Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation From Parks and Game Ranches to Transfrontier Conservation Areas

About this book

Based on the most widespread research to date, this book provides a record of the evolving thought and approaches to achieving conservation in Southern Africa. Early chapters deal with 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, offering substantial insight for wildlife conservation and management across the continent and the world.

Contents

Introduction * Part I: History of Conservation * Introduction * National Parks in RSA * Modern Conservation in Zimbabwe * Park Conservation in Botswana * Protected Areas in Mozambique * Part II: Private Conservation * Game Ranching in Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa * Land Use in the SE Lowveld * Part III: CBNRM Country Cases * CBNRM and Poverty Alleviation * CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe * Namibia * Botswana * Mozambique * Zambia * Part IV: Integrating Wildlife / Parks into a Social Landscape * Protected Area Integration into the Social Landscape * NW Parks, RSA * Meeting Conservation and Socio-economic Objectives in Addo * Table Mountain National Park * Marine Protected Areas in Mozambique * Contractual National Parks in RSA * Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa * Making 'Conventional' Parks Relevant * Private Sector Management of Protected Areas * Conclusion

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Biography

Helen Suich is a development and resource economist, policy adviser, project manager. Brian Child is Associate Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Florida, USA and editor of Parks in Transition (2004). Anna Spenceley is editor of Responsible Tourism (2008) Published with SASUSG and IUCN