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The commons and the theory behind community-based natural resource management

Resource Africa May 19, 2022 0 Comments

The commons and the theory behind community-based natural resource management Prior to the modern industrial era, communities living on common-lands the world over (called commons) relied heavily on the abundant natural resources that surrounded them for their survival. In Africa, ancient traditions reflected the value of natural resources and incorporated nature in their worldviews, belief...

Feared and Hated but Admired and Respected -The Status and Plight of the African Lion (Panthera Leo) in Sub Saharan Africa: A Pest facing extinction or a favourite Tourist Attraction – Daily Nation, Kenya 2013. Author: Mwelwa C. Musambachime

Resource Africa Feb 22, 2021 0 Comments

Neo colonialism and greed: African’s views on trophy hunting in social media – Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Author: Mkono 2019

Resource Africa Jan 10, 2021 0 Comments

The IUCN and trophy hunting – a response to the “ethics” attack on hunting – Africa Sustainable Conservation. Conyers 2019-10

Resource Africa Jan 02, 2021 0 Comments

Letter to The Times from The Community Leaders Network

Resource Africa Dec 10, 2020 0 Comments

Letter to The Times from The Community Leaders Network As leaders and representatives of local communities and local community institutions in Southern Africa, we have an unprecedented opportunity to challenge entrenched ideas about who is a legitimate champion of conservation and whose views matter. For example, a recent editorial in The Times takes a spectacularly uninformed position on...

Trophy hunting the best way to save Africa’s wildlife – Telegraph. Boynton vs Jackman 2020-02

Resource Africa Dec 10, 2020 0 Comments

In the News in November

Resource Africa Dec 05, 2020 0 Comments

In the News - November 2020 A roundup of recommended recent articles, papers, podcasts and more The Mongabay Newscast: Indigenous land rights and the global push for land privatization A discussion about the importance of securing Indigenous land rights within the context of a global push for land privatization took place in November on the Mongabay Newscast. A study published in Nature...

CBNRM: you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone

Resource Africa Nov 19, 2020 0 Comments

CBNRM: you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone by Dr Shylock Muyengwa Do community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programmes help rural communities in southern Africa? There is a long-running disagreement over just how much CBNRM contributes towards the welfare of communities, in terms of health, jobs, poverty alleviation, etc. Working in rural communities throughout...

Bold leadership required for conservation in Southern Africa

Resource Africa Oct 22, 2020 0 Comments

Bold leadership required for conservation in Southern Africa by Steve Johnson How long must this go on! Those involved in community-based natural resources management or CBNRM, have continued their mantra of the need for devolution of rights over land and natural resources for more than 30 years, with no change! It seems like we are going nowhere despite all our efforts in this direction.Way...

CBNRM in southern Africa

Resource Africa Oct 14, 2020 0 Comments

CBNRM in southern Africa Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) has been implemented in several southern African with various degrees of success. While the form in which CBNRM is implemented also varies from country to country, three main components to the conceptualization of CBNRM in southern Africa can be identified (Jones and Murphree 2004): 1. In order to take management...