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Table 2 Proportional value of different areas (national parks and NCA) in the northern circuit

From: Natural conservationists? Evaluating the impact of pastoralist land use practices on Tanzania's wildlife economy

Area

Number of tourists

Proportion of northern circuit visitors (%)

Estimated proportion of total northern circuit revenue generation

Lake Manyara NP

141,226

16

$88,957,628

Serengeti NP

265,880

31

$167,476,628

Tarangire NP

102,562

12

$64,603,347

NCA

360,000

41

$226,762,397

Total value attributable to Maasai steppe

$153,560,975

Total value attributable to Serengeti ecosystem (including 25% NCA)

$224,167,227

  1. This is based on the proportion of northern circuit visitor numbers at each area. Adapted from TANAPA (2007) and Mitchell et al. (2009).