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LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK. OUTREACH PROGRAM DEPARTMENT BY MORONDA B. MORONDA OUTREACH WARDEN. OBJECTIVES. To foster relationships between the Park’s staff and nearby communities To represent Tanapa’s interests to all levels from village to District level.

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LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

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  1. LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK OUTREACH PROGRAM DEPARTMENT BY MORONDA B. MORONDA OUTREACH WARDEN

  2. OBJECTIVES • To foster relationships between the Park’s staff and nearby communities • To represent Tanapa’s interests to all levels from village to District level. • To involve different conservation collaborators for sustainable conservation • To support community developments through benefit sharing (SCIP)

  3. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF OUTREACH DEPT. • Started in Serengeti National Park as a pilot Project in 1988 • Started in L. Manyara Nat. Park in 1992 • Currently the dept. is in all National Parks

  4. Activities carried in the Department Raise awareness to the communities living around the Park, through:- • Meetings • Seminars • Workshops • Study tours in different Protected Areas • Showing of National Park’s films

  5. continue • Different programs such as trees planting, fuel efficient stoves etc • Involve Communities in Environment Award Scheme in June 5th every year. • Good farming practices, livestock grazing to reduce Siltation to LMNP

  6. Programs in Schools • Forming conservation education clubs in Primary & Secondary Schools • Out of 36 Clubs already 18 were formed since 2005 • Trees, nursery planting Program • Study tours for teachers and Students to National Parks e.g. LMNP & NCAA • Showing videotapes/Films of National Parks

  7. BENEFIT SHARING • Support for Community Initiated Projects (SCIP) Currently there are 26 villages in this Program • Since 1992 over 370 millions have been contributed to the Community • Projects are Social Services oriented such as Classrooms, Teachers’ houses, School Laboratories, Dormitories, Furniture for Schools, Boreholes & Dispensary. • Conservation Projects e.g. Beehives, Dip for Livestock, Fuel efficient Stoves in some villages

  8. Achievements • Good relationship to the Communities around the Park • Conservation of forests reserves in some villages • Informers on poaching • Good cooperation in implementing SCIP

  9. Tanapa’s Outreach Program on benefit sharing is viewed as donor rather than neighbours (in SCIP implementation) Human population increase that leads to blockage of Wildlife migratory corridors, over utilization of natural resources, destruction of catchment forests etc. Unplanned Land Use to communities around Problems/Challenges with Community Involvement

  10. Thanks for Listening End

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