Effects of a century of policy and legal change on wildlife conservation and utilisation in Tanzania

As one of Africa's most wildlife-rich countries (see Kingdon, 1989; Stuart and Adams, 1990; Lovett and Wasser, 1993; Pomeroy, 1993), Tanzania provides an important case study for the theme of sustainable use, biological conservation and institutional management of conservation. This chapter aims to show a) how previous conservation policies have removed the control of wildlife resources from rural people to central or regional authorities; b) the current forms of wildlife use and their value, and their lack of benefit to rural people; and, c) the policies that have been recommended to ensure the effective and long-term conservation of Tanzania's unequalled wildlife resources.