title: Integrating the management of Ruaha landscape of Tanzania with local needs and preferences.
abstract: Sustainable management of landscapes with multiple competing demands such as the Ruaha Landscape is complex due to the diverse preferences and needs of stakeholder groups involved. This study uses conjoint analysis to assess the preferences of representatives from three stakeholder groups-local communities, district government officials, and non-governmental organizations-toward potential solutions of conservation and development tradeoffs facing local communities in the Ruaha Landscape of Tanzania. Results demonstrate that there is little consensus among stakeholders about the best development strategies for the Ruaha region. This analysis suggests a need for incorporating issues deemed important by these various groups into a development strategy that aims to promote conservation of the Ruaha Landscape and improve the livelihood of local communities.
authors.affiliation: Widlife Conservation Society - Africa Program, P.o. Box: 1699, Kigali, Rwanda, mmasozera@wcs.org.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masozera
authors.forename: Jon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: Deana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coppolillo
authors.forename: Harrison G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Sadiki
authors.forename: Jonna K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Mazet
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003256:Community Participation; D032921:Consensus; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009938:Organizations; D013636:Tanzania