Future Prospects

Based on the current human impacts, it seems that the future prospects for the African savannah are not looking up as of now because of increased encroachment on savannah lands due to agriculture, livestock grazing, urbanization, carbon emissions, and control and manipulation of fire.  As a consequence of these problems, lands that have already been touched or affected by anthropogenic activity are too far changed or destroyed to save.  Additionally, as the human population in Africa continues to grow, mankind’s gaze turns further towards settling parts of the African savannah, thus turning these lands over to human exploitation and ruin. However, due to National Parks, the future of the Savannah seems promising, as long as untouched areas of the African savannah may continue to be exactly that: untouched.  If local and national authorities can strictly and conscientiously implement conservation efforts such as large, protected reserves, as well as laws aimed against trespassing through protected lands and illegal poaching, these as-of-yet untouched areas may have some hope of retaining their natural features, flora, and fauna, keeping the African savannah a pure ecosystem, at least in some parts of Africa