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Conservation
areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised
natural, ecological and/or cultural values. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area
covers 8,292 square kilometers. It is one of the three divisions that comprise
Ngorongoro District in Arusha Region.
NCA
was established in 1959 by the NCA Ordinance No 413 of 1959 as a multiple land
use area, designated to promote the conservation of natural resources,
safeguard the interests of NCA indigenous residents and promote tourism. NCA is
a unique protected area in the whole of Africa where conservation of natural
resources in integrated with human development.
The
main feature of the NCA include the Ngorongoro Crater, The Serengeti Plains
that support about 2.0 millions migratory wildlife species of the Serengeti
Mara-ecosystem (TAWIRI, 2003) and the catchment forest; the Northern Highland
Forest Reserve (NHFR) known as ‘Entim Olturot’ in Maa language. Other important
features found in the NCA are the archaeological and palaeontological site
located at Oldupai Gorge and the early human foot-prints that were discovered
at Alaitole in Ngarusi area. Because of these particular features and the
harmonious co-existence between wildlife and people that has existed for many
years, NCA was accorded the status of a World Heritage Site and listed as one
of the International Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere
Reserve Programme.
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