"Wild birds are our gold": What livelihood implications does it hold for local communities in Chemba district, Tanzania?

Hunting wild birds for food, ornaments, and business purposes has been a longstanding practice in the Chemba district, and local communities consider the wild bird business as the "gold" that transforms their livelihoods. This article builds on a livelihood framework to document livelihoods gained from wild bird business across livelihood capitals at the household level. We conducted a 146-household survey, 16 interviews, 4 focus group discussions, and observations to gain field information that helped to develop the article.

Roles of village land councils in mitigating of land conflicts in Ngorongoro district, Tanzania.

The present study assessed the roles of Village Land Councils (VLC) in mitigating land conflicts before they got out of their control. Data was collected through questionnaire surveys, key informant interviews, and document reviews. A total of 136 participants were involved.