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34380 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Blueprint 2050 Sustaining the Marine Environment in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. © 2005 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Telephone 202-473-1000 Internet www.worldbank.org E-mail [email protected] All rights reserved The fi ndings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. 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All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Offi ce of the Publisher, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2422; e-mail: [email protected]. Photographs: by courtesy of Paavo Eliste, Claudio Georgette, Aaron Hamerlynck, Indu Hewawasam and Dean Housden. Cover, graphic designs and illustrations by Gelise McCullough; cover photos based on composites courtesy of Paavo Eliste and Indu Hewawasam. Chapter cover graphics based on photos of khangas by Gelise McCullough. ISBN 0-8213-6123-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for. Ruitenbeek, Jack 1958– Hewawasam, Indu 1953– Ngoile, Magnus 1949– Blueprint 2050: Sustaining the marine environment in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar/ Jack Ruitenbeek, Indu Hewawasam, Magnus Ngoile, editors. 21x24 cm Includes bibliographical references. Includes CD insert. ISBN: 0-8213-6123-6 1. Marine protected areas – Tanzania. 2. Poverty alleviation – Tanzania. I. Title. ii Blueprint 2050 Contents Statement from the Vice PresidentSs Offi ce v Foreword vi Preface vii About the Editors xi Abbreviations xii Chapter 1 — The Vision 1 Blueprint 2050 2 A System of Eight Networks 3 Ecological Protection 6 Poverty Alleviation 8 Financial Sustainability 11 Institutional Robustness 13 Next Steps 15 Chapter 2 — Ecological Protection 17 Introduction 18 Exploring some Concepts – An Ecologist Speaks 19 Point of Departure 22 Goals of a System 33 Scale, Precaution and Adaptiveness 35 Some Alternatives 36 Eight Networks – Seven Core Priorities and the EEZ 40 The Role of Science 41 Ecological Endpoint 42 Chapter 3 — Poverty Alleviation 43 Introduction 44 Managing Perceptions – A Sociologist Speaks 46 Recognizing Impoverishment – Are Coastal Populations the Poorest of the Poor? 49 Using AIGAs to Improve Incomes and Reduce Vulnerability 52 Developing Meaningful Adaptive Co-Management 59 Social Endpoint 62 Chapter 4 — Financial Sustainability 63 Introduction 64 Exploring some Concepts – An Economist Speaks 66 Point of Departure 69 Some Case Studies 76 Synopsis – Towards a Marine Legacy Fund 81 Financial Endpoint 84 Blueprint 2050 iii Chapter 5 — Institutional Robustness 85 Introduction 86 Point of Departure 87 Harmonization 96 Gaps 98 Co-management Revisited – A Lawyer Speaks 101 Institutional Endpoint 104 Chapter 6 — Fulfi lling Expectations 105 Managing Expectations – The Stakeholders Speak 107 Priority Near-term Actions 112 A Closing Word 113 Endnotes 114 Sources 116 Figures Figure 1.1 Map of Priority Areas for MPA and MMA Networks 3 and 126 Figure 1.2 Map of TanzaniaSs territorial waters 4 Figure 2.1 Map of ocean currents in the Western Indian Ocean 23 Figure 3.1 Frequency of seaweed farming in Tanzania coastal villages 54 Figure 3.2 A 1966 plan of coastal sites of archaeological and historical interest 56 Figure 4.1 Source of funds of protected areas in Zanzibar 69 Figure 4.2 Cost and revenue projections for Mnazi Bay – Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park, 2003–2012 77 Figure 4.3 Financial sustainability indicators for three Tanzania mainland sites 83 Tables Table 1.1 Country information: Tanzania 7 Table 1.2 Protected and managed marine areas in the URT 9 Table 3.1 Poverty measures in Tanzania coastal villages 49 Table 3.2 Distance to social services and infrastructure 50 Table 3.3 Poverty headcounts by household main activity in Tanzania coastal communities 52 Table 3.4 Resource-based household subsistence and employment activities 53 Table 4.1 Tanzania Marine Park (MP) and Marine Reserve (MR) fee structure, 2003 70 Table 4.2 Estimated annual operational costs for protected areas in Zanzibar, 2003 71 Table 4.3 Estimated allocations of project expenditures in protected areas in Tanzania mainland, 2003 72 iv Blueprint 2050 Statement from the Vice PresidentSs Offi ce THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA VICE-PRESIDENTSS OFFICE P.O. BOX 5380 DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA lueprint 2050 provides us with an opportunity for refl ection and strategic visioning on the Bsustainable use of our coastal and marine resources which are vital to the economy of Tanzania. Twenty-fi ve percent of our countrySs population live in coastal areas, sharing with them some of the most diverse and biologically important species on earth such as the coelacanth and dugong. TanzaniaSs coastal resources are under increasing pressure; unless immediate measures are taken these resources will not support future coastal communities. We – the present generation – have a duty to ensure that the coastal and marine resources contribute to the livelihoods of the coastal people (especially to the poorest of the poor) and to the economy of the country, while at the same time conserving these resources for future Tanzanians. This requires maintaining a critical balance between use and conservation. Establishing a system of marine protected areas (MPAs) is the path to success in sustaining the critical balance. Tanzania is committed to ensuring that 0 percent of its coastal and marine areas will be under MPAs by 202 and 20 percent by 2025. Every support must be mobilized to achieve this goal and the vision set out in Blueprint 2050. It is partly for this reason that the Government of Tanzania is initiating the Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP). Hon Raphael OS Mollel Senior Permanent Secretary Vice PresidentSs Offi ce United Republic of Tanzania Blueprint 2050 v Foreword ince the 992 “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, countries have become much more aware of the Sneed to protect and manage their marine resources. They realize that itSs not just about creating wealth today, but about ensuring that marine resources are protected for future generations. For many developing countries, fi sheries and marine products provide major opportunities for promoting economic growth. At the same time it is these countries that are least able to enforce regulations, prevent over-fi shing and protect their marine resources. The 2003 World Parks Congress in Durban confi rmed that, if managed properly, marine resources offer enormous potential for effective wealth creation and poverty reduction. Policy makers worldwide have committed to using marine protected areas as a mechanism for promoting resource management while improving economic well-being. Policy makers in Tanzania outline targets for growth and poverty reduction in the draft National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty. These combined with the UNSs 205 Millennium Development Goals can be achieved and maintained only through sustainable use of TanzaniaSs natural resources, including its marine resources. The Tanzanian authorities have started to involve local communities in decisions about managing marine resources and sharing in their economic benefi ts as part of a broader community driven approach to development. The importance of coastal communitiesS indigenous knowledge is also increasingly appreciated by policy makers. The World Bank has mainstreamed environmental concerns into its overall poverty reduction goals. In Tanzania this commitment is evidenced in a variety of ways: analytical work, partnerships, and fi nancing of the Government budget, as well as environmental programs, including the planned Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP). The MACEMP aims to strengthen institutional capacity of Tanzania to enforce policies with a positive impact on coastal populations and has the potential for setting in place the blueprint for sound management of marine and coastal resources throughout East Africa. This book provides an important contribution to the national – and regional – dialog on marine protected area management. It provides an unusually long time horizon, 50 years, and challenges us to take action today, given the long gestation of many environmental actions. The Bank remains a committed development