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Introduction to WMA
TANZANIA’S
COMMUNITY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
Wildlife
Management Areas (WMA) are areas of communal land set aside exclusively as
habitat for wildlife by member villages.
Following
the principles of community based natural resource management (CBNRM), the key
underlying assumption of the WMA concept is that providing local communities
with economic benefits and involving them in management will promote both
long-term health of wildlife and habitat and rural economic development.”
Communities
thus have a vested interest in the conservation of natural resources because
they benefit directly from their sustainable management. WMAs were formally
adopted as an approach for involving communities in wildlife management. WMAs
today provide local residents with benefits through associated enterprises that
use either wildlife or other natural resources in the WMA. Before the
introduction of the WMA approach, there were no legal frameworks for
communities to participate in wildlife management, although individual villages
could, on a small scale and in an ad hoc manner, enter into business contracts
with the private sector.
Without fences controlling movement of large iconic African mammals such as elephants, zebras and lions, multiple villages preserving large tracts of land together are able to collectively capitalize on potential tourism opportunities and more effectively protect wildlife in the area. Such ventures had few safeguards to ensure economic or environmental sustainability. WMAs allow communities to secure user rights to the wildlife resources on their land, and the legal framework allows communities to benefit directly from any enterprise that is based on wildlife. WMAs are established with the aim of enhancing conservation and poverty alleviation through sustainable utilization of natural resources.
Without fences controlling movement of large iconic African mammals such as elephants, zebras and lions, multiple villages preserving large tracts of land together are able to collectively capitalize on potential tourism opportunities and more effectively protect wildlife in the area. Such ventures had few safeguards to ensure economic or environmental sustainability. WMAs allow communities to secure user rights to the wildlife resources on their land, and the legal framework allows communities to benefit directly from any enterprise that is based on wildlife. WMAs are established with the aim of enhancing conservation and poverty alleviation through sustainable utilization of natural resources.
Why Invest in WMA?
There
are fundamental reasons which justify as to why one should invest in the WMAs.
These include the following:
Strategic location: Almost
all WMAs form corridors between two or several national parks and game
reserves. This unique characteristic makes WMAs to be not only crucial landmark
for the complete ecosystem but also amongst most wildlife populated areas in
the country. Within the WMAs visitors can encounter diverse species of wildlife
just in a short distance of the game drive in the areas.
Clear and shortened investment procedures: Investment procedures in WMAs have been greatly simplified
to ensure that negotiation between investors and the societies takes place
smoothly, quickly and conveniently. It takes an average of 25 to 30 days from
commencement of negotiation to contract signing between investors and the
respective WMA, hence saving time and negotiation costs.
WMAs are 100% managed by Communities/villages: WMAs are under community ownership for 100%, and the
communities have been given full mandate to negotiate and sign all contracts as
far as their respective WMA concerns. With that power, negotiations between
WMAs and investors will not involve other third parties or institutions.
By Investing in WMAs, investors are directly supporting the
surrounding local communities/villages: The communities which form WMA associations directly
benefits 75% of the total revenue from the respective WMA and have the mandate
to plan utilization of those collections. The remaining 15% goes to the central
government. Hence by investing in the WMA, investors will be contributing directly
to the social-economic wellbeing of the surrounding
communities through annual collections by the association.
- WMA Opportunities
Mbomipa WMA Opportunities
Mbomipa
WMA is located in Idodi and Pawaga Divisions of Iringa District- Iringa Region.
The southern boundary of Ruaha National Park forms the northern boundary of the
WMA, to the west it is bordered by the Iringa-Mbeya boundary
Ipole WMA Opportunities
The
Ipole wildlife management area has identified the following investment
opportunities
Ikona WMA Opportunities
Ikona
WMA is currently looking for a potential investor to invest in the Ikona
visitor’s center. An international standard visitor’s center with a capacity of
serving 300 tourists at a time was developed under the support of USAID, however
the WMA has not been able to source an investor who can manage and provide
services at the center
Randileni WMA Opportunities
Randileni
has two open sites within WMA for photographic safari investments. They are
commonly known as the sunset site and korongo la Dume site.
Enduimet WMA Opportunities
Enduimet
WMA is open for interested investors who wish to invest in this potential
tourism site and currently has set aside three photographic investment areas
which are open for permanent structured lodges and tented lodges.
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