Mbomipa Project Idodi and Pawaga Divisions Iringa Region, Tanzania and Selous Conservation Program Songea and Morogoro Districts Ruvuma and Morogoro Regions Tanzania
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Mbomipa Project Idodi and Pawaga Divisions Iringa Region, Tanzania and Selous Conservation Program Songea and Morogoro Districts Ruvuma and Morogoro Regions Tanzania Appendix 1 of the EPIQ Assessment of Lessons Learned from Community Based Conservation in Tanzania August 2000 Task Order No. 12 Contract No. PCE-I-00-96-00002-00 Mbomipa Project Idodi and Pawaga Divisions Iringa Region, Tanzania and Selous Conservation Program Songea and Morogoro Districts Ruvuma and Morogoro Regions Tanzania Appendix 1 of the EPIQ Assessment of Lessons Learned from Community Based Conservation in Tanzania Prepared by: International Resources Group, Ltd. 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 USA Tel: (202) 289-0100 Fax: (202) 289-7601 Prepared for: USAID/Tanzania August 2000 Environmental Policy and Institutional Strengthening Indefinite Quantity Contract (EPIQ) Partners: International Resources Group, Winrock International, and Harvard Institute for International Development Subcontractors: PADCO; Management Systems International; and Development Alternatives, Inc. Collaborating Institutions: Center for Naval Analysis Corporation; Conservation International; KNB Engineering and Applied Sciences, Inc..; Keller-Bliesner Engineering; Resource Management International, Inc.; Tellus Institute; Urban Institute; and World Resources Institute. Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................. iv Interpretation of Key Terms.................................................................................................... vi Tanzania Country Bio-Data Sheet ........................................................................................ viii Preface .................................................................................................................................... ix 1. Scope of the Report .................................................................................................. ix 2. Field Techniques, Data and Analysis ....................................................................... ix 1. Mbomipa And Selous Conservation Program–An Overview ............................................ 11 1.1 MBOMIPA.............................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Selous Conservation Project (SCP) ......................................................................... 13 2. Socio-Economic Issues...................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Population Demographics........................................................................................ 21 2.1.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 21 2.1.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 21 2.2 Status of Social Services.......................................................................................... 22 2.2.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 22 2.2.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 22 2.3 Main Economic Activities....................................................................................... 23 2.3.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 23 2.3.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 25 2.4 Local Institutions and Level of Local Participation in Decision-Making................ 26 3. Analysis of the Main Findings........................................................................................... 28 3.1 Management ............................................................................................................ 28 3.1.1 Consensus and the Planning process ............................................................ 28 3.1.2 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 28 3.1.3 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 30 3.1.4 Linkages with other Programs..................................................................... 31 3.2 Activities and Linkages with Private Sector, Government and NGO’s .................. 32 3.2.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 33 3.2.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 35 i 3.2.3 Activities Related to Marketing or Increasing Access to Markets and Value-Added Processing........................................................................ 35 3.2.4 Collaboration of different CBC Initiatives ................................................... 36 3.3 Institutional and Legal Aspects ............................................................................... 36 3.3.1 Issues of Land Tenure ................................................................................. 36 3.3.2 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 38 3.3.3 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 39 3.4 Management and Institutions Established .............................................................. 42 3.4.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 42 3.4.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 42 3.5 Locus of Decision-making: Composition and Mandates of Management Team and Linkages with Village and District Council ..................................................... 43 3.5.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 43 3.5.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 46 3.5.3 Regulations and By-laws for Natural Resource Use.................................... 48 3.5.4 Rights and Responsibilities of Communities, Village Government, District and Central Government.................................................................. 48 3.5.5 Binding Legal and Policy issues.................................................................. 49 3.5.6 Mechanisms for Conflict Resolution ........................................................... 51 3.6 Facilitation............................................................................................................... 52 3.6.1 Sources of Funds .......................................................................................... 52 3.7 Capacity Building and Monitoring Process............................................................ 54 3.7.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 54 3.7.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 55 3.8 Economic and Environmental Impact – Benefit sharing ......................................... 56 3.8.1 Categories, Type and Value of Benefits ...................................................... 56 3.8.2 Financial Benefit .......................................................................................... 57 3.9 Environmental Benefits ........................................................................................... 58 3.9.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 59 3.9.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 60 3.10 Mechanisms to Share Benefits................................................................................ 63 ii 3.10.1 MBOMIPA................................................................................................... 63 3.10.2 Selous Conservation Program....................................................................... 64 3.10.3 Mechanisms to Address Age, Gender and Equity issues.............................. 64 4. Constraints and Opportunities............................................................................................ 67 5. Practical Lessons Learned.................................................................................................. 69 5.1 Building Trust Among Stakeholders – A Crucial First Step.................................... 69 5.2 Definition of “Community”..................................................................................... 69 5.3 Considering Gender in Community Involvement in Natural Resource Management............................................................................................ 70 5.4 Security of Tenure – Devolution of Proprietorship Rights and Management Authority Over Local Natural Resources to Local Communities...... 71 5.5 The Centrality of the Political Process to Long-term CBC Success........................ 71 5.6 Intra- and Inter-sectoral Coordination ..................................................................... 71 5.7 Process for Community-based Involvement in NRM Should Be Simple................ 72 5.8 Promote Community Institutional Mechanisms and Capabilities for Knowledge Sharing and Resource Control ............................................................