Category: Botswana SADC

Articles and research papers around CBNRM, Natural Resource Management, rural livelihoods, conservation and community rights, case studies, land tenure, related topics in Botswana

Namibian Experiences Establishing Community Fish Reserves

Resource Africa October 18, 2022 0 Comments
Namibian Experiences Establishing Community Fish Reserves Britta Hackenberg, Clinton Hay, Jamie Robertsen, and Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa Inland fisheries play a critical role in the ecology of the Okavango Delta, but their conservation is particularly complex. For nearly a decade, communities, conservancies, policy makers, and partner organisations have worked to establish fish reserves across the...

Evidence for Enquiry on Animals Abroad Bill

Resource Africa October 12, 2022 0 Comments
Evidence for Enquiry on Animals Abroad Bill - October 2021 Written evidence submitted by Helen Muller, PhD Student at University College London Anthropology Department and Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London Background: I am in the final-year of my PhD research through the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership. My project aims to examine the social and ecological impacts of...
the elephant in the room

Size is the Elephant in the Room – Beyond the Headlines

Resource Africa May 22, 2022 0 Comments
Size is the Elephant in the Room - Beyond the Headlines Unfortunately, non-factual opinions, especially persecutory ones, seem to have a critical mass. Once attained, facts are readily dismissed and become insignificant in comparison to the size of hate and the fiction that is generated by it. Karen Seginak Tweet The introduction to Karen Seginak's blog column Fresh Tracks reads:...