From Reduction to Management: New Approaches to Regulate Wild Meat in Tanzania - USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili
This case study highlights the efforts of the Tuhifadhi Maliasili (Preserve Nature Resources) activity in Tanzania. Implemented by RTI International, this activity aims to ensure the secure and sustainable connectivity of wildlife habitats. It achieves this goal by enhancing the institutional capacity of both public and private stakeholders to manage natural resources.
As part of its comprehensive strategy to safeguard wildlife corridors, Tuhifadhi Maliasili addresses the demand for wild meat in Tanzania through two primary approaches: conducting campaigns to change consumer behavior and collaborating with key governmental bodies such as the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority and local authorities to regulate the legal trade of wild game.
In 2022, USAID collected this case study, as part of a series that looks at USAID-funding activities from around the world. The case study provides a snapshot of the activity and how it addresses the questions posed in the Wild Meat Learning Agenda. For more information on how the USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili activity has progressed see the following resources:
- USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili (“Preserve Natural Resources”) Fact Sheet
- Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Rapid Assessment
- Video: USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili Project is helping women benefit from biodiversity conservation
- Leveraging WI-HER’s iDARE Methodology to Improve Conservation Efforts under the USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili (Preserve Natural Resources) Project in Tanzania
- Tanzania: The economics of wildlife corridors
More information and resources about USAID’s approaches to addressing unsustainable wild meat demand are available at USAID’s Wild Meat Collaborative Learning Group. The information provided in the case study series does not necessarily represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government.
