Influence of corruptive practices on the sustainability of Serengeti National Park Wildlife Resources, Tanzania.

Mungure, Joyce Ndelekwa (2022) Influence of corruptive practices on the sustainability of Serengeti National Park Wildlife Resources, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the influence of corruptive practices on the sustainability of the Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) Wildlife Resources in Tanzania. Three specific objectives addressed included the identification of actors who are involved in the corruptive practices in and around SENAPA; assessments of the consequences of corruptive practices on SENAPA resources and suggestions of the mitigative measures that can be used to eliminate or halt corruptive practices in and around SENAPA. Purposive and Quota sampling procedures were employed to collect data from 120 respondents sampled from villages of Natta, Kunzugu and Matongo of Bunda and Bariadi Districts respectively. Questionnaire surveys, Key informant interviews and Focus group discussions were used as data collection instruments. The findings from the study have shown that the common forms of corruption involved in the study area are bribery, influence peddling and extortion. Corruptive actors comprise rich agro-pastoralists and bushmeat hunters who advance bribery to SENAPA and local community officials to get access to the restricted resources for farming, hunting and grazing. The overall consequences are thus the continuation of the deteriorating conditions of the SENAPA resources, loss of biological diversity and progressive socio-economic deterioration on the side of the poor surrounding communities. The study ends up with a call up for the government to establish mechanisms that will give equal opportunities for the surrounding communities to be fully involved in the management and conservation of SENAPA resources. Keywords: Corruption, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Serengeti National Park

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