Kikoti, Zuwena (2009) Livelihoods and Ecosystem Services around Protected Areas: A case study of Ugalla ecosystem, Tabora-Tanzania. Masters thesis, University of Klagenfurt, Austria.
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Abstract
This thesis report is a result of a field research survey conducted in nine villages of Sikonge and Urambo districts in Tabora region, Tanzania. The surveyed villages were Ipole, Msuva, Mitwigu, Utimule and Udongo in Sikonge district, and Ussoke, Isongwa, Nsogolo and Kasisi in Urambo district. The overall objective of the research explores the needs and contribution of ecosystem services to the livelihood of local people residing around protected areas. Data were collected through a household survey accompanied by in-depth personal interviews, focus group interviews, field observations, and a review of various documents, data and reports. Data analysis was done using statistical package for social science (SPSS), and Ms-Excel. Results indicate that there is a strong support of ecosystem services for local peoples’ livelihoods within the Ugalla ecosystem. Most residents depend on ecosystem services (natural resources) for their lives and well-being as well. Local people within Ugalla ecosystem show that they not only need ecosystem services for food, construction and craft materials (poles, fibres, thatched grasses etc) , source of energy (fire wood), water, protein source, soil formation, source of rainfall, flood control, soil formation, grazing area, and medicines but also as a source of income generating activities such as beekeeping, fishing and tourism. Some villagers convey that, the income generated from fishing, beekeeping and tourism have been used to meet basic household needs like buying of food, clothes and paying for school fees for their children, also to improve social economic development of the villages such as buildings schools, village offices and dispensaries.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2015 14:28 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2015 14:31 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/203 |
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