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

Ikanyeng Gaodirelwe, Gaseitsiwe S. Masunga () and Moseki R. Motsholapheko
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Ikanyeng Gaodirelwe: University of Botswana
Gaseitsiwe S. Masunga: University of Botswana
Moseki R. Motsholapheko: University of Botswana

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2020, vol. 22, issue 3, No 28, 2269-2287

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Anti-poaching; CBNRM; Subsistence poaching; Wildlife conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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