Land rights in conservation areas in Tanzania |
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| Authors: | Ulrike Wanitzek Harald Sippel |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of African Studies & Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Conflicts arise increasingly in Tanzania which involve claims in land located in conservation areas. These conflicts arise,
in many cases, between members of the local communities and the state authorities in charge of the conservation areas. They
concern customary land rights both of pastoral and of agricultural communities, a topic which also touches upon their identities.
The article investigates the legal dimension of these disputes by discussing the law governing conservation areas in the wider
context of land tenure legislation. Within this context, the legal framework of conservation areas is discussed from both
historical and contemporary perspectives. Nature conservation must respect the needs of the local population affected. It
is therefore argued that concepts of community-based conservation should be developed further to work towards the goal of
integrating nature conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | community-based conservation customary land rights land conflicts land law law of nature conservation Tanzania |
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