African Potentials For Wildlife Conservation And Natural Resource Management

Author : Toshio Meguro,Chihiro Ito
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789956552627

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'African Potentials' for Wildlife Conservation and Natural Resource Management by Toshio Meguro,Chihiro Ito Pdf

This book focuses on two specific areas: wildlife conservation policies and projects, and the interaction between local societies and the surrounding environment in Africa. Against the internationally dominant approach that regards Africa as being a state of 'deficiency', this book demonstrates, based on fieldwork concerning various natural resources (e.g. wildlife, forests, fruit, fish and land) as well as many famous protected areas, that African people are collectively and actively trying to solve the environmental problems they are facing by strategically utilising both indigenous means and new extrinsic opportunities. Meanwhile, it also becomes clear that wildlife conservation still continues to cause local societies a multitude of problems, and the 'potentials' of local people and societies are existing but unnoticed and suppressed by powerful outsiders, and therefore, remaining informal and invisible.

Author : Toshio Meguro,Chihiro Ito,Kariuki Kirigia
Publisher : Langaa RPCID
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9956552852

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'African Potentials' for Wildlife Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Against the Image of 'Deficiency' and Tyranny of 'Fortress' by Toshio Meguro,Chihiro Ito,Kariuki Kirigia Pdf

This book focuses on two specific areas: wildlife conservation policies and projects, and the interaction between local societies and the surrounding environment in Africa. Against the internationally dominant approach that regards Africa as being a state of 'deficiency', this book demonstrates, based on fieldwork concerning various natural resources (e.g. wildlife, forests, fruit, fish and land) as well as many famous protected areas, that African people are collectively and actively trying to solve the environmental problems they are facing by strategically utilising both indigenous means and new extrinsic opportunities. Meanwhile, it also becomes clear that wildlife conservation still continues to cause local societies a multitude of problems, and the 'potentials' of local people and societies are existing but unnoticed and suppressed by powerful outsiders, and therefore, remaining informal and invisible.

Author : Dilys Roe,Fred Nelson,Chris Sandbrook
Publisher : IIED
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 9781843697558

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Community Management of Natural Resources in Africa by Dilys Roe,Fred Nelson,Chris Sandbrook Pdf

Provides a pan-African synthesis of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Africa. This title discusses the degree to which CBNRM has met poverty alleviation, economic development and nature conservation objectives.

Author : Center for African Studies at the University of Florida
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781481757645

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Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa by Center for African Studies at the University of Florida Pdf

Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a compelling concept - if people are allowed to be custodians of their resources, better management of the resources will result. CBNRM is much more complex and challenging than has commonly been understood, but can provide a way to achieve a more equitable and sustainable approach to the use of natural resources. This book has a focus on Southern Africa. It is aimed at students of natural resource management including undergraduates, conservation practitioners, and development-sector implementing agents. It is theoretically grounded, but has a major applied focus with respect to understanding the why, what, and how of CBNRM in order to more effectively guide natural resource management. It is not a manual with explanatory details about implementation measures; rather, it helps the reader to understand the complexity of CBNRM, and provides a guide to other resources that will assist in enhancing learning. Part I consists of ten chapters. After introducing the CBNRM concept, consideration is given to the following: History as a Determinant of Progress; Economic Foundations; Well-Being, Livelihoods and Business; Institutions and Governance; Stakeholder Analysis; Adaptive Management; Capacity Development and Learning; and Communication for Effective Implementation. Part II is devoted to eight case studies from the Southern Africa region that illustrates some of the issues considered in Part I. They are included to provide material that can be used as site-specific examples and teaching aids to complement general discussion of the issues.

Author : Fred Nelson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136541735

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Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land by Fred Nelson Pdf

Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes, whereby numerous groups with often-divergent interests negotiate for access to and control over resources. These political processes determine the outcomes of resource governance reform efforts, such as widespread attempts to decentralize or devolve greater tenure over land and resources to local communities. This volume examines the political dynamics of natural resource governance processes through a range of comparative case studies across east and southern Africa. These cases include both local and national settings, and examine issues such as land rights, tourism development, wildlife conservation, participatory forest management, and the impacts of climate change, and are drawn from both academics and field practitioners working across the region. Published with IUCN, The Bradley Fund for the Environment, SASUSG and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Author : Brian Child,Helen Suich,Spenceley Anna
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136566103

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Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation by Brian Child,Helen Suich,Spenceley Anna Pdf

The crucible of innovation in wildlife and habitat conservation is in southern Africa where it has co-evolved with decolonization, political transformation and the rise of development, ownership, management and livelihood debates. Charting this innovation, early chapters deal with the traditional 'fines and fences' conservation that occurred in the colonial and early post-independence period, with subsequent sections focussing on the experimentation and innovation that occurred on private and communal land as a result of the break from these traditional methods. The final section deals with more recent innovations in the sector, focussing on building and strengthening the relationships between parks and society. Importantly, the book provides a data-rich summary of experimentation with more inclusive models of conservation in terms of ecological, social, political and economic indicators. Published with the Southern African Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) of IUCN

Author : H.H.T Prins,Jan Geu Grootenhuis,Thomas T. Dolan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789401140126

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Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use by H.H.T Prins,Jan Geu Grootenhuis,Thomas T. Dolan Pdf

One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. To this end, a team of conservation biologists, hunters, tourist operators, ranchers, wildlife and land managers, ecologists, veterinarians and economists was convened to discuss whether wildlife outside protected areas in Africa can be conserved in the face of agricultural expansion and human population growth. They reached the unequivocal - if controversial - conclusion that wildlife can be an economic asset, especially in the African savannas, if this wildlife can be sustainably utilized through safari hunting and tourism. Using the African savannas as an example, Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use shows that in many instances sustainable wildlife utilization comprises an even better form of land use than livestock keeping. Even when population pressure is high, as in agricultural areas or in humid zones, and wild animal species can pose a serious cost to agriculture, these costs are mainly caused by small species with a low potential for safari hunting. Although ranching has a very low rate of return and is hardly ever profitable, the biggest obstacle to the model of sustainable wildlife use outlined in Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use is from unfair competition from the agricultural sector, such as subsidies and lack of taxation, resulting in market distortion for wildlife utilization. This book thus gives valuable evidence for a different way of working, providing arguments for removing such distortions and thereby facilitating financially sound land use and making it a rationally sound choice to conserve wildlife outside protected areas. The expert team of authors, most of whom came together at a workshop to thrash out the ideas that were then developed into the various chapters, has written a superb account of recent research on this complex subject, resulting in a book that is a major contribution to our understanding of sustainable use of land. The important conclusion is that wildlife conservation can be possible for landholders and local communities if they have a financial interest in protecting wildlife on their lands.

Author : David Hulme,Marshall W. Murphree
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Wildlife conservation
ISBN : UOM:39015051289067

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African Wildlife & Livelihoods by David Hulme,Marshall W. Murphree Pdf

Essays on the policy, practice, and theory of community conservation in Africa.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : LOC:00184236047

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Economic Development of Africa's Natural Resources by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa Pdf

Author : Emmanuel J. Gereta,Eivin Røskaft
Publisher : Fagbokforlaget
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 8251926017

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Conservation of Natural Resources by Emmanuel J. Gereta,Eivin Røskaft Pdf

"The survival of our wildlife is a matter of grave concern to all of us in Africa. These wild creatures amid the wild places they inhabit are not only important as a source of wonder and inspiration but are an integral part of our natural resources and of our future livelihood and well being. The conservation of wildlife and wild places calls for specialist knowledge, trained manpower, and money." - Julius K. Nyerere, the first President of Tanganyika *** "The environmental implications of the Grameen project flow from its impacts on both social capital and women's empowerment, strongly associated with conservation and sustainable natural resource management." - Prof. Mohammad Yunus, Bangladesh, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 2007 *** This easy-to-consult book is a comprehensive scientific study on the conservation of wildlife in Africa and Asia. While most of the data and case studies originate from Tanzania and Bangladesh, the usefulness of this book is not limited to Tanzania nor the developing countries, but to the global conservation community. It will benefit all those who have a special interest in the conservation of natural resources.

Author : Kudzai Makombe
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831701937

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Sharing the Land by Kudzai Makombe Pdf

Author : Dilys Roe
Publisher : IIED
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Community-based conservation
ISBN : 9781843696346

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Local Action, Global Aspirations by Dilys Roe Pdf

Author : S.S. Ajayi
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780128173305

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Wildlife Conservation in Africa by S.S. Ajayi Pdf

Wildlife Conservation in Africa: A Scientific Approach presents comprehensive management strategies for the consumptive and non-consumptive utilization of wildlife across Sub-Saharan Africa. It describes African economies that are currently dependent on wildlife resources and prescribes strategies for conserving biodiversity in both forests and animals in ecosystems across the continent. The book covers the history and current status of how Africa’s culture, traditions, healthcare and food sources are woven intricately around the local wildlife and resources. It is a necessary resource for researchers and practitioners in wildlife and ecological conservation, but is also useful for administrators and managers of protected areas. Written by the world’s leading expert on African wildlife conservation Uses over 45 years of research and knowledge on the topic Provides a detailed categorization of conservation areas across Sub-Saharan Africa Covers both in-situ and ex-situ conservation methods for wildlife

Author : Regis Musavengane,Llewellyn Leonard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000585353

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Conservation, Land Conflicts and Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa by Regis Musavengane,Llewellyn Leonard Pdf

This book examines the nexus between conservation, land conflicts, and sustainable tourism approaches in Southern Africa, with a focus on equity, access, restitution, and redistribution. While Southern Africa is home to important biodiversity, pristine woodlands, and grasslands, and is a habitat for important wildlife species, it is also a land of contestations over its natural resources with a complex historical legacy and a wide variety of competing and conflicting issues surrounding race, cultural and traditional practices, and neoliberalism. Drawing on insights from conservation, environmental, and tourism experts, this volume presents the nexus between land conflicts and conservation in the region. The chapters reveal the hegemony of humans on land and associated resources including wildlife and minerals. By using social science approaches, the book unites environmental, scientific, social, and political issues, as it is imperative we understand the holistic nature of land conflicts in nature-based tourism. Discussing the management theories and approaches to community-based tourism in communities where there are or were land conflicts is critical to understanding the current state and future of tourism in African rural spaces. This volume determines the extent to which land reform impacts community-based tourism in Africa to develop resilient destination strategies and shares solutions to existing land conflicts to promote conservation and nature-based tourism. The book will be of great interest to students, academics, development experts, and policymakers in the field of conservation, tourism geography, sociology, development studies, land use, and environmental management and African studies.

Author : B Ohta
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956552542

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African Potentials by B Ohta Pdf

This book challenges colonial and age-old Western academic views that have dominated and marginalised African indigenous knowledge system. It spreads further the wings of knowledge and endeavour about an African way of thinking on conflict resolution and co-existence, and analytically connects this to the pursuit of Africa's sustainable development frameworks. Ohta, Nyamnjoh and Matsuda are teachers you always wished for but never had. Together, they have made this book a path-breaking one, and essential reading for a broad based understanding of the African mindset.