Tanzania: Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology

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Develop insight into the delicate balance between socioeconomic goals and ecological concerns in the vast wilderness expanses of Tanzania.

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Home to Serengeti National Park—the site of the largest wildlife migration on earth—Tanzania features tropical, temperate, and alpine forests. Ngorongoro Crater, a 12-mile-wide extinct volcano, is one of the wonders of the natural world. Within these disparate ecosystems, issues of population growth, land use, and tourism development are in tense juxtaposition with wildlife conservation efforts.

From the program base in the heart of Tanzania's most renowned wilderness parks, students explore the country’s diverse human and natural environments through seminars and field visits to nature reserves and conservation areas. Swahili language study and a rural stay with a Maasai community complement classroom work and field research.

Lecturers are drawn from institutions such as:

• Sokoine University of Agriculture
• Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute

Program Alum Launches Water Project in Shirati, Tanzania Inspired by his semester abroad on this program and work completed through his Independent Study Project, Max Perel-Slater (Wesleyan University) applied for and received a grant to go back to Tanzania and complete work on a rain water catchment system in the Tanzanian village of Shirati. By partnering with community members and others, Max is working not only to provide clean water access, but also the skills, knowledge, and resources to sustain progress in community health.   Read Max’s Independent Study Project: The Price of Water: Assessment of the Current Water Situation and Recommendation of Technical Methodology for the Community of Shirati, Tanzania.

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