The tenure factor in wildlife conservation

Ipara, Hellen; Akong'a, J.J.; Akama, John S.

doi:10.1080/00207230500241520

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“…Combined, these principles represent a redistribution of power and responsibilities from the central government to rural communities. The devolution of decision-making authority to communal institutions must be accompanied by real benefits for local resources users as well as secure rights to land and livelihood, and capacity building for management skills (Ipara et al 2005). The ultimate success of many CBNRM initiatives depends on the additional support of private foundations, bilateral aid agencies, and international conservation organizations.…”

Section: Community-based Natural Resource Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Collaboration to Conservation: Insights From the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Mbaiwa

Stronza

Kreuter

2011

Society & Natural Resources

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This article summarizes 10 years of ethnographic research in the Okavango Delta and describes how local communities are collaborating with government, tour operators, and conservationists to manage wildlife through the Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) program. CBNRM channels social and economic benefits to communities in exchange for their participation in wildlife conservation. Benefits include secured access to land, institutional support, employment, and share of profits from wildlife tourism. By some accounts, CBNRM has effectively achieved co-management and wildlife conservation; by others, the program has achieved only rhetorical success. We highlight collaboration between social actors at various levels-community, government, tourism industry, international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-as one indicator of success. We then consider the steps that need to be followed to ensure that collaboration leads to long-term conservation. Experiences from this case may provide insights for co-management and conservation in other places where the fate of biodiversity and local livelihoods are entwined.

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Section: Community-based Natural Resource Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%