Stakeholders' analysis and institutional performance in the use and management of Mangrove resources in the Rufiji delta, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Kitula, R A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-01T11:03:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-01T11:03:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mangrove ecosystem consists of several habitats, which attract numerous stakeholders with regard to utilization and management. However, information about stakeholders conflicting interests, institutional performance and types of resource-use conflicts over mangrove resources is inadequate. This study was designed to analyse stakeholders and institutional performance in the use and management of mangrove resources. The study was conducted in the Rufiji Delta and Floodplain. Socio-economic data were collected through Participatory Rural Appraisal approaches and household surveys. Ecological data were collected and analysed through Geographical Information System technique. Five logistic regression models were developed to analyse factors underlying institutional performance and resource-use conflicts. Sixteen areas of conflicting interests that occurred among stakeholders were identified which were rooted in institutional and socio-economic perspectives. Despite the shift in the management of mangrove forests from state control to participatory approach, mangroves were declining mainly as results of stakeholders conflicting interests. Also, the study showed that performance of Village Natural Resources Committees (VNRCs) and Mangrove Management Project (MMP) in governing mangrove forests was relatively poor. Factor constrained performances of VNRCs and MMP were residence duration, restrictions on harvesting mangrove resources, demand for resources, family size, poor coordination of stakeholders, illegal activities, unawareness of resource extinctions, inequity and perceived prolonged drought. Main resource-use conflicts were location, scale and tenure. Factors significantly increased conflicts of location include distance, unemployment and crop diseases. Conflicts of scale were significantly increased by desire for economic gains and age of a respondent. Factors including lack of extension contacts and awareness training significantly increased conflicts of tenure. Negotiation and mediation were two major mechanisms used in managing conflicts. In conclusion, most resource-use conflicts which arose fromoverlapping mandates were unresolved and mechanisms for their management were lacking. The study recommends the need for organising multi-sectoral forum after every two years for mitigating cross-sectoral conflicting interests to ensure sustainable management of mangrove resources. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | PANT1L | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5288 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stakeholders' | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mangrove | en_US |
| dc.subject | Resources | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rufiji delta | en_US |
| dc.title | Stakeholders' analysis and institutional performance in the use and management of Mangrove resources in the Rufiji delta, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |