ABSTRACT

The crucible of innovation in wildlife and habitat conservation is in southern Africa where it has co-evolved with decolonization, political transformation and the rise of development, ownership, management and livelihood debates. Charting this innovation, early chapters deal with the traditional 'fines and fences' conservation that occurred in the colonial and early post-independence period, with subsequent sections focussing on the experimentation and innovation that occurred on private and communal land as a result of the break from these traditional methods. The final section deals with more recent innovations in the sector, focussing on building and strengthening the relationships between parks and society. Importantly, the book provides a data-rich summary of experimentation with more inclusive models of conservation in terms of ecological, social, political and economic indicators. Published with the Southern African Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) of IUCN

part I|15 pages

Overview

chapter 1|13 pages

Conservation in Transition

part II|84 pages

History of State-Led Conservation

part III|84 pages

Conservation on Private Land

chapter 8|14 pages

Game Ranching in Namibia

chapter 9|19 pages

Game Ranching in Zimbabwe

chapter 11|22 pages

Savé Valley Conservancy

A Large-Scale African Experiment in Cooperative Wildlife Management

part IV|90 pages

Community-Based Natural Resource Management

chapter 12|14 pages

Community Conservation in Southern Africa

Rights-Based Natural Resource Management

chapter 13|22 pages

The performance of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe

1989–2006

chapter 14|20 pages

CBNRM in Namibia

Growth, Trends, Lessons and Constraints

chapter 15|14 pages

CBNRM in Botswana

chapter 16|18 pages

CBNRM in Mozambique

The Challenges of Sustainability

part V|150 pages

Integrating Wildlife and Parks into the Social Landscape

chapter 17|11 pages

Recent Innovations in Conservation 1

chapter 18|17 pages

Changing Institutions to Respond to Challenges

North West Parks, South Africa

chapter 19|17 pages

Making Conservation Work

Innovative Approaches to Meeting Biodiversity Conservation and Socio-economic Objectives (an Example from the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa)

chapter 20|15 pages

Table Mountain National Park

chapter 22|16 pages

Towards Transformation

Contractual National Parks in South Africa

chapter 23|19 pages

Transfrontier Conservation Initiatives in Southern Africa

Observations from the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

chapter 25|16 pages

Privately Managed Protected Areas

part VI|16 pages

Conclusion