A community born on the land it protects.

Maasai indigenous communities in the Eastern Great Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania.

Background

Founded by Maasai communities. Rooted in Loliondo.

Northern Loliondo Rangeland Management (NOLORAMATA) is a community-based organization founded and registered by community members in Ngorongoro, across the Loliondo villages, with our main office in Wasso, Arusha, Tanzania.

We restore and care for the rangeland landscape of the Eastern Great Serengeti ecosystem — honoring the value of both livestock and wildlife, and supporting the Maasai pastoral indigenous people whose lives are inseparable from this land.

Our strategic plan 2025-2030, with current projects reflect our Vision of making and starting with NorthernLoliondo and its surrounding landscape ecosystems resilient and sustainable.
By 2030, we aim to improve the healthy grazing environment by restoring and using controlled fire on more than 15,000acres of land, which, over 15years ago,was a bushland with acacia trees thathave no value to either livestock or wildlife, in return, increasing the presence of savanna grassland.
14 villages will be under the programs of range land, starting with 5 villages currently.
Land Use Planning for all 14 villages will be initiated.
The economic and environmental resilience of the people and landscape needs to be improved, with local livelihoods enhanced and key wildlife populations, such as wildebeest, and breeding sites restored.
Water bodies and water sources like rivers and small streams are improved for the benefit of both people,wildlife, and cattle.
Ecotourism and other social enterprises have been established to diversify the economy.

Our strategic plan 2025-2030, with current projects reflect our Vision of making and starting with NorthernLoliondo and its surrounding landscape ecosystems resilient and sustainable.
By 2030, we aim to improve the healthy grazing environment by restoring and using controlled fire on more than 15,000acres of land, which, over 15years ago,was a bushland with acacia trees thathave no value to either livestock or wildlife, in return, increasing the presence of savanna grassland.
14 villages will be under the programs of range land, starting with 5 villages currently.
Land Use Planning for all 14 villages will be initiated.
The economic and environmental resilience of the people and landscape needs to be improved, with local livelihoods enhanced and key wildlife populations, such as wildebeest, and breeding sites restored.
Water bodies and water sources like rivers and small streams are improved for the benefit of both people,wildlife, and cattle.
Ecotourism and other social enterprises have been established to diversify the economy.

Our Mission

An ecologically and economically thriving landscape that supports both people,livestock,and wildlife, and it’s resilient to future looseness from climate change and human population growth.

A society in which people, livestock,wildlife, and nature co-exist in peace, health, and harmony.

Our Vission

Ensuring the provision of education to the wider community, starting from the northern part of Ngorongoro, i.e.,Loliondo.
Ensuring that grazing land is recognized and respected by applying the laws of the country and other laws, such as communal traditional laws.
Land use planning and scientific research applicationshelp the community manage itsresources.
Land restoration on the bush encroachment areas and the area encroached by invasive species by application of controlled fire management.

Preservation and conservation of water sources and wetlands.
Ensuring the accessibility and availability of the market to livestock products.

Our Values

Co-existence of the local Maasai indigenous community and wildlife harmony.
Resilience in the face of complex challenges such as climate change.
Authorized measurements framework and science-based evidence.
Respecting Maasai indigenous traditional Knowledge.
We value and respect pastoralist indigenous knowledge with their way of life, with natural resources surrounding inclusivity and gender equality, i.e., women, children, and youth, accountability, and transparency in all our working

“As Noloramata’s director, I have seen it with my own eyes — during the severe droughts, the Pololeti River dries up toward its sacred sources. This is not a threat to one community; it reaches far beyond our borders.”
Director, Noloramata

OUR NEXT GOALS

We aim to teach citizens science to the next generation.

Through youth environmental conservation clubs for both primary and secondary school both girls and boys.
We aim building nursery to grow more tree seedlings(indigenous)

Establishing a beekeeping enterprise which will be a women and youth-led initiative project, the honey will be sold through Noloramata women and youth Co-operatives, bee keeping serve double benefit as the source of income but also as pollination is an integral part of biodiversity.

Through collaboration, we can move mountains.

Since 2023, Noloramata has worked through village council meetings, traditional leaders’ dialogue, and women’s formation groups — believing that lasting change comes from collaboration between communities, government, and partners.