Building Capacity on Protected Areas Law & Governance Module 2 Governance Principles & Approaches Exercise 2 Understanding the Stakeholders & Legal Sources of Authority in a Protected Area

Background  Purpose  Promote an understanding of the range of potential stakeholders exercising authority within a protected area.  Build awareness of the range of legal sources of such authority.  Enable Learners to appreciate the role of law in founding and influencing such authority.  Foster critical appreciation of the array of internal and external legal factors that influence the form, nature and relationship of stakeholders and authority within a protected area.  Structure  Introduction to Exercise (20 minutes)  Individual Work (50 minutes)  Joint Class Discussion (40 minutes)  Consolidation (10 minutes)

The Case Study

The Task …  Question 1  Which stakeholders potentially exercise authority in relation to the TNTCA?  List all potential stakeholders relevant to the:  Nzuri component of the TNTCA  Zintle component of the TNTCA  TNTCA as a whole  In respect of each of these stakeholders, identify the nature of authority exercised by each - what type of authority they exercise in relation to the TNTCA.

The Task …  Question 2  What are the legal sources/basis of such authority?  In respect of each of the above stakeholders, identify the legal source/basis of such authority.  Hint - possible sources/basis of legal authority: International legal instrumentsConservation servitudes Memorandum of UnderstandingConservation agreements ConstitutionSettlement agreements StatutesLeases Assigned/delegated powersConcessions Intergovernmental agreementsPermits Commercial contractsOwnership

The Task  Question 3  What broad contextual and site-specific legal factors impact on the source or exercise of authority in TNTCA?  Which stakeholders are affected/influenced by these legal factors?  Hint  Contextual Legal Factors  International Context  Regional Context  Constitutional Context  Site-Specific Legal Factors  Ownership  Management  Access/Use/Benefits