Serengeti General Management Plan

Serengeti National Park General Management Plan
Major action Potential negative impact
1.2.1: Identify Pollution and waste at
and establish a sites degrading Park’s
broad spread of flora and wildlife habitat
tourism sinks in
the High and
Low Use Zones
1.2.2.5: Develop
an infrastructure
of dead-end
short access
roads into the
Wilderness
Zone for camp-
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ing locations
1.2.5: Implement
off-road
driving pilot
scheme in Low
Use Zone
2.1.1.1: Implementappropriate
and cost effective
water
supply infrastructuredevelopments
Degradation of cultural or
archaeological sites
Contamination of soils and
river systems from oil and
diesel spills during road
construction or grading
Vegetation recovery rates
and ground fauna irreversibly
damaged
New water infrastructure
will lead to unsustainable
water use
Pollution and degradation
of water in the locality
Mitigation measure
� If toilet facilities are necessary they
should be constructed at least 100m
away from closest river system
� No litter disposal facilities will be established
at tourism sinks, since this
will inevitably create a waste management
problem. Rather, visitors will
be required to carry any trash with
them (see Code of Conduct in section
1.1.2)
� Area site marking should be done in
such a way that avoids cutting down
trees
� Only properly planned low impact nonpermanent
facilities should be permit-
ted
� Oils should be properly stored and
safely disposed of outside of the Park
� Driving should not be permitted in areas
with sensitive species or habitats
nor during wet conditions
� Disturbed areas will be temporarily
closed for restoration
� If impacts become unavoidable and
unacceptable, then management
should prohibit off-road driving
� Install appropriate consumption measuring
equipment and take regular recordings
� Modify facilities and practices to reduce
day to day consumption, e.g.
use:
o Dual flush toilet cisterns
o Aerated shower nozzles
o Recycling where possible
� Consideration should be given to purification
requirements, desalination and
disinfections
� Regular samples should be tested at
the storage facility and point of disposal