Corporate plan (PDF 936 kB) - Tanzania National Parks

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2.4.3 TANAPA Initiatives
a) Protection of Resources
Protection of resources has been improved after implementation of the
following activities:
Deployment of more park rangers and distribution to various
parks after training
Acquisition of patrol and communication equipment
Communities involvement through the intelligence services
b) Expansion of National Parks
Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru Forest Reserves formerly under the
Forestry and Beekeeping Division were successfully gazetted in 2005
and were annexed to Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Parks,
respectively. Efforts are underway to annex Usangu Game Reserve with
Ruaha National Park, making it the largest national park in Tanzania
and one of the largest in Africa. The process initiated by the
government aims at protecting the Ihefu wetland and the Great Ruaha
River with associated catchment areas and biodiversity.
c) Gazettement of New National Parks
Saadani and Kitulo National Parks were gazetted in 2005. The
gazettement of the two parks is one of the success stories of the
previous Corporate Plan (2001-2006). Two more national parks, namely
Mkomazi and Saanane, will be added to the national parks system in
the near future while the Speke Gulf will be annexed to Serengeti
National Park. There is potential for Mt. Rungwe Forest to be annexed
to Kitulo National Park.
d) Tourism Development
There has been a steady growth in nature-based tourism in national
parks. Tourist attractions were diversified to enhance visitor experience.
New products include walking safaris, canoeing, and night game drives.
Old products such as game drives, ballooning, spot fishing,
chimpanzee tracking and mountain climbing were progressively
improved. The number of resident arrivals increased from 98,509 in