For decades, wildlife management especially outside protected areas posed a greater
challenge to both the Lake Mburo National Park Authorities and the Local Communities …

The community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programme in Botswana
was developed to facilitate a partnership between local communities and government for the …

The Botswana community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programme has
often been regarded as one of the most successful and most progressive of its kind in the …

South African tourism geography studies have largely ignored how issues of industrial
pollution and development such as for mining have affected nature tourism and …

With a stable democracy and strong economic growth since 1966, the country's success is in
danger of being taken for granted. Diamond revenues are likely to decline in the near future …

This chapter examines the ontological politics embedded in the use of global discourses on
environmental change. It discusses climate change, ecosystem services and ecotourism …

Purpose Musina municipality is one of the driest regions in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
It is, like many rural communities within the country, a low-income area. Nonetheless, being …

This discussion is a critical assessment of the role of cultural factors in promoting tourism in
Botswana. From the 1990s, the Botswana Government's policy on tourism focused on …

Globally, tourism has grown to become one of the largest industries, generating foreign
exchange and more direct and indirect employment than most of the traditional industries …

In developing countries, communities neighboring protected areas continue to bear a
disproportionate amount of the costs associated with conservation. Traditional community …