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- Human habitation is forbidden in the park with the exception of staff for the
Tanzanian National Parks authority
- Due to its biodiversity and ecological significance, the park has been listed by
UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
- As a national park, it is designated as a Category II protected area under the system
developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
o This means it needs to be managed (through a legal instrument or other
means) to protect the ecosystem or ecological processes as a whole
- Big issue is bush meat trade
o Hunting of lions was big issue
o Made them very scarce
o People were hunting out of a state of poverty and a history of hunting
o Cheetahs, lions, elephants, impalas
§ Tanzania has lost 2/3 of elephants in 5 years
- Issue of corruption within hunting protection (inside trade etc)
- A General Management Plan (2006-2016) has been created in a sustainable manner
and it provides guidance on how to execute the various activities within the park
under 4 main themes:
o Ecosystem management
o Outreach services
o Tourism management
o Park operations
- Major management concerns include:
o Poaching
o Tourism pressure
o Wildfires
o Lack of adequate capacity in resource monitoring
o Water:
§ Despite numerous sources of water during the rain season, there is
only one river, which is transnational
§ This river faces multiple human-meditated cross-boundary threats