Serengeti General Management Plan
Serengeti General Management Plan
Serengeti General Management Plan
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C. Ecosystem <strong>Management</strong> Programme<br />
The Amala project is presently suspended, but the issues of forest loss and pump-driven irrigation<br />
are both immediate problems that are severely impacting on the nature of water flow<br />
in the Mara River.<br />
The Mara River is also suffering from pollution from agricultural nutrients, agro-chemicals,<br />
mining by-products and urban waste. Although this threat is only expected to moderately degrade<br />
the river in the next 10 years its effects will be pervasive throughout the river system.<br />
The management actions designed to address these threats and enhance the conservation<br />
status of the Mara River are as follows:<br />
Action 1.2.1: Raise awareness on issues affecting the Mara River and advocate for<br />
catchment-wide responses at international forums<br />
Up-to-date information on the current status and predicted trends of the Mara River are necessary<br />
to provide guidance to policy and decision makers on how best to sustainably manage<br />
the Mara River. This management action will advocate for policy interventions that ensure<br />
the flow rate is not compromised by activities outside the Park (such as the hydroelectric<br />
project in Kenya). To inform this awareness raising and advocacy, more research will be<br />
done to monitor and understand the human effects on key parameters of the Mara River,<br />
which are:<br />
� Water flow - including major rivers and streams feeding into the Mara River, such as the<br />
Bologonja River<br />
� Water quality - especially relating to agricultural chemicals and fertilisers<br />
� Water extraction - including from diversions and boreholes<br />
This information will be collected and analysed through the Monitoring <strong>Plan</strong>, outlined under<br />
Objective 2 of this Ecosystem Programme. In parallel with this data analysis, SENAPA management<br />
will keep informed of any changes to land use and economic developments within<br />
the catchment, particularly pertaining to transboundary issues and the Mara River in Kenya.<br />
Action 1.2.2: Promote and participate in international collaboration concerning<br />
Mara River management<br />
The previous management action establishes a solid foundation of knowledge regarding the<br />
Mara River and disseminates this information to influence the broader Mara River catchment<br />
stakeholders. This will create the basis for SENAPA management to work with TANAPA HQ<br />
in forming collaborations and partnerships within the Greater <strong>Serengeti</strong> ecosystem that seek<br />
to sustainably manage the Mara River.<br />
Target 1.3: Fire extent, frequency and intensity within key habitats<br />
managed<br />
Fire is a major management issue for SENAPA. As shown in the box below, fire is the most<br />
pervasive threat to the SENAPA Conservation Targets, and the only identified threat to the<br />
four habitat-related Conservation Targets.<br />
Conservation<br />
Target<br />
Riverine<br />
Forest<br />
Acacia<br />
woodland<br />
Terminalia<br />
woodland<br />
The<br />
Migration<br />
Kopje<br />
habitat<br />
Black<br />
rhino<br />
Fire Threat Very high High High Medium Low Low<br />
Response Actions 1.3.1 & 3 Action Actions 1.3.1 & 3<br />
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