scholarly journals An Analysis of the Status of Ecotourism and Related Developments in the Zimbabwe’s Component of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. p14
Author(s):  
Chenjerai Zanamwe ◽  
Edson Gandiwa ◽  
Never Muboko ◽  
Olga L. Kupika ◽  
Billy B. Mukamuri
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
The Status ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation Area ◽  
Year 2000

This study analysed the status of ecotourism and related developments in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) with some specific examples drawn from Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to: (i) explore the evolution of wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprise development by local communities, and (ii) determine factors influencing local community-owned wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprises in the GLTFCA. The study was based on two data collection methods, i.e., documentary review of academic literature and reports, and key informant interviews with 30 selected stakeholders from Chipinge and Chiredzi districts conducted between January and June 2018. The findings showed that there is some progress related to initiatives to help improve community-based wildlife conservation and cross border ecotourism. However, some challenges attributed to lack of market linkages and networks, macro-economic challenges faced by Zimbabwe which escalated since the year 2000 and limited institutional capacity of community-based institutions are negatively affecting the achievement of the desired targets. It is recommended that participatory planning and enhanced involvement of the local communities in wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprises be prioritized.

Community-Based Tourism and Local People's Perceptions Towards Conservation

2022 ◽  
pp. 56-82
Author(s):  
Jim Ayorekire ◽  
Francis Mugizi ◽  
Joseph Obua ◽  
Grace Ampaire
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽  
Conservation Values ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Uganda is among the most bio-diverse countries and a competitive wildlife-based tourism destination in the world. Community-based tourism approach has been adopted in the country's conservation areas as a strategy to ensure that local communities benefit and support wildlife conservation. This chapter analyses local communities' perceptions of conservation and the benefits they get from tourism in Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area. The study reveals that local communities were concerned about loss of protected resources and support their conservation irrespective of the benefits they get from tourism in the conservation area. There is need to design conservation programmes that focus on local community-conservation-benefits nexus which take into consideration the perceived conservation values, strategies for benefit sharing and incorporation of indigenous knowledge systems.

Resistance of local communities against marginalization in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

Focaal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (47) ◽  
pp. 18-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja Spierenburg ◽  
Conrad Steenkamp ◽  
Harry Wels
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Social Legitimacy ◽  
The World ◽  
Transnational Cooperation ◽  
Conservation Authorities ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation Area

The Great Limpopo is one of the largest Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in the world, encompassing vast areas in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The TFCA concept is embraced by practically all (international) conservation agencies. The rationale for the support is that the boundaries of ecosystems generally do not overlap with those of the nation-state. Their protection requires transnational cooperation. By arguing that local communities living in or close to TFCAs will participate and benefit economically, TFCA proponents claim social legitimacy for the project. However, analysis shows that communities first have to live up to rigid standards and requirements set by the international conservation authorities, before they are considered ‘fit’ to participate. Communities attempt to resist this type of marginalization by forming alliances with (inter)national development and human rights NGOs, with mixed results.

scholarly journals Husbandry and Herding: A Community-Based Approach to Addressing Illegal Wildlife Trade in Northern Botswana

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Heermans ◽  
Jacques van Rooyen ◽  
Richard Fynn ◽  
Duan Biggs ◽  
Matthew Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Wildlife Trade ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Illegal Wildlife Trade ◽  
Sustainable Resource Management ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation Area ◽  
Bushmeat Hunting

Illegal bushmeat hunting is a major driver of wildlife population declines in Northern Botswana. Such declines raise concerns about the principles and integrity of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) and regional economic stability which is heavily reliant on wildlife-based tourism. The KAZA landscape between Northern Botswana's protected areas consists of non-state land utilized communally by small agropastoralist communities. These communities are economically challenged by international beef trade policies, restricted access to grazing in nearby wildlife management areas and high conflict costs from living in close proximity to wildlife; some of the key factors identified as drivers of bushmeat hunting in the region. Here we describe how a model called Herding for Health (H4H) could address these drivers. We discuss strategies using a socio-economic centered Theory of Change (ToC) model to identify the role agropastoral communities can have in addressing illegal wildlife trade (IWT). The ToC conceptual framework was developed with input from a resource team consisting of scientific and implementation experts in H4H, wildlife conservation, illegal wildlife trade and livelihood development between September and December 2018, and with a validation workshop in March 2019 with government representatives from relevant ministries, NGO's, community-based organizations and private sector participants. We identify three pathways deriving from the ToC driven by community level actions to address IWT in the region. These include: increasing institutions for local enforcement, developing incentives for ecosystem stewardship and decreasing the costs of living alongside wildlife. The success of these pathways depends on underlying enabling actions: support for the development of institutional frameworks; building community capacity to facilitate informed best farming practices; and strengthening commitments to sustainable resource management to increase resilience to climatic and economic shocks.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing People's Response Toward Tiger Translocation in Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Eastern India

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaishali Vasudeva ◽  
Pitchai Ramasamy ◽  
Rabi Sankar Pal ◽  
Gatikrishna Behera ◽  
Pradeep Raj Karat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Forest Department ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Tiger Conservation

Local communities are an important stakeholder in any carnivore translocation programme and therefore, their acceptance of the translocation and support are essential to ensure its viability. Recent tiger augmentation efforts in Satkosia Tiger Reserve, India received mixed responses from the local communities, causing a stalemate in its progress. As a part of the adaptive management strategy, it was required to assess the concerns and issues to provide a practical solution. Hence, we analyzed the attitude of the people toward conservation in general and tiger specifically. We used structured questionnaire surveys and interviewed 1,932 households from 43 villages located in and around the reserve. We tested the influence of several variables representing four categories- (1) socio-economic, (2) ecosystem values and dependence, (3) relationship with the forest department and (4) losses and fear, on the attitude toward tiger conservation. The villages were clustered based on the responses received under these categories. While conserving forest was important to 91% of respondents, 71% of respondents supported wildlife conservation and only 35% felt important to conserve tiger. The logistic binary regression predicted that at the household level attitude toward tiger conservation is influenced positively by economic well-being, sense of forest ecosystem services, resource dependence and negatively influenced by restrictions from the forest department, and previous experience of loss due to wildlife. At the village level, literacy, resource dependence, access to clean cooking fuel and cooperation from the forest department predicted a positive attitude toward tiger conservation. Restriction from the forest department, fear for livestock, and experience of losses due to wildlife had a negative influence on attitude. We recommend that the villages in the landscape are prioritized based on their needs and accordingly, specific interventions are made to address their concerns. Future augmentation programme must give importance to intangible factors such as fear and perceived restrictions and opt for the involvement of the local community in the decision-making process.

scholarly journals EVALUATING CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN AN ESTUARINE COMMUNITY, KONG KONG LAUT, JOHOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faradiella Mohd Kusin ◽  
Amirul Azuan Md Joni ◽  
Ferdaus Mohamat Yusuff ◽  
Sharifah Nur Munirah Syed Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Outreach ◽  
Human And Social Capital

Key community-based environmental conservation programmes in Kong Kong Laut, Johor include the river and mangrove ecosystem conservation and management programme. The overall aim of conserving the ecosystem and encouraging local community participation in the programme is to promote the existing eco-tourism potential of the area. This paper entails the outcomes of community-based activities aimed at building the capacities of local communities through community mobilisation, awareness creation and capacity building (i.e. transferred knowledge and skills). Findings indicate that there have been improvements in the river water quality status within the ecosystems over the course of a one-year project, despite relatively small participation among the local communities in the conservation programme. However, it was evident that active participation from a minority group of the local community has contributed to significant human and social capital, suggesting that community empowerment might be crucial for future development. Despite this, a school outreach programme on waste minimisation within the community demonstrated an encouraging level of participation among school children and teachers. The major challenge to maintaining continuous efforts to conserve their environment is the simultaneous developments taking place close to the river and mangrove ecosystems. While it remains a challenge to all the stakeholders, collaborative efforts among the local communities and the university, school, government agencies and private sector have made it possible to strategise for more future approaches that will benefit the whole community.

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