HANDING OVER OF THREE LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATIONS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND 9 CERTIFICATES OF COMMUNAL RIGHTS OF OCCUPANCY FOR SACRED SITES AND CALVES GRAZING AREAS IN KITETO

The Kiteto District Authorities led by District Commissioner, Mr. Tumaini Magesa and District Executive Director Mr. Kambona Tamimu on 24th June, 2020 officiated the handing over of the Livestock Associations Certificates of Registration to clusters of ALLOLE, KIMBO and NAPALAI. This was a great step towards implementation of the Participatory Rangelands Management (PRM) Project in strengthening the grazing land management institutions for proper governance of the rangelands for improved food security and livelihoods. The legal status of the Livestock associations is facilitating smooth implementation of the Community Rangelands Investment Funds (CRIF) with respect to approved Grazing land Management Plans. This success was due to strong partnership between Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) and its partners: KINNAPA, Ministry of Livestock, and Kiteto District Council, National Land use Planning Commission (NLUPC), Sokoine University of Agriculture, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) among others, funded by EU through International Land Coalition with technical guidance from International Livestock Research Institute in the four clusters OLENGAPA, KIMBO, ALLOLE and NAPALAI).

 

In the same day, the District Commissioner handed over nine (9) Certificates of Communal Rights of Occupancy (CCROs) to Alallilis (Calves Grazing Areas) and Sacred Sites in OLENGAPA grazing cluster of 7,330 hectares. This is the results of the concerted efforts of Indigenous Community Conserved areas (ICCAs) partners under the Global support Initiatives for ICCAs (GSI-ICCA) implemented in Tanzania to support  13 ICCAs in various districts through TNRF Coordination under  UNDP Tanzania. In Kiteto the ICCAs is piloted by KINNAPA to selected sacred sites and Calves Grazing areas (allalies)   to improve sustainable conservation by enhancing improvement of the grazing areas for reliable pastures and conserved environment and culture. 

ICCAs partners efforts in Tanzania complements PRM and national conservation targets through formalizing traditional mechanism on conservation and in ensuring community takes lead in conservation and managing of their own resources in different rangelands for improved livelihoods for both current and future generations.

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