Wildlife Division
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
GTZ Wildlife Programme in Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam 2003In the debate on biodiversity conservation two topics have gained prominence in recent years. One is connecting important protected areas by „corridors“ in order to safeguard the vital
genetic flow and exchange with the aim to avoid „conservation islands“. The other topic is
transboundary partnerships in conservation.
This paper describes how a number of governmental and nongovernmental actors under the
leadership of the Tanzanian Wildlife Division have worked towards the creation of „Wildlife
Management Areas“ on village land in Southern Tanzania, which would serve as a string of
protected areas to form a corridor connecting two elephant ranges of high importance, the
Selous Game Reserve and ecosystem and the Niassa Game Reserve in Mozambique
