ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We wish to thank the World Resources Institute and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for financial and logistical support which made possible the research and development of this policy brief. We are indebted to Peter Veit, Regional Director for Africa for comments, guidance and support, and for expediting the editing and printing of this brief. Many people contributed in this analysis and it is not possible to acknowledge every individual. However, we would like to recognize especially Rugemeleza Nshala and Tundu Lissu of LEAT, officials in the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources, and the Office of the Parliamentary Clerk.

During our work, several things became abundantly clear. First, use of democratic legal institutions and tools in Tanzania is only beginning to develop. Second, wildlife in Tanzania simply cannot survive without direct involvement of local communities in their management. Perhaps most significantly, addressing the problems of human-wildlife conflicts in the buffer zones and migration corridor areas must be among the highest priorities of all stakeholders. It is our hope that the analysis herein will enrich the ongoing debate on wildlife conservation in Tanzania for the betterment of the Tanzanian population and humankind in general.

VS and LH