The United Republic of Tanzania
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
TOURISM
AN OVERVIEW OF THE WILDLIFE SUB SECTOR:
ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES FOR
FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15.
A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE NATURAL
RESOURCES SECTOR REVIEW MEETING ON 16th
OCTOBER, 2014, AT NCT.
Presentation outline
1. Introduction
2. Implementation of issues raised in the 2013/2014
JNRS Review meeting.
3. Progress made on the Establishment of Wildlife
Management Areas (WMA)
4. Budget allocation and revenue collection 2013/2014
5. Emerging Issues 2013/2014
6. Proposed activities and performance Indicators For
2015
7. Priority Actions 2014-2015
Introduction
• The Mgt of WSS governed by the Wildlife
Policy of Tanzania of 2007.
• Vision - Sustainable Conservation of Wildlife
and Wetlands for this and future generation
• Mission- Conservation, Mgt, development of
Wildlife and sustainable utilization that will
contribute towards poverty reduction.
• Institutions (WD, TANAPA, NCA, TAWIRI,
CAWM, PWTI,
• Subsequent Legislation
1. Introduction Cont……
Despite of achievements made in managing wildlife
resources, but the challenges facing the sub-sector
have been increasing;
Poaching increase;
Grazing in protected areas and wildlife corridors;
Insufficient funding and poor infrastructure;
Increased incidences of human-wildlife conflicts
Implementation of issues raised in the
2013/2014 JNRS Review meeting.
i)
Skewed benefit sharing mechanism between
the Central Government and Local Authorities
Progress Made:
 Review of the Non-Consumptive Wildlife
Regulations (2008) is underway.
 Joint MNRT – PMO RALG Task Force formed.
 WMA Regulations revised (2012) which to the
greater extent observed fair distribution of
benefit
ii). Insufficient Government Strategy to combat
poaching
National Strategy to combat poaching developed
and will be launched before November 2014.
MNRT convened two high-level National Conferences
(in May and September 2014) - Basket Fund
Establishment of TAWA
 In 2014, 437 Game Wardens out of 2000 by 2016/17
Tanzanian Alliance for Religion and Conservation
established, national awareness campaign against
poaching. The alliance expected to start on 4th
November2014.
MNRT to convene a regional conference on 7th – 8th
November 2014 to develop regional elephant antipoaching strategy
iii) Unavailability of Historical Data on Antipoaching
Refer to the Tables Attached indicating:• Number of Cases Filed in Courts
• Ivory Confiscated Tanzania
• Ivory Confiscated Abroad
iv). Insufficient Transparency in Revenue
Collection
Electronic permit systems for Tourist Hunting and
Photographic Tourism - in place and functional
Established a participatory system in which LG,
village/WMAs and central government collect
revenues together- enhance trust!
Some WMAs the revenue accrued is posted on
notice bodies. Burunge and Enduimet WMAs are
example
v). Delayed Disbursement of funds to WMAs,
WD, District Councils, and Villages
WD disburses funds accrued from Non-consumptive
Wildlife Utilization to beneficiaries’ on monthly basis
From 2014/2015, the 25% of Game fee revenue will
be disbursed to Districts quarterly.
Revenue from block fee (75%) is disbursed to WMA
once is paid by the investor.
vi). Conflicting policies in land use which cause
human- wildlife conflicts
Cross cutting issues:
PMO-RALG organized a stakeholders’ workshop
to discuss how to resolve land use conflicts,
vii). Low level engagement of the private sector to
foster investment in wildlife areas
More than 90% of the investments in wildlife based
tourism are owned by the private sector.
Government formulated Private-Public Partnership
Policy.
3. Progress made on the establishment of three
Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) as was agreed in
the JNRSR Meeting
i. WAGA and UMEMARUWA proposed WMAs
 WD reviewed documents and comments
submitted to the respective WMA.
ii. JUHIWANGUMWA proposed WMA,
• Finalized Resource Management Zone Plan
pending submission of documents to the
Director of wildlife.
4. Budget allocation and Revenue Collection
2013/2014
In 2013/2014 FY, WD planned to spend TAS
10, 931,041,890.00 received TAS 3,106,535,350.12
(28% of the planned budget)
In 2013/2014 FY, the WD planned to collect TAS
28,650,834,000.00
Actual revenue collected and submitted to treasury
was TAS 12, 213, 078, 639.98 equivalents to 43% of
the planned target
However TAS 12.3 Billion were collect against TAS
16.4 projected by TWPF 75% of the planned target
5. Emerging Issues 2013/2014
Issues emerged in 2013/2014 FY includes:
i.
Increased poaching incidences particularly elephant
poaching for ivory
ii. Increased incidences of human-wildlife conflicts
iii. Increased encroachment to protected areas
6. Proposed activities and performance
Indicators For 2015
S/N Focus areas
Target
1
Increase the number of
Protected
Areas
by
accomplishment
of
Gazetement of three
proposed WMAs by June
2015.
Decreased incidences of Improved relationships
predations
and
crop between
local
raiding by wildlife
communities
and
protected
areas
management
2
Increasing
protected
network
area
Mitigating humanwildlife
conflicts
and control of
problem animals
Proposed
performance
indicators
Three WMAs gazetted
and CBOs endorsed to
become
Authorised
Associations
Payment Consolation to Number of people paid
affected people monthly consolation
7. Priority Actions 2014/2015 FY
S/No. Priority Action
Indicative target
1
Strategy launched before
November 2014
2
3
To finalize preparation of
National
Anti
poaching
Strategy
To launch the Tanzania
Wildlife
Management
Authority (TAWA)
To
increase
revenue
collection by 2015
TAWA launched by June
2015
Increase revenue collection
from TZS 28 to 38 Billion
by 2015