Resource use and conservation: Comparing the effects of different resource use regulations on people and wildlife in Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Keywords:
national parks, conservation, culture, welfareAbstract
Life for Tanzania's Maasai people just outside of Tarangire National Park (TNP) and inside of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) involves nearly opposite access rights. The NCA allows the Maasai to graze their cattle, gather natural resources, and create permanent settlements within the park boundaries, while TNP strictly forbids the Maasai from living on or gathering resources from the land. These two models of conservation correlate with very different effects on human standard of living and on wildlife population changes over time. Since its establishment, the NCA has seen more positive changes in human wellbeing and wildlife population numbers when compared to TNP, although the exact reasons behind why this is the case require further investigation.
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