Impact of Terrestrial Natural Resources Management Approaches on Community Economic Benefit in Western Tanzania.

Hiza, Allan Lukindo (2023) Impact of Terrestrial Natural Resources Management Approaches on Community Economic Benefit in Western Tanzania. Doctoral thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

While the economy of most rural areas depends on nature and their interactions, the impact of different terrestrial natural resources management (TNRM) approaches on community economic benefit (CEB) in Tanzania is most likely partially known. This research was carried out in Western Tanzania to assess impact of government and communal, consumptive, and non-consumptive approaches on community economic benefit. The main natural resources studied were forests and wildlife because they are most affected by land conversion and degradation. The study developed a research model CEB = β₀ + β₁CCT + β₂CNC + β₃CCD + β₄GCT + β₅GNC+ β₆GCD + … + ɛi… (Equation 8) on CEB gained from TNRM approaches. A four-point numerical scale survey questionnaire was administered to 400 respondents, and an interview guideline was administered to 40 key informants’ interview. Quantitative analysis run by SPSS to test the study’s 6 null hypotheses revealed that all 6 conservation approaches had an impact on CEB. All 6 null hypotheses were rejected because p-values were less than 0.005. Furthermore, the government consumptive conservation approach had the highest regression impact on CEB with B coefficient =1.49, at 95% Confidence Interval=1.4, 1.57; p =0.000. Moreover, government approaches for non-consumptive and consumptive approaches Mean were 50.08 and 32.31 respectively, which were higher than communal approaches (46.99) and (31.17) respectively. The results suggest that to maximize CEB, an integrated hybrid combo of TNRM approaches with government consumptive approaches prioritized. Keywords: Community Economic Benefit, Natural Resource Management, Government, Communal, Consumptive, Non-Consumptive, Greater Mahale Ecosystem, Tanzania

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