{"id":3260,"date":"2020-08-18T11:55:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T11:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/blog\/mitigating-conflict-to-safeguard-rufijis-mangroves\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T11:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T11:04:12","slug":"mitigating-conflict-to-safeguard-rufijis-mangroves","status":"publish","type":"wl_blog","link":"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/blog\/mitigating-conflict-to-safeguard-rufijis-mangroves\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitigating Conflict to Safeguard Rufiji&#8217;s Mangroves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Pastoralists normally require large areas to move their livestock according to seasons, ecology and weather changes. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">In some areas where the livestock population exceeds the resources, it oft stunts plant growth through trampling while reducing reproduction ability and generally negatively affecting pasture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">As a result, pastoralists relocate in search of better fodder and water supply in areas such as forest reserves including mangroves. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Inevitably, conflict arises between pastoralists and other stakeholders including the indigenous communities, government authorities and conservationists.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">According to studies, the number of livestock in Kibiti and Rufiji districts in the Delta has traditionally been low. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Pastoralism was introduced in Rufiji over a decade ago after herdsmen were evicted by the Government from Mbeya region in Western Tanzania. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">In recent years, however, the livestock found in the Delta is largely owned by four communities originally from various parts of the country. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">The search for pasture and water during the dry August-September season, compounded by a myth on the powers of mangrove trees, makes the herdsmen drive their cattle into Rufiji.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">The current cattle population, in tens of thousands, has already surpassed the normal carrying capacity in most areas. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">And with the growing population of both human and livestock in the two districts, tension and conflicts have predictably been on the rise.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Way Forward <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">It is against this background that various stakeholders were recently brought together with the aim of mitigating the conflict and seeking peaceful solutions to stop livestock incursions in the mangrove areas. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Those involved were local government authorities and leaders, pastoralist representatives, Tanzania Forest Services and Wetlands International. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Under the leadership of the Kibiti District Commissioner Gulam Hussein Shaban Kifu, discussions were conducted on the extent of the challenge and the need to protect the mangroves.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5806\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5806 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Meeting-with-community-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Seeking ways to ease conflict between pastoralists and other stakeholders<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Various resolutions such raising awareness and outreach efforts geared specifically for the pastoralist communities were made. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">The key stakeholders will implement the resolutions in the coming months with the hope that the conflict will ease to allow the mangroves thrive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastoralists normally require large areas to move their livestock according to seasons, ecology and weather changes. 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