While community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) now attracts widespread
international attention, its practical implementation frequently falls short of expectations. This …

The majority of South Africa's rural population resides in the former homelands. Although
cash from urban and government sources is the mainstay of the rural economy in many …

This paper investigates the poverty–environment nexus at the provincial and district levels in
Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam. The analysis focuses on spatial associations between …

Post-apartheid South Africa embarked on an important democratisation process that
included reforms in local government and land administration in the former Bantustans. A …

This chapter focuses on the question of what contribution land and agrarian reform can
make to reducing inequality and addressing the structural nature of rural poverty in post …

Summary Central components of South Africa's post‐apartheid land reform comprise
ambitious and wide‐ranging 'rights‐based'laws and programmes. But how do legally …

Communal rangelands (including their woodland component) contribute significantly to rural
livelihoods in that a variety of natural resources are utilised for direct use and for exchange …

This article argues that the use of the term 'community'in South Africa's land reform
programme has both positive and negative effects on the beneficiaries. Effects are positive …

What role can the commercialisation of natural resource products play in the efforts to
reduce poverty and vulnerability and how can this be enhanced? With poverty alleviation at …

Abstract The limitations of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) with
respect to the difficulties of comparing local versus scientific knowledge categories within a …