Abstract:
Resource Conflicts are the major challenge to
the responsible Institutions in the management and
conservation of biodiversity in Zanzibar due to the
existence of multiple and interactive reasons that lead to
conflicts. This paper intends to reveal the less known
current status of resource conflicts in the management of
biodiversity in Jozani ecosystem, Zanzibar. The study
employed descriptive survey research design of the causal
comparative research design to collect data from 280
respondents which constitute the study population.
Descriptive statistics such as percentages, mean,
frequency, standard deviation and Pearson correlation
were used for data analysis. The outcome of the study
showed that there is significant relationship existed
between resource conflicts and the management of
biodiversity conservation in Jozani ecosystem. The study
has implications for environmental policy makers. The
study concludes by asserting that unemployment, poverty
and scarcity of environmental resources are the major
causes of conflict, therefore the call is directed to policy
makers to strengthen efforts on resolving conflicts by
establishing overall strategies such as establishment of
participatory community-based approaches to natural
resource management, conflict resolution capacity
building measures among the stakeholders, amendment of
Laws and expansion of employment to reduce direct
relying on using natural resource assets for livelihood.
