Ngorongoro at cross roads. Vol.2

A part from elephant poaching, no other conservation issues has raised as much public concern in Tanzania in the past year as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) land use conflict. As is in the case of African elephant (refer to page 6 ), the government has spared no effort in seeking a solution to the Ngorongoro question. However, as for any outstanding national problem, the government could not come up with a solution overnight-—a series of consultation had to be made followed by comprehensive analysis; the latter is the essence of the Ngorongoro Workshop that was held in l)ar es Salaam in December, 1989. The workshop came up with a draft policy called the Ngorongoro charter which is presently being studied by the government.