ABSTRACT
Wildlife Management Area (WMA) provides an avenue for rural communities to participate in wildlife management. Ideal interventions require initiatives based on felt needs thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice. The intervention is however constrained with socio-economic and institutional factors. The study assessed socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing local community adoption and operationalisation of the WMA concept in the management of Pawaga-Idodi pilot area in Iringa, Tanzania. Specifically; the study assessed (1) socio-economic characteristics and their management implications, (2) status, constraints and opportunities, and (3) functioning and appropriateness of the existing institutional framework. Two research phases were adopted, one involving preliminary study where Participatory Rural Appraisal exercise, secondary data collection, questionnaire pre-testing, and key informant discussions were undertaken. Questionnaires were administered to 187 household heads and participants’ observations were undertaken in phase two. Content and structural functional analyses were used to analyse information from key informants, participant observations and secondary data. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were done. Chi-square and ANOVA analyses were used to explain variations in various aspects across the study villages. Significant variations (P
SHAYO, D (2021). Socio-Economic And Institutional Factors Influencing The Management Of Pawaga-Idodi Pilot Wildlife Management Area In Iringa, Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-and-institutional-factors-influencing-the-management-of-pawaga-idodi-pilot-wildlife-management-area-in-iringa-tanzania
SHAYO, DONASIANI "Socio-Economic And Institutional Factors Influencing The Management Of Pawaga-Idodi Pilot Wildlife Management Area In Iringa, Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 10 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-and-institutional-factors-influencing-the-management-of-pawaga-idodi-pilot-wildlife-management-area-in-iringa-tanzania. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
SHAYO, DONASIANI . "Socio-Economic And Institutional Factors Influencing The Management Of Pawaga-Idodi Pilot Wildlife Management Area In Iringa, Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 10 May. 2021. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-and-institutional-factors-influencing-the-management-of-pawaga-idodi-pilot-wildlife-management-area-in-iringa-tanzania >.
SHAYO, DONASIANI . "Socio-Economic And Institutional Factors Influencing The Management Of Pawaga-Idodi Pilot Wildlife Management Area In Iringa, Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 30, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/socio-economic-and-institutional-factors-influencing-the-management-of-pawaga-idodi-pilot-wildlife-management-area-in-iringa-tanzania