Community perceptions on the benefits and challenges of community-based natural resources management in Zimbabwe
Shereni, Ngoni Courage; Saarinen, Jarkko (2020-07-29)
Ngoni Courage Shereni & Jarkko Saarinen (2021) Community perceptions on the benefits and challenges of community-based natural resources management in Zimbabwe, Development Southern Africa, 38:6, 879-895, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2020.1796599
© 2020 Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Development Southern Africaon 29 Jul 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0376835X.2020.1796599.
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022030221487
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Abstract
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) emphasises the role and benefits of local communities in order to promote a sustainable utilisation of natural resources. This study aims to identify and analyse the locally perceived benefits and challenges of CBNRM practices in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. A specific focus is on Communal Area Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE), which has faced challenges due to changes in the political and economic environment in the country. The findings based on a household survey from three wards adjacent to Hwange National Park suggest that community members have negative perceptions on CAMPFIRE largely due to their non-involvement in the decision-making and management of the natural resources. The community members do expect to gain benefits from CAMPFIRE but they do not perceive and experience receiving any. Therefore, they consider facing mainly challenges from the Park, emanating from the current inefficiencies of CAMPFIRE.
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