Browsing by Author "Kideghesho, Jafari R."

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Constraints in Implementing the Benefit-Based Approaches as a Strategy for Conserving Wildlife in Western Serengeti, Tanzania
(2006) Kideghesho, Jafari R.
"Following the perceived failure of 'fences and fines' conservation approaches, Community Conservation (CC) has become a major paradigm of conservation work in Africa and elsewhere. CC is rooted in benefit provision as its major component, holding assumption that by providing tangible benefits, the local people will be motivated to align their behaviours with conservation goals. Proponents of the strategy view it as a pragmatic way of transforming wildlife from a liability to an asset and therefore reconciling conservation interests with development. Along with improving the relationship between conservation agencies and communities, the strategy is also expected to provide incentive for conservation through improving the local economy. This paper employs the current conservation programmes in Serengeti to establish whether the strategy has a desired impact for future of wildlife in the area. It finally recommends some measures to strengthen the strategy in order to better its contribution to conservation."
Who Pays for Wildlife Conservation in Tanzania and Who Benefits?
(2008) Kideghesho, Jafari R.
"The question on who pays for wildlife conservation and who benefits is insufficiently addressed. The contribution of the people sharing the land with wildlife is often overlooked. The opportunity costs they bear for the sake of conservation and the economic losses they incur as a result of property damage are barely regarded as contribution to conservation. In this paper I argue that, local people pay for wildlife conservation through the wildlife-induced costs. Yet the benefits they receive are very minimal as they barely offset the direct wildlife-induced costs or compete with returns from alternative land uses which are ecologically destructive. The huge benefits of conservation are realised by other stakeholders who do not necessarily bear the costs. This paper commences by giving a brief historical review of wildlife conservation in the country before showing how local people are involuntarily forced to pay for the resource. Further to this, the categories of stakeholders in the sector who reap the benefits from the resource are identified. The paper also analyses the current efforts by wildlife agencies to reduce the costs of living with wildlife. Flaws encountered in these efforts are presented. In conclusion, development of appropriate mechanisms is recommended in order to balance the benefits and costs with a view of justifying the existence of the resource and hence ensuring its sustainability."