) Effects of boundary disputes on biodiversity conservation in Protected Areas: A case study of Tarangire National Park. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study assessed effects of boundary disputes on biodiversity conservation in Tarangire National Park. The study was conducted in five parks adjacent villages of Gijedabung, Vilima-Vitatu, Olasit, Kakoi and Sangaiwe in Babati District. Questionnaires used to collect data from the respondents. A total of 200 respondents in the study villages were administered with questionnaires. Quantitative data collected from questionnaire and analysed using SPSS and Ms-Excel. The results shows; 77% of respondents admitted the existence of boundary disputes in relation to parks and adjacent villages. 18% of respondents mentioned misuse of power and use of force, 18% mentioned corruption and 14% mentioned expansion of park boundary by force as the main causes of boundary disputes. Loss of livestock was mentioned by 23% of respondents as the effect of boundary disputes while 22% of respondents mentioned crop destruction as the effect of boundary disputes. 11%, 14% and 20% of respondents respectfully mentioned loss of wildlife habitat, poor security and death of people as the effects of boundary disputes. 21.5% of respondents mentioned information sharing between government and villages as the strategy to manage boundary disputes. 16.3% of respondents mentioned to combat corruption, 15.7 % mentioned to provide conservation education and 14.1 % of respondents mentioned to mark boundary as the strategy to resolve boundary disputes. The study recommends involvement of local community during redefining and demarcating park boundaries, information sharing between government and villagers in boundary related deliberations, conservation education and awareness raising to local communities on importance of conservation and benefit sharing between the park and local communities as strategies to manage boundary disputes.

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