Rights, Resources and Rural Development

by Fabricius, Christo; Koch, Eddie; Magome, Hector; Turner, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781844070107
• ISBN10: 1844070107
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

* Examines the flaws in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) and proposes remedies for many locations and circumstances * Shows how CBNRM can be central to sustainable development and the conservation of biodiversity * Presents a wealth of case studies from southern Africa ' the crucible of CBNRM development Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods. It is widely recognized that much of the Earth's biodiversity is managed in this way, and that local communities can, and must, contribute to conserving biodiversity without sacrificing their access to natural resources. Observers and practitioners have focused on how CBNRM can be employed in sustainable development programs as a means to overcome poverty in various parts of the globe. Recently, however, the CBNRM concept has been criticized because many of these programs have not yet had major positive impacts on improved rural livelihoods or conservation of biodiversity. This book identifies and analyzes the flaws, which are often swept under the carpet by those involved in CBNRM initiatives, and proposes remedies for a variety of circumstances based on lessons learned in southern Africa over the past decade.

Table of Contents

List of figures, tables and boxes	v
List of contributors	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
List of acronyms and abbreviations	x
Introduction	xiii
Christo Fabricius and Eddie Koch
PART 1: SYNTHESIS
1 The fundamentals of community-based natural resource management	3	(41)
Christo Fabricius
2 Community-based natural resource management and rural livelihoods	44	(22)
Stephen Turner
3 Political economy, governance and community-based natural resource management	66	(12)
Eddie Koch
4 Putting out fires: Does the 'C' in CBNRM stand for community or centrifuge?	78	(15)
Eddie Koch
5 Reconciling biodiversity conservation with rural development: The Holy Grail of CBNRM?	93	(22)
Hector Magome and Christo Fabricius
PART 2: CASE STUDIES
6 Community-based natural resource management, traditional governance and spiritual ecology in southern Africa: The case of chiefs, diviners and spirit mediums	115	(12)
Penny Bernard and Sibongiseni Kumalo
7 The contribution of bees to livelihoods in southern Africa	127	(8)
Etienne Nel and Pete Illgner
8 Everyday resources are valuable enough for community-based natural resource management programme support: Evidence from South Africa	135	(12)
Sheona Shackleton and Charlie Shackleton
9 Community-based natural resource management in the Okavango Delta	147	(13)
Lesley Boggs
10 Local ecological knowledge and the Basarwa in the Okavango Delta: The case of Xaxaba, Ngamiland District	160	(14)
Masego Madzwamuse and Christo Fabricius
11 A land without fences: Range management in Lesotho	174	(8)
Stephen Turner
12 Beach village committees as a vehicle for community participation: Lake Malombe/Upper Shire River Participatory Programme	182	(12)
Mafaniso Hara
13 Key issues in Namibia's communal conservancy movement	194	(6)
Colin Nott and Margaret Jacobsohn
14 The Torra Conservancy in Namibia	200	(10)
Colin Nott, Anna Davis and Bernard Roman
15 The Tchumo Tchato project in Mozambique: Community-based natural resource management in transition	210	(13)
Steve Johnson
16 The Richtersveld and Makuleke contractual parks in South Africa: Win-win for communities and conservation?	223	(12)
Hannah Reid and Stephen Turner
17 The Luangwa Integrated Rural Development Project, Zambia	235	(13)
Brian Child
18 Community wildlife management in Zimbabwe: The case of CAMPFIRE in the Zambezi Valley	248	(11)
Backson Sibanda
19 New configurations of power around Mafungautsi State Forest in Zimbabwe	259	(12)
Bevlyne Sithole
Conclusions and recommendations: What we have learned from a decade of experimentation	271	(11)
Christo Fabricius, Eddie Koch, Stephen Turner, Hector Magome and Lawrence Sisitka
Index	282