Poverty & ecosystem Services impact of WMAs

Some Community Perspectives

Alais Ole-Morindat

INTRODUCTION

• Powerful global macroeconomic forces are at work and will grow stronger in the future.

• Conservationists & social scientists need to get prepared.

• Governments need to make choices• Re-engineering, Re-strategizing • Build strong alliances• Need for conservation programmes

with human Face

TANZANIA

• VISION 2025

• MKUKUTA

• SECTORAL POLICIES

• NEW ASPIRATION – INVESTMENTS

• KILIMO KWANZA

• BIG RESULTS NOW

• NEW CONSTITUTION

The Three Pillars

Natural Resources

Livestock & wildlife

Community & Conservation Institutions

I.P.S./S4

Inadequate and inappropriate policy framework

Knowledge GapIssues of Power

Imbalance

DRY LANDS DYNAMICS.

Photo credit:

Kelley Lynch/

Save the Children USA

I.STS/S9

I.STS/S10

I.STS/S13

P3.KQ2.A2/S15

16P1.KQ4.A2/S

Working together for Conservation & Development

Community Private

sector

GOT

Theory of Change “Strong voices –receptive ears”

• A need to interrogate our theory of Conservation & Development

• Improving policy at National Level Dialogue –critical.

• Window - New Constitution

• East Africa Community