scholarly journals Land Use Practices along Saadani-Wami-Mbiki Wildlife Corridor and their Implications to Wildlife Conservation

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-143
Author(s):  
Lawrance Ebenezeri Kileo ◽  
Nsajigwa Emmanuel Mbije
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Wildlife Corridor ◽  
Human Stress ◽  
The Government ◽  
Conservation Threats ◽  
Land Use Practices

Saadani-Wami-Mbiki wildlife corridor has been facing conservation threats as a result of various land-use practices (LUP) carried out in and around the corridor. The understanding of changes happening in the corridor over time is important for establishing the management baseline data. This study aimed at identifying land use practices along the Saadani-Wami-Mbiki wildlife corridor and their implications to wildlife conservation. Specifically, the study sought to determine the rate of land cover changes in the corridor between 1975 and 2011 and the effects associated with land use practices on wildlife conservation. The land sat imageries of 1975, 1995, and 2011 were used to assess the rate of vegetation cover changes as a result of various land use practices carried out along. The household survey and Key informants' interview methods were used to obtain socio-economic data which were analyzed using SPSS while GIS data were analyzed using the ERDAS IMAGINE 9.1   and ArcGIS 9.3 programs. In the past 36 years (1975-2011), the cultivated land increased by 25%, settlement by 13%, open forest by 10% while closed forest and grassland decreased by 18% and 3% respectively. Shifting cultivation, overgrazing, charcoal burning, settlements, and poaching were identified as major land use practices threatening wildlife conservation within the corridor. Based on the results, it was recommended that, the Government should formulate a land use management plan and introduce a community-based natural resources management strategy to improve natural resources utilization and reduction of human stress to the corridor.

AFTERWORD

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARA BERRY
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Conservation And Development ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
British Rule ◽  
Colonial Policies ◽  
Land Use Practices

The four papers in this collection bring a varied set of perspectives as well as examples to bear on several common themes. The authors describe continuities and changes in colonial policies toward Africans' access to and use of land and natural resources and discuss some of the sources of knowledge that informed colonial officials' thinking about African land use practices. Implicitly if not directly, each poses the question of whether colonial officials learned anything from their interactions with African farmers and/or herders? By bringing together evidence from different though overlapping periods of time (all of them cover the late 1940s and 1950s) and a variety of colonial contexts (colonies under French and British rule, with and without European settlers), as a group these papers invite reflection on the circumstances that led colonial officials to acknowledge, or deny, that Africans might know something about their environments and that such knowledge ought to inform the design of conservation and development schemes.

Land use changes and conservation threats in the eastern Selous-Niassa wildlife corridor, Nachingwea, Tanzania

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 880-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilbard A. Ntongani ◽  
Pantaleo K. T. Munishi ◽  
Bonifas P. Mbilinyi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Wildlife Corridor ◽  
Conservation Threats

Ecology of pastoralism in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

1987 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Homewood ◽  
W. A. Rodgers ◽  
K. Arhem
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Food System ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Size Composition ◽  
Herd Size ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variation ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Study Sites

SummaryThis management-oriented study of range, livestock and Maasai ecology in the wildlife conservation and pastoralist land use Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) quantifies spatial and temporal variation in range resources for three main study sites over a 2-year period. Livestock response is analysed in terms of biomass densities, habitat and pasture utilization, activity, herd size, composition and dynamics. Milk production is investigated together with the main ecological factors influencing yields. A household survey of the Maasai food system suggests that pastoral products now provide an annual average of 40% dietary energy intake, the remainder being supplied by grain. These findings form the basis of our analysis of the growing friction between the Conservation Authority and the pastoralists. Pastoralist livestock closely resemble wild ungulate utilization of NCA range resources. A combination of disease interactions and administrative restrictions allow wildlife to establish preferential access to critical grazing resources. Our results in the context of other work suggest that contrary to popular opinion pastoralist land use is an ecologically appropriate and efficient form of livestock management. There is no adverse impact on the conservation values of NCA. Despite average fertility and mortality levels pastoralist herds show progressive decline due to offtake for grain purchase. Imposed policies restrict grazing, ban cultivation and maintain poor conditions for livestock trade and grain supply. Possible interventions and their potential impacts are considered and management compromises which could benefit both pastoralists and wildlife are proposed.

Local Actors, Institutions and Land Governance in the Chotiari Water Reservoir, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 136-148
Author(s):  
Habibullah Magsi ◽  
Anwar Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Khalid Rashid ◽  
Muazzam Sabir
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Resource Governance ◽  
Natural Resource Governance ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
The Government

Previous studies show that blemished infrastructural development projects dispossessed local population and degraded natural resources to a greater extent in the developing countries. Therefore, this research is aimed at determining how land use decisions affect local habitats and resources. Thus, the data were collected from the recently constructed water reservoir in the southern part of Pakistan, named Chotiari. Our findings show that the project is hampered by the local actors’ nonparticipation in decision-making, deceptive information dissemination by the authorities, misuse of funds, power relations, improper rehabilitation plans and unequal access to natural resources. We paid attention to the actors’ network, land as well as the property rights violations, which have created the conflicts, where the causes of the conflicts of land use super positioned in the light of international rules and laws have also been explained. Thus, it is recommended that, for natural resource governance and land use conflict management, it is imperative to take all stakeholders on board during feasibility of any infrastructural setting. Furthermore, the awareness campaigns regarding the environmental importance and valuation of natural resources must be on the topmost agenda of the government.

Development as a Threat to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-471
Author(s):  
Mirza Satria Buana
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Land Market ◽  
Weak Regime ◽  
The Government

This article examines the hypothesis that the developmental priorities of Indonesia in the post-Suharto era, in particular three legislative Acts that purport to protect indigenous peoples’ rights, in fact serve to undermine these rights. These Acts are: the Basic Agrarian Act, the Forestry Act, and the Plantation Act, and relate to land use for development purposes and also affect the autonomy of indigenous peoples. Despite being crucially important, these Acts have had detrimental effects on indigenous peoples’ lives. This article, using a qualitative socio-legal approach, analyses the historical and political contexts of the Acts to determine whether they enhance or undermine indigenous peoples’ rights, and how the government uses the Acts for suppression. This analysis identifies reasons for the weak regime, notably that the legislative Acts on land-related sectors are used as a political tool to suppress local communities, while allowing the government’s land market businesses to exploit natural resources.

The distribution of the Fiji frogs, Platymantis spp.: New records and ramifications.

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Osborne ◽  
Alivereti Naikatini ◽  
Clare Morrison ◽  
Nunia Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Conservation Threats ◽  
Land Use Practices ◽  
Near Threatened

The present study reports new records of the distribution of Fiji frogs from extensive geographic sampling on islands where both species were previously reported to persist. Platymantis vitianus is found in populations of varying sizes on six islands (Viwa, Ovalau, Taveuni, Gau, Vanua Levu and Viti Levu). Its congener, P. vitiensis has extant populations on the two largest islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Based on these recent surveys, our findings suggest that the current IUCN Red List status for P. vitiensis needs to be reclassified from ‘near threatened’ (NT) to ‘vulnerable’ (VU B1b[i]c[ii]). The discovery of a much wider geographic distribution for P. vitianus in recent surveys than recorded in the latter half of the 20th century is encouraging and reveals the need to re-examine known conservation threats. Recommendations for frog conservation in Fiji, with regard to current land-use practices are discussed.

scholarly journals Entre salinas, moradias e resort: conflitos de uso e cobertura da terra na Área de Proteção Ambiental de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Between salinas, housings and resort: conflicts of use and land cover in Environmental Protection (...)

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (50) ◽  
pp. 534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Lerner ◽  
Carlos Andre Luz Jeronymo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Região Dos Lagos

<p>A Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) de Massambaba foi criada com objetivo de conservar fragmentos do ecossistema de restinga, da Região dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. No entanto, em sua porção no município de Arraial do Cabo, têm se observado ocupações em zonas onde essas atividades são vedadas. O caráter irregular e as sanções sofridas pelos atores locais vêm causando diversos conflitos, principalmente, por ter sido concedida uma licença prévia para um projeto de Eco Resort na mesma localidade. Indaga-se como duas atividades semelhantes de uso dos recursos  são tratadas de forma diferenciada pelo poder público. Neste trabalho buscou-se investigar os conflitos de uso e cobertura da terra da APA de Massambaba, em Arraial do Cabo, e especificamente procurou-se alterações nos regulamentos legais relacionados à unidade, para favorecer atores e interesses específicos. Os procedimentos metodológicos envolveram a revisão bibliográfica, pesquisa documental e elaboração de mapeamentos. Conclui-se que houve alterações no Plano de Manejo da APA e seu Zoneamento Ambiental, e essas alterações fragilizaram a gestão da unidade, privilegiaram atores específicos e seus interesses particulares.</p><p><strong>Palavras–chave:</strong> Área de Proteção Ambiental; Massambaba; restinga; conflito; uso e cobertura da terra.</p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>The Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Massambaba was created in order to conserve ecosystem fragments of restinga, of the Lakes Region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in its portion in the city of Arraial do Cabo, have been observed occupations in areas where such activities are prohibited. The irregular character and sanctions suffered by local stakeholders have caused many conflicts, especially for having been granted a preliminary license for an Eco Resort project in the same location. It asks as two similar direct use activities of natural resources are treated differently by the government. This work aimed to investigate the conflicts of land use and land cover of Massambaba APA in Arraial do Cabo, and specifically sought changes in the unit related to legal regulations to favor actors and interests. The methodological procedures involved the literature review, document research and development mappings. It was concluded that there were changes in the APA Management Plan and its Environmental Zoning, and these changes weakened the management of the unity, favored specific actors and their interests.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Environmental Protection Area; Massambaba; restinga; conflict; land use and land cover.</p>

scholarly journals Proposta de Zoneamento Ambiental para a Reserva Biológica das Araucárias com Base em Atributos Topográficos

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3025
Author(s):  
Ronaldo Ferreira Maganhotto ◽  
Luis Claudio De PAula Souza ◽  
Jairo Calderari De Oliveira Junior ◽  
Marciel Lohmann
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Digital Terrain Model ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Terrain Model ◽  
Digital Terrain ◽  
Topographic Attributes ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
Biological Reserve

O consumo dos recursos naturais trouxe à tona questionamentos sobre o que pode ser feito para evitar prejuízos cada vez maiores à natureza. Sendo assim, as Unidades de Conservação (UCs) passam a exercer papel primordial no processo de proteção ambiental. Soma-se a isso o plano de manejo, instrumento que estabelece o zoneamento da UC e as normas que devem presidir o uso da área. Nesse contexto, este trabalho objetivou propor o zoneamento ambiental da REBIO das Araucárias a partir do processamento de atributos topográficos e das suas correlações com o uso do solo. Para tanto, foram gerados diversos atributos topográficos derivados do Modelo Digital do Terreno (MDT). Como resultados, verificou-se que a utilização dos atributos topográficos possibilitou o entendimento das informações pedológicas e de limitação de uso (susceptibilidade ambiental). Logo, para o zoneamento, realizou-se tabulação cruzada entre a Limitação de Uso e o Uso do Solo, sendo delineadas as Zonas de Manejo da unidade. Environmental zoning proposal for the Araucária Biological Reserve based on topographic attributes A B S T R A C TThe consumption of natural resources has raised questions about what can be done to avoid increasing damage to nature. Thus, Conservation Units (PAs) play a major role in the process of environmental protection. Add to this the management plan, an instrument that establishes the zoning of the CU and the norms that should govern the use of the area. In this context, this work aimed to propose the environmental zoning of REBIO das Araucárias from the processing of topographic attributes and their correlations with land use. For this, several topographic attributes derived from the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) were generated. As results, it was verified that the use of the topographic attributes made possible the understanding of the pedological information and of limitation of use (environmental susceptibility). Therefore, for the zoning, a cross-tabulation was performed between the Use Limitation and the Land Use, and the Management Areas of the unit were delineated.Keywords: Geotechnology; Topographic Attributes; Protected Áreas.

scholarly journals KAJIAN UPAYA PENGENDALIAN PENGGUNAAN TANAH DI KABUPATEN TEMANGGUNG PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Slamet Muryono
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Discrepancy Rate ◽  
The Government ◽  
Spatial Plan

Abstract: Limitations of natural resources, especially land, is increasingly perceived both by the government as the land managerand the community as the users. Not only due to the increasing number of residents, but the speed of the development require landand make competition between land users are increasing. This research was done in Temanggung District, Central Java. The objectof this research is land use in the study area. Instruments used in controlling land use are Land Use Map (PT), Spatial Plan Map(RTRW), and Sustainable Agricultural Map (LP2B). Then, PT map was being correlated with RTRW map and LP2B map. The resultsshow that the conformity rate between PT and RTRW is 78.13%, and the discrepancy rate is 21.87%. The conformity rate betweenLP2B and PT is 77.55%, with the discrepancy rate of 24.45%, while between RTRW and LP2B, the conformity rate is 89.45%, withthe discrepancy rate of 10.55%.Keywords: land use, spatial planning, sustainable agriculture landIntisari: Keterbatasan keberadaan sumberdaya alam khususnya tanah, semakin hari semakin dirasakan baik oleh pemerintahsebagai pengelola tanah maupun masyarakat sebagai pengguna tanah. Hal ini karena luas tanah tetap tetapi yang menggunakantanah, dari tahun ke tahun semakin meningkat. Masalah yang muncul adalah upaya untuk tetap menjaga keseimbangan lingkungankhususnya dalam kaitan dengan penggunaan tanah agar tetap sesuai dengan arahan dalam RTRW dan LP2B. Penelitian dilakukan diKabupaten Temanggung. Pendekatan spasial dilakukan dengan cara analisis tumpang susun (overlay) peta-peta. Objek penelitiannyaadalah Peta Penggunaan Tanah (PT) di lokasi penelitian. Peta PT ini selanjutnya dikorelasikan dengan Peta Rencana Tata RuangWilayah (RTRW) dan Peta Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan (LP2B). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Instrumen yangdigunakan dalam pengendalian penggunaan tanah terdiri dari Peta Penggunaan Tanah (PT), Peta (RTRW), dan (LP2B). Kesesuaianantar instrumen pengendalian penggunaan tanah tersebut dapat dijelaskan bahwa 78,13 % sesuai. antara RTRW dengan PT, dan21,87 % tidak sesuai. Antara LP2B dengan PT 75,55 % sesuai dan 24,45 % tidak sesuai. Antara RTRW dengan LP2B 89,45 %sesuai dan 10,55 % tidak sesuai.Keywords: Land Use, Spatial Planning, Sustainable Agricultural Land

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