Serengeti General Management Plan

Serengeti National Park General Management Plan
Table H.2: Tourism Management Programme Monitoring Plan
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Management
Target
Potential impacts
(Positive and
Negative)
Decline of visitor
safety as a result of
diversification of tourism
activities into
more remote areas
Pollution and waste
at tourism sinks degrading
Park’s flora,
wildlife habitat and
cultural values
Construction or grading
of access roads
into the Wilderness
Zone leading to the
contamination of
soils and river systems
from oil and
diesel spills
Off-road driving
scheme irreversibly
damaging vegetation
recovery rates and
ground fauna
Indicator
Source of
Information
Objective 1: Visitor access and use developed and enhanced in environmentally appropriate
and sustainable ways
1.1: Disturbance Reduced overcrowd- Number of vehicles at Monitoring system
of key habitats, ing in wildlife viewing key sites
for visitor use of
wildlife popula- hotspots
park zones (c.f. Actions
and other
tion 4.1.3)
exceptional resourcesminimised
Greater compliance
with Serengeti Code
of Conduct
Incidences contravening
park rules and
regulations
Anonymous incident
reports (c.f. Action
4.1.2)
Improved visitor ex- Visitor satisfaction with Visitor use and satperience
wildlife viewing isfaction surveys
(c.f. Action 4.1.3)
1.2: Tourism ac- Increased tourism Concession holder Concession holder
cess and use di- use in the Low Use bed nights and camp- records and bed
versified in ap- and Wilderness site usage
night fees (Park acpropriate
ways, in Zones
counts)
order to expand
SENAPA tourism
attractions and
minimise overuse
of existing
attractions
Increased range of
tourism opportunities
for visitors
Number of different
activities undertaken
by visitors
Visitor use and satisfaction
surveys
(c.f. Action 4.1.3)
Safety incidences Protection Department
records
Evidence of pollution
or habitat degradation
at tourism sinks
Evidence of pollution
along access roads
Evidence of habitat
degradation in designated
off-road driving
zones
Targeted inspections
by SENAPA
staff
Targeted inspections
by SENAPA
staff
Monitoring of offroad
driving by
SENAPA staff