If community conservation is the answer in Africa, what is the question?

Adams, William M.; Hulme, David

doi:10.1017/s0030605300031847

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“…There are a number of successful examples where communities and conservationists in Madagascar have worked together to develop local laws to manage access to important natural resources, resulting in improved management (Rakotoniaina & Randriamanampisoa, 1999;Durbin et al, 2003). However, the natural resource needs of communities may be supplied by a relatively narrow range of species, and thus people may have little incentive to conserve the full range of biodiversity (Adams & Hulme, 2001). However, the natural resource needs of communities may be supplied by a relatively narrow range of species, and thus people may have little incentive to conserve the full range of biodiversity (Adams & Hulme, 2001).…”

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The economic importance of freshwater crayfish harvesting in Madagascar and the potential of community-based conservation to improve management

Jones

Andriahajaina

Ranambinintsoa

et al. 2006

Oryx

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Madagascar's endemic freshwater crayfish (Parastacidae: Astacoides) are harvested by local people for both subsistence use and small-scale trade. There has been concern that populations, and even species, are threatened by overexploitation but little is known about the harvest or its economic importance. We studied crayfish exploitation in eastern Madagascar over 3 years. The existence of local taboos (fady) preventing commercial crayfish harvesting, as well as access to markets and forest, influenced involvement in the harvest. All four crayfish species found in the region were harvested, but A. granulimanus provided the majority of the catch. In one harvesting village more than 50% of the 47 households were directly involved in the harvest, which contributed USD 2,382 to the village economy in 2003/2004, an important sum in the context of local incomes. Subsistence use was widespread, particularly by children to whom it may provide an important protein source.Community-based conservation (through transfer of harvesting rights and responsibilities for forest management to local communities) is central to a new conservation paradigm in Madagascar. This recognizes communities' long term interest in their natural resources and offers an ideal opportunity for those concerned with the sustainability of the harvest to implement management tools (such as avoiding reproductive females, size limits and no-take zones). We discuss each tool with respect to biological implications and practical constraints. We note that community-based approaches may not be sufficient to conserve rarer species, which make up a small proportion of the value of the harvest.

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The economic importance of freshwater crayfish harvesting in Madagascar and the potential of community-based conservation to improve management

Jones

Andriahajaina

Ranambinintsoa

et al. 2006

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“…For example, Burkina Faso (2004) reported that its participatory NAP approach was unsustainable due to a lack of funding, while several other countries stated a lack of financial resources as one of the main barriers to NAP development, implementation and the enactment of participatory approaches (e.g., Republic of Algeria, 2004; Republic of Mali, 2004; Republic of Egypt, 2004; Republic of Cape Verde, 2004). This is a problem for participatory approaches in general, not just to desertification related ones (e.g., Cleaver, 1999; Adams and Hulme, 2001). However, it has a large impact on NGO and local community involvement in NAP and project development, as there are often insufficient resources to engage interested groups.…”

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Implementing the UNCCD: Participatory challenges

Stringer

Reed

Dougill

et al. 2007

Natural Resources Forum

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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) emphasizes the need for public participation in land degradation assessment and rehabilitation. While participatory approaches are supported by a growing body of research and practice, meaningfully involving the people affected by land degradation is far from straightforward. This paper investigates the challenge of using the UNCCD as a guide to influence community participation in policy‐making and practice at national and local levels by analyzing experiences from three southern African countries. We show that the UNCCD represents a useful normative framework for addressing degradation problems, but that the participatory ethos is difficult to enact at the national level. Whilst there is increasing evidence that combining local and scientific knowledge using participatory mechanisms can deliver the benefits that the Convention strives to achieve, communication between researchers and practitioners, and those involved in implementing the UNCCD at the national level needs to be strengthened. Broad lessons and best practices in incorporating participatory practices into policy development are elucidated. Our case studies show that a range of mixed‐method, interdisciplinary approaches can enable policy‐makers and practitioners to meaningfully engage those who are affected by land degradation in its definition, assessment and rehabilitation.

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“…Both trends met in a growing concern about the "degradation of nature" and led to the development of concepts like community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) that contain clear premises about the nature of resources and their sustainable uses (Adams and Hulme 2001;Agrawal 2003;Saunders 2010). Among those premises, "participation" became a salient vehicle to foster sustainability and to eradicate poverty (Cleaver 2001;Blaikie 2006;Reed 2008).…”

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Travelling models of participation: Global ideas and local translations of water management in Namibia

Schnegg

Linke

2016

Int J Commons

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Abstract:In recent decades, water management in Namibia has profoundly changed. Beginning in the 1990s the Namibian state has incrementally turned ownership of and the responsibility for its rural water supply to local user groups. While the state withdrew from managing resources directly, it continued to circumscribe the ways in which local communities should govern them. In so doing, a "new commons" was created. Inclusive participation became the leitmotif of the new management scheme and in particular the participation of women was a major political and societal goal. In this article, we use the notion of travelling models as a theoretical guide to explore how the idea of participation emerged in international development discourses and how it was then translated through national legislation into the local context. The results of the analysis show that more than 20 years after the formulation of international conventions the average participation of women in local water committees remains low. However, older women do manage the funds associated with water and thus occupy one of the most important functions. Our explanation takes the wider social and cultural field into account and shows that gender and generational roles provide elder women with autonomy and authority which prepare their ways into these new official roles. We conclude by considering whether and how the travelling model of participation has been changing local social structures in general and the role of elder women in particular.

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If community conservation is the answer in Africa, what is the question?

Cited by 154 publications

References 25 publications

The economic importance of freshwater crayfish harvesting in Madagascar and the potential of community-based conservation to improve management

The economic importance of freshwater crayfish harvesting in Madagascar and the potential of community-based conservation to improve management

Implementing the UNCCD: Participatory challenges

Travelling models of participation: Global ideas and local translations of water management in Namibia

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