International Journal of Science and Research Archive
Most of rural people in Tanzania depend on rain-fed agriculture as the source of their livelihood... more Most of rural people in Tanzania depend on rain-fed agriculture as the source of their livelihood. The antagonistic effects of climate change and variability have swindled their activities hence communities have been adapting various strategies in sustaining their living. The study was conducted in Mpwapwa district in Dodoma region. The objective of the study was to examine the impacts of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods and the standing locally based adaptation strategies. A total of 384 sample households were selected from three study villages. Both primary and secondary data were collected whereas primary data were collected through structured questionnaire, participant observation and focus group discussions (FGD’s). Secondary data were collected from the relevant written documents and meteorological stations. A statistical analysis system, statistical package for social science version 20, Chi-square test, and percentage of normal precipitation index were use...
Eastern and Southern African countries’ authorities managing protected areas have made an effort ... more Eastern and Southern African countries’ authorities managing protected areas have made an effort to establish wildlife corridors as a respond towards ecological and socioeconomic benefits of connected ecosystems. However these corridors face with various socioeconomic activities which degrade and fragment their habitats resulting to malfunction of corridors’ management. The study aimed at examining socio-economic activities impacting management of Selous-Niassa wildlife corridor. Data were collected using questionnaire survey, key informants interviews, focus group discussions, direct observation and secondary materials. Collected data were contently and statistically analysed. Field results indicated that 86.7% of respondents claimed that land allocated for settlement, agriculture and livestock keeping is not enough. Poached ‘elephants’ carcasses from 2010 to 2012 showed increasing poaching by 33.3% per year. Charcoal production, honey gathering, clearance for cultivation and local...
Terrestrial climate change predictions use various models that are based on atmospheric parameter... more Terrestrial climate change predictions use various models that are based on atmospheric parameters combined with projected carbon emission scenarios. Increased levels of carbon emissions into the atmosphere are accelerated by human activities and are the main reason of climate change (CC). CC threatens networks of protected areas (PAs) and forced many species out of PAs. Unfenced PAs gives species opportunity to migrate from one PA to another or other unprotected areas to sustain their climatic niche. Many PAs in SADC countries including transfrontier conservation areas (TFCA) are unfenced; hence, connectivity of PAs uses corridors. However, many of these corridors are unprotected and advocacies adaptation of reserved fauna and flora under CC. This paper explains the less known amount of biomass loss and carbon released to the atmosphere as result of habitat conversion of eastern corridor of Selous – Niassa TFCA which connecting the two PAs of Tanzania and Mozambique. Specifically, ...
This paper explains the less known economic values of ecosystem services of Selous – Niassa ecosy... more This paper explains the less known economic values of ecosystem services of Selous – Niassa ecosystem as a result of spatial and temporal changes of land use and land cover. Objectives of the study were to determine changes of ecosystem services, ecosystem functions, estimate ecosystem services of trees loss/gain and analyse ecosystem services of wood balance resulted from LULCC. The study employs benefit transfer method on local and global estimation of ESV with combination of field survey, remote sensing and GIS techniques Generally, annual changes of ESV for the period 1986 -2016 estimated as US$ 7 million and US$ 20 million using local and global ESV coefficients respectively. Additionally, for three decades there is local and global annual loss of US$ 322 million and US$ 654 million respectively of ecosystem functions mostly from closed woodlands, open woodlands, grassland and water from 1986 to 2016. Also, there is total annual local and global gain of ecosystem functions of U...
International Journal of Science and Research Archive
Most of rural people in Tanzania depend on rain-fed agriculture as the source of their livelihood... more Most of rural people in Tanzania depend on rain-fed agriculture as the source of their livelihood. The antagonistic effects of climate change and variability have swindled their activities hence communities have been adapting various strategies in sustaining their living. The study was conducted in Mpwapwa district in Dodoma region. The objective of the study was to examine the impacts of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods and the standing locally based adaptation strategies. A total of 384 sample households were selected from three study villages. Both primary and secondary data were collected whereas primary data were collected through structured questionnaire, participant observation and focus group discussions (FGD’s). Secondary data were collected from the relevant written documents and meteorological stations. A statistical analysis system, statistical package for social science version 20, Chi-square test, and percentage of normal precipitation index were use...
Eastern and Southern African countries’ authorities managing protected areas have made an effort ... more Eastern and Southern African countries’ authorities managing protected areas have made an effort to establish wildlife corridors as a respond towards ecological and socioeconomic benefits of connected ecosystems. However these corridors face with various socioeconomic activities which degrade and fragment their habitats resulting to malfunction of corridors’ management. The study aimed at examining socio-economic activities impacting management of Selous-Niassa wildlife corridor. Data were collected using questionnaire survey, key informants interviews, focus group discussions, direct observation and secondary materials. Collected data were contently and statistically analysed. Field results indicated that 86.7% of respondents claimed that land allocated for settlement, agriculture and livestock keeping is not enough. Poached ‘elephants’ carcasses from 2010 to 2012 showed increasing poaching by 33.3% per year. Charcoal production, honey gathering, clearance for cultivation and local...
Terrestrial climate change predictions use various models that are based on atmospheric parameter... more Terrestrial climate change predictions use various models that are based on atmospheric parameters combined with projected carbon emission scenarios. Increased levels of carbon emissions into the atmosphere are accelerated by human activities and are the main reason of climate change (CC). CC threatens networks of protected areas (PAs) and forced many species out of PAs. Unfenced PAs gives species opportunity to migrate from one PA to another or other unprotected areas to sustain their climatic niche. Many PAs in SADC countries including transfrontier conservation areas (TFCA) are unfenced; hence, connectivity of PAs uses corridors. However, many of these corridors are unprotected and advocacies adaptation of reserved fauna and flora under CC. This paper explains the less known amount of biomass loss and carbon released to the atmosphere as result of habitat conversion of eastern corridor of Selous – Niassa TFCA which connecting the two PAs of Tanzania and Mozambique. Specifically, ...
This paper explains the less known economic values of ecosystem services of Selous – Niassa ecosy... more This paper explains the less known economic values of ecosystem services of Selous – Niassa ecosystem as a result of spatial and temporal changes of land use and land cover. Objectives of the study were to determine changes of ecosystem services, ecosystem functions, estimate ecosystem services of trees loss/gain and analyse ecosystem services of wood balance resulted from LULCC. The study employs benefit transfer method on local and global estimation of ESV with combination of field survey, remote sensing and GIS techniques Generally, annual changes of ESV for the period 1986 -2016 estimated as US$ 7 million and US$ 20 million using local and global ESV coefficients respectively. Additionally, for three decades there is local and global annual loss of US$ 322 million and US$ 654 million respectively of ecosystem functions mostly from closed woodlands, open woodlands, grassland and water from 1986 to 2016. Also, there is total annual local and global gain of ecosystem functions of U...
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