On the multifunctionality of hunting -- an institutional analysis of eight cases from Europe and Africa

Anke Fischer, Camilla Sandström, Miguel Delibes-Mateos, Beatriz Arroyo, Degu Tadie, Deborah Randall, Fetene Hailu, Asanterabi Lowassa, Maurus Msuha, Vesna Kereži, Slaven Reljić, John Linnell and Aleksandra Majić

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2013, vol. 56, issue 4, 531-552

Abstract: In many contemporary societies, multiple functions are connected to hunting. Here, we use the concept of multifunctionality to investigate the role of hunting beyond its traditional function of supplying meat. Hunting may contribute, for example, to biodiversity conservation, recreation and the preservation of economies and cultures in rural areas. Our comparative analysis of hunting in eight study sites in Europe and Africa examines the tensions and trade-offs between these ecological, economic and social functions of hunting, and investigates the interplay between the institutions regulating these functions to better understand conflicts over hunting. Based on this analysis, we present institutional arrangements that have developed to address these challenges of multifunctionality, and explore the institutional change brought about by such arrangements. Finally, we discuss the implications of this study for policy and institutional design.

Date: 2013
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