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Community-based natural resource management: a promising strategy for reducing subsistence poaching around protected areas, northern Botswana

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  • Ikanyeng Gaodirelwe

    (University of Botswana
    Community Support and Outreach Division)

  • Gaseitsiwe S. Masunga

    (University of Botswana)

  • Moseki R. Motsholapheko

    (University of Botswana)

Abstract

The basic principles of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) are rural economic development, community empowerment and sustainable natural resource conservation. Many studies have been done on all the three principles, but a few have assessed and compared perceptions and dynamics of subsistence poaching between CBNRM and non-CBNRM communities. We conducted a cross-sectional study in two CBNRM and two non-CBNRM communities in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, to compare perceptions on trends and drivers of subsistence poaching between the two community types. We administered semi-structured questionnaires and interview schedules with heads of households and key informants, respectively, and facilitated focus group discussions. Our results showed a significant association between the respondents’ views on poaching trends and community type (CBNRM and non-CBNRM) (p

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  • Ikanyeng Gaodirelwe & Gaseitsiwe S. Masunga & Moseki R. Motsholapheko, 2020. "Community-based natural resource management: a promising strategy for reducing subsistence poaching around protected areas, northern Botswana," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 2269-2287, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:22:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s10668-018-0288-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-018-0288-7
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    1. Oniki, Shunji & Berhe, Melaku & Negash, Teklay & Etsay, Haftu, 2023. "Do economic incentives crowd out motivation for communal land conservation in Ethiopia?," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    2. Kang Nie & Xiaojing Tang, 2022. "Study on Ecological Value Co-Creation of Tourism Enterprises in Protected Areas: Scale Development and Test," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-34, August.

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