Assessing Rainwater Harvesting Ponds for Sustainable Wildlife Conservation’s Outcomes:

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the Rainwater harvesting ponds for sustainable wildlife conservation’s outcomes: A Case of Mkomazi National Park. The study intended to answer three research objectives, which are examine whether development of rainwater harvesting ponds granger cause sustainable wildlife conservation, examine whether sustainable wildlife conservation granger cause rainwater harvesting ponds and lastly to examine cointegration between rainwater harvesting ponds granger cause sustainable wildlife conservation. The research applied the quantitative approach in carrying out this study. This study was guided by ecological modernization theory. Time series data were collected from archival records of TANAPA and comprised of revenue data and number of ponds from 2008 to 2022. Findings from the study indicated that development of rainwater harvesting ponds granger cause sustainable wildlife conservation. The study further found out that there is cointegration between rainwater harvesting ponds granger cause sustainable wildlife conservation.