SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE IPOLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
AREAS OF INTERVENTION
Community-based natural resources management, Income-generating activities (beekeeping, wild mushrooms, fishing, livestock keeping), Capacity building of local partners
MAIN PARTNER
JUMUIYA YA HIFADHI YA WANYAMAPORI IPOLE (JUHIWAI), the association that represents the villages of Ipole, Ugunda, Msuva, Idekamiso, Utimule, Mwamulu, Makazi and Udongo
IN COLLABORATION WITH
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT), Tanzania Forest Services (TFS), Sikonge District Council, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland- (HEPIA Geneva), Adansonia Consulting.
LONG-TERM GOAL
The Ipole WMA contains functional ecosystems that provide natural resources for use in a sustainable way by the populations of the eight villages.
SECOND PHASE OBJECTIVES
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JUHIWAI governs and manages the Ipole WMA to preserve ecosystems and ensure transparency and inclusion of villages.
- The inhabitants of the eight villages have equitable access to natural resources on village land and in the WMA and are able to make profit from them.
DESCRIPTION
The Ipole wildlife management area (WMA) which covers 2540 km2, is an ecological corridor between several protected areas and harbors different ecosystems and important wildlife populations (buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard, giraffe). The authorized association that manages the Ipole WMA, JUHIWAI, does not have the means to manage the entire area effectively. This results in environmental degradation and loss of income for the villages that own the land. The natural products collected in the WMA by the local population are not certified to be sold on the retail market and are of insufficient quality to command a good price.
The second phase of the project will strengthen the institutional, administrative, material, and financial capacities of the local partner, JUHIWAI, through training by Tanzanian partners and ongoing technical support. The project will also support the compliance of legal documents, necessary for the proper management of the reserve. To improve the added-value chains of natural products, the project will facilitate the acquisition of equipment and provide training to beekeepers, mushroom pickers, and fishermen. It will also seek to reduce conflicts between users by supporting land use plans and bringing together the natural resources stakeholders. The project also aims to include and encourage primary and secondary school pupils to become more aware of environmental protection.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
PROJECT ON LEMAN BLEU TV SHOW “ESPRIT SOLIDAIRE”
PROJECT INFORMATION |
| On-going project Since 2022 |
| Where
The Ipole Wildlife Management Area and its 8 villages: Ipole, Msuva, Idekamiso, Utimule, Ugunda, Mwamulu, Makazi and Udongo. |
| Donors Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, State of Geneva, Town of Geneva, Municipalities of Geneva throught the Geneva Federation for Cooperation and Development (FGC )Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): 02.22-09.22 |
| Project beneficiaries
JUHIWAI committee and staff (24) including 6 women, village game scouts (30) including 4 women, beekeepers (160) including 10 women, mushroom pickers (160) including 100 women, fishermen (270) including 40 women, livestock keepers (400) including 50% women students (4,200) including 50% women Indirect: population of the 8 villages involved (20,000 people). |
| Local partner JUMUIYA YA HIFADHI YA WANYAMAPORI IPOLE (JUHIWAI) |
| ADAP officers Project manager in Tanzania: Jovin Lwehabura, Programme officers in Switzerland: Sandy Mermod et Louise Sérasset |
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