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The nature of land resource conflict and potential resolution mechanisms has been pervasive in many communities in Tanzania. Based on practices among professionals working in the land and land related sectors i.e. fisheries and forest resources, this study suggests that since many conflicts emanate from farmers or pastoralists intersection with either farmland or conservation areas i.e. forests, game parks or/and natural ecosystems, these spatial units need to be delineated with proper community participation. Haphazard attempt to exclude one resource user from the other have often turned futile due to corruption and detection inability within government authorities. Local communities seem to argue for reducing these conservation areas in favour of expanded agriculture and/or grazing land. It seems however, there is no recipe for land resource conflicts resolution in Tanzania, the cost and benefit of the different approaches need to be evaluated before one can adopt any.

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