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Abonkrah, Charles Kwasi. "Environmental and Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Rural Development in the Atebubu District, Ghana." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1102711987.

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Castillo, Alicia. "Communication for sustainable development in Mexico : a study of the links between ecology, environmental education and the use and management of natural resources in rural areas." Thesis, University of Reading, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.388403.

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Wright, Brian Bradley. "A review of lessons learned to inform capacity-building for sustainable nature-based tourism development in the European Union funded ʺSupport to the Wild Coast Spatial Development Initiative Pilot Programmeʺ". Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003628.

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This case-study establishes the influences of power-knowledge relationships on capacity-building for sustainability in the European Union Funded ‘Wild Coast Spatial Development Initiative Pilot Programme’ (EU Programme). It aims to capture the lessons learned for capacitybuilding to support nature-based tourism initiatives on the Wild Coast. The EU Programme aimed to achieve economic and social development of previously disadvantaged communities through nature-based tourism enterprises, and to develop capacity of local authorities and communities to support environmental management. The study

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Caas, François Henri. "Natural resources and conflict in Sudan : addressing environmental issues in a post-conflict situation : the case of Afghanistan /." Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/409.

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Zhuge, Ren. "Local communities and protected areas in China : development, conservation and management /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16216.pdf.

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Duru, Christian Udogadi. "Environmental Degradation: Key Challenge to Sustainable Economic Development in the Niger Delta." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/114.

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Baromey, Neth. "Ecotourism as a tool for sustainable rural community development and natural resources management in the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve /." Kassel : Kassel Univ. Press, 2008. http://d-nb.info/991252586/04.

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Baromey, Neth [Verfasser]. "Ecotourism as a Tool for Sustainable Rural Community Development and Natural Resources Management in the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve / Baromey Neth." Kassel : Kassel University Press, 2008. http://d-nb.info/1006938532/34.

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Caas, Francois Henri. "Natural resources and conflict in Sudan : addressing environmental issues in a post-conflict situation : the case of Afghanistan." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2670.

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Thesis (MPhil (Sustainable Development Planning and Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.<br>Both Afghanistan and Sudan have experienced extended periods of war and violent conflict. Sudan has been engulfed in a nearly continuous and bitter civil war since independence in 1956. Afghanistan has been in a state of conflict since the Soviet invasion in 1979. Both nations are also among the poorest and least developed in the world. The article on Sudan addresses the interlinkages that exist between conflict and natural resources and how access to and unequal distribution of natural resou

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Al-Busaidi, Mohammed. "The struggle between nature and development : linking local knowledge with sustainable natural resources management in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Region, Oman." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2012. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3906/.

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Increasing awareness about the necessity for natural resources protection represents worldwide recognition of its importance as an important tool in mainstream development. This growing recognition is accompanied by a growing awareness about the importance of activating natural resource management systems to achieve greater sustainability. At present, experiences and studies in this field show the need for the participation of all stakeholders in the processes of decision making in natural resource management. There is also a need to initiate natural resource governance that ensures effective

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Kelly, Dana. "Power and participation : participatory resource management in south-west Queensland /." View thesis entry in Australian Digital Theses Program, 2005. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20060912.165641/index.html.

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Ward, Catherine Dale. "Livelihoods and natural resource use along the rural-urban continuum." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001669.

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Over the last century, developing countries have undergone rapid urbanisation resulting in marked social, economic and environmental changes. Africa is the least urbanised continent in the world but trends indicate that it is also the most rapidly urbanising region, accompanied by rising urban poverty. Urbanisation processes are often most pronounced in smaller urban centres since they experience the most severe pressures of population growth. Little is known about the role natural resources play along the rural-urban continuum and even less is known about the contribution of these resources w

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Riley, Jesse M. "How Can Sustainable Design Insure Resiliency through the Biodiversity of a Boomtown." Master's thesis, North Dakota State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10365/25235.

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Presently the state of North Dakota is enjoying tremendous economic expansion as well as an increase in population. The development of the Bakken Oil formation has introduced a new set of opportunities and presented a new set of challenges. By studying past boomtowns, ecology, and design, a path for planning, recruitment and maintaining communities with a sustainable approach can be explored. The purpose of this research is to guide current and future stakeholders in the area of energy development communities and wise growth planning. The many articles and books that are devoted to social scie

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Cundill, Georgina. "Learning, governance and livelihoods : toward adaptive co-management under resource poor conditions in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006961.

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Through collaborative monitoring and case study comparison, this thesis explores conceptual and methodological approaches to monitoring transitions toward adaptive co-management. In so doing, a number of knowledge gaps are addressed. Firstly, conceptual and methodological frameworks are developed for monitoring transitions toward adaptive co-management. Secondly, a conceptual and practical approach to monitoring the processes of collaboration and learning is developed and tested. Thirdly, a conceptual and practical approach to monitoring the governance outcomes of adaptive co-management is dev

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De, Kock Melissa (Melissa Heyne). "Exploring the efficacy of community-based natural resource management in Salambala Conservancy, Caprivi Region, Namibia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19593.

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Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is titled “Exploring the efficacy of community-based natural resource management in Salambala Conservancy, Caprivi Region, Namibia”. Salambala was one of the first four conservancies to be registered in Namibia following the development of legislation which enabled local people on communal lands to obtain conditional rights for the consumptive and non-consumptive use of wildlife in their defined area, and thereby to benefit from wildlife. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), an approach to n

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Maasdorp, Kathleen Febe, and D. R. Scheuder. "Omgewingsopvoeding vir volhoubaarheid : 'n gevallestudie in aktiewe leer vir deelname aan plaaslike ontwikkeling." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51860.

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Thesis (MEd)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study a learning program concerning local development is docurneneted and analised. The program involves Grade 11 learners of the Cape Metropolitan area. The aim is to investigate the use of environmental education for sustainability as an approach which offers opportunities for utilisation and development of skills and knowledge, these being subject to problem-solving, decision-making, consensus and critical questioning to make proposals that are evident of authentic insights. The investigation process consist

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Madzwamuse, Masego S. "Adaptive livelihood strategies of the Basarwa: a case of Khwai and Xaxaba, Ngamiland district, Botswana." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005286.

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This thesis looks into the land use and natural resource management systems of Basarwa communities in Ngamiland in the northwest of Botswana. The study specifically focuses on Basarwa communities living in and on the edges of the Okavango Delta. The link between these communities and their natural resources is explored using the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Framework and the Adaptive Renewal Cycle. The core assumption in this thesis is that livelihood strategies are constantly renewed and adapted to promote resilience in ecological and social systems. Fieldwork data collected between May 2000

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Sani, Abdoulkarim. "Les enjeux contemporains de la protection de l'environnement au Niger." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0449/document.

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La dégradation de l’environnement au Niger, prend une ampleur de plus en pluspréoccupante. L’enjeu pour les politiques publiques est de changer la relation entre l’homme et sonmilieu afin de renverser la tendance. A cet effet, dans un contexte interne caractérisé par l’instaurationde la démocratie et de l’Etat de droit et un contexte international caractérisé par la mondialisation dudroit de l’environnement suite à la conférence de Rio notamment, le droit s’est naturellement imposécomme l’outil essentiel de ces transformations. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’identifier et analyser lesactions

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Ward, Willie (Willem Jacobus). "Organisasie-innovasie vir omgewingsbestuur." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52981.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The complexity of environmental problems and the demands that these make on organisations to create integrated management outcomes in a participative way in a multilevel context with many role-players, have highlighted the search for new innovative organisational forms. Organisations have specific structural characteristics with regard to complexity, formalisation and (de)centralisation, that correspond with their core activities and their external circumstances. The traditional bureaucracy, as an organisational structu

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Mnwana, Sonwabile Comfords. "Participation and paradoxes: community control of mineral wealth in South Africa's Royal Bafokeng and Bakgatla Ba Kgafela communities." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/526.

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Resource control as a form of community participation in the mineral economy has gained much recognition. One prevailing argument is that direct control of natural resources by local communities is an important precondition for equitable utilisation of the natural resource wealth, peaceful co-existence between mining corporations and indigenous communities, and congenial relations between local communities and the state. Studies have also shown that the absence of direct community control of mineral wealth remains a major factor in the communal resistance and socio-political conflict witnessed

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Kaminsky, Alexander. "Social capital and fisheries co-management in South Africa: the East Coast Rock Lobster Fishery in Tshani Mankozi, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003110.

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It is evident that natural fish stocks are in rapid decline and that millions of people around the world rely on these resources for food and for securing a livelihood. This has brought many social scientists, biologists and fisheries experts to acknowledge that communities need to take more control in managing their natural resources. The paradigm shift in fisheries management from a top-down resource orientated control to a participatory people-centred control is now being advocated in many maritime nations in facilitating community-based natural resource management. At the heart of these pr

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Visagie, Martha Jacoba. "Review of two sustainability learning programmes for industrial settings in relation to emerging green learning aspects." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017360.

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Driven by the needs of growing populations, industrial and governing powers are successfully accelerating the rate of industrial consumption, production and employment as if the earth’s resources are in unlimited supply. In contrast, a range of international sustainable development forums, inspired by visionary individuals, have made significant progress in creating awareness that the footprint of human activity is exceeding the earth’s sink and source capacity; and educating people in government, workplaces and communities to slow down industrial consumption and clean up production. Turning a

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Šidiškienė, Kozakaitė Živilė. "Šiaulių apskrities teritorijų planavimo dokumentų strateginio pasekmių aplinkai vertinimo analizė." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070808.080700-55940.

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Žmonijos vystymosi evoliucijoje poveikis aplinkai vis didėja. Tai įtakoja ne tiek didėjantis žmonių skaičius, kiek nesutramdomas mūsų poreikių augimas ir tai sukelia žmogaus ir jį supančios aplinkos konfliktus. Darbe nagrinėjamos Nacionalinėje darnaus vystymosi strategijoje ir teritorijų planavimo dokumentuose pateikti darnaus vystymosi rodikliai, strategijos įgyvendinimo etapai ir pagrindinės priemonės, strateginis pasekmių aplinkai vertinimas ir atliekant šią veiklą išryškėjusios problemos. Darbe išanalizuoti Šiaulių apskrities teritorijų planavimo dokumentai (rengiamas Šiaulių apskrities be

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Chigumira, Easther. "An appraisal of the impact of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme on land use practices, livelihoods and the natural environment at three study areas in Kadoma District, Zimbabwe." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005489.

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This research appraises the impact of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme at three resettled communities in Kadoma District, Zimbabwe. In particular it assesses the livelihood practices of land recipients and their effects on the natural environment. Two of the communities, Lanteglos and CC Molina were resettled under the A1 villagised and self-contained settlement scheme and are found in the Natural Farming Region III. Pamene, the third community, was resettled under the A2 small-scale commercial settlement scheme and is found in the Natural Farming Region IIb. Multiple research methods incl

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Cundill, Georgina. "Institutional change and ecosystem dynamics in the communal areas around Mt Coke State Forest, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006959.

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Through a combination of theoretical discussion and case study analysis from two villages in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, this thesis explores the relationship between institutional change and ecosystem dynamics through a multi-scale approach that combines local and scientific knowledge. Several conceptual approaches were combined in this study. These included; the Resilience perspective, the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods approach, the Millennium Assessment framework and principles, and the Environmental Entitlements approach. Various participatory research techniques were employed

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Walker, Clara Isabella. "Stewardship as an educational process of social learning and change: two case studies conducted in the Western Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003657.

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Stewardship in South Africa, as it is being implemented within the framework of the Biodiversity Stewardship Programme (BSP), is an attempt by conservation agencies to engage landowners in the voluntary securing of parcels of biodiverse land, through signing a contract for a certain time period, not to develop the landscape in ways that will impact negatively on the biodiversity of the area in question. The focus of this study is the relationship between biodiversity stewardship and social learning, as I hope to ascertain how stewardship practices are helping to resolve the current problems of

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Langa, Felismina A. Longamane. "The implications of tourism for rural livelihoods : the case of Madjadjane community, Matutuine district, Mozambique." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3443.

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This study investigates the level of the implications of a community based project in Madjadjane area, Matutuine District in Mozambique and constitutes a Mini-dissertation for a Masters Degree in Environment and Development. It is composed of two parts. Component A comprises a literature review and was written following CEAD guidelines and Component B, which constitutes the research paper written in the stylesheet for publication in the South African Geographical Journal (Appendix 2 of the Component A). The literature review charts the evolution of tourism from the ancient forms to the mass to

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Lopes, Paulo Jose. "Strategies for sustainable rural development in Mozambique: a case study of the Chimani Transfrontier Conservation Area Project." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/4758.

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This study examines the process and implementation of a conservation project in Chimanimani locality, a remote rural area located in Sussundenga district in the central province of Manica. The Chimanimani Transfrontier Conservation Area Project, as the Project became known, was one of the conservation area projects established in three provinces of Mozambique (Maputo, Gaza and Manica1) in the years following the civil conflict. In essence the Chimanimani Project was framed to enhance environmental sustainability of the targeted areas and contribute to poverty reduction through sustainabl

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Furusa, Zanele. "An examination of the natural resource asset base of rural households : a case study of KwaDube, a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9607.

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The spotlight on rural developed and sustainable livelihoods has increased over the years. Additionally, the importance of natural resources (specifically in poorer contexts and rural areas that have limited infrastructure and services) is well documented. This research focuses on examining the natural resource asset base of rural households in KwaDube, a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It argues that natural resources are central to rural households. The research further asserts that, for rural households to have sustainable livelihoods, their natural resources should be avail

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Malema, Michael. "The evolution of GIS ICT applications for sustainable utilisation and management of natural resources in agriculture and rural development of Gauteng." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/17308.

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Thesis (M.M. (ICT Policy and Regulation))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, 2014.<br>The evolution of GIS applications in Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) was addressed in the study about Rationalisation and Optimisation of Spatial Information Exploration (ROSIE) report which reflects the GIS history in GDARD before 2003. That report revealed that there was a “large degree of duplication, unconsolidated information resources within the department, and non-provision for

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Cundill, Georgina. "Institutional change and ecosystem dynamics in the communal areas around Mt Coke State Forest, Eastern Cape, South Africa /." 2004. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/926/.

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Mugiira, Rose Kathambi. "Governance structures and management dynamics in large scale Common Property Resources: cases from Lake Victoria Fishery, Mwea Rice Irrigation System and Laikipia Group Grazing Lands in Kenya." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24392.

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Research Thesis Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, School of Economic & Business Sciences Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA<br>The world is facing a sustainability crisis due to depletion and degradation of environmental and natural resources faster than they can be generated. Many of these resources are not partitioned by private property rights, and are held as state property, common property, or as open-access. Common Property Resources (CPRs) have two dist

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Nxumalo, Nokulunga Promise. "The effect of a community based natural resource management (CBNRM) programme on the capacity of the KwaPitela community in Underberg to manage its natural resources for sustainable use." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4915.

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Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programmes are implemented to ensure sustainable use and protection of the environment through appropriate capacity enhancement and empowerment mechanisms. CBNRM is an approach that has multiple objectives, such as enhancing the capacity, of communities to manage resources sustainably, and creating employment opportunities to enhance livelihoods of the communities. CBNRM programmes are implemented in South Africa by different government departments and organisations to achieve these objectives. Despite such interventions, communities often di

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Chen, Ji Graduate Research Program in Environmental Policy &amp Management UNSW. "Sustainable natural resources policy and management in relation to water diversions with special reference to the south-to-north water transfer project in China." 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/43930.

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China has undertaken a vast engineering project: the large-scale transfer of water from the south of the country to the north, the intention being to alleviate flooding in the south and water shortages in the north. It may take up to fifty years to complete. This thesis examines the broad outline of the scheme, the planning that has gone into it, its historical and political background, and the political, social, and ecological problems that it has encountered and may be likely to cause in the future. The political context of a 'pro-technology' policy amongst today's Chinese leaders is highlig

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Osman, Mahdi Ismail Mahdi. "Natural resources and the rural development challenge in Sudan: the case of the Greater Kordofan states." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23788.

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This study is a contribution to the research projects in Africa that are concerned with the analysis of the various conflicts that currently face the continent. Political, ethnic, religious, cultural, and other forms of conflicts have increased in number over the past five decades. The academic community has been making its contribution to the understanding and resolution of the conflicts through its research projects. The contributions of the academic community are widely acknowledged in this regard. This study is about those conflicts emanating from differences in the cultural interpretatio

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Loon, Rael Matthew. "Community participation in integrated conservation and development projects : a case study in the Hlatikulu Valley, KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5781.

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Successful and convincing examples where local peoples' development needs have been effectively reconciled with biodiversity conservation remain difficult to find. One important reason for this is that little progress has been made in researching critical new areas such as developing indices to monitor qualitative concepts such as local participation. In this study, current approaches to the problems with measuring participation in Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs) are reviewed. A theoretical framework combining the works of several practitioners is used to monitor the N

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Henn, Rebecca. "A community perspective : conflicting environmental interests and barriers to effective collaborative management in Clayoquot Sound." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10170/144.

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Our increased knowledge and awareness of the environment and the finite capacity of the world‘s resources has seen increased regional tensions and conflicts over natural resource development and land use planning. This study uses two separate approaches to investigation, incorporating case study method and grounded theory analysis. The region of Clayoquot Sound has a history of land use controversy from which to index the nature and complexity of conflicting interests. In conducting a conflict assessment and thematic frame analysis this study explores the nature of conflicting perceptual frame

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Jacobs, David. "From policy to implementation : a case study of sustainable resource use policy in Enkumane, Mkomazi Valley, KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2071.

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Land degradation is a national concern that needs to be redressed and prevented by the government and its agencies as it has a significant impact on agricultural productivity and food security. The National Department of Agriculture is in the process of reforming the sustainable resource use policy to deal with the causes of land degradation and to promote the sustainable use of natural resources, particularly in povertystricken areas. Prior to 1994, this policy was only applied in areas where commercial agriculture was practised. The researcher has explored the struggles encountered during th

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Mosimane, Alfons Wabahe. "Collective identity and collective action in the management of common pool resources : a case study of Doro !Nawas Conservancy in Namibia." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9384.

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Conservation is increasingly understood to require collective action, particularly in the context of community based conservation. This thesis is premised on the proposition that understanding the dynamic nature of the relationship between collective identity and collective action is fundamental to management of common pool resources such as are created through establishment of community conservancies in Namibia. I used collective identity and resilience theories to develop a framework for exploring change in collective action in the Doro !Nawas conservancy in Namibia. The framework is based o

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Naidoo, Santhuri Santhakumari. "Evaluating the impact of environmental governance on biodiversity management in South African cities." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23267.

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South Africa is recognised as one of the megadiverse nations of the world. In recent years, the South African Government has prioritised human needs, without adequately safeguarding the country’s natural resources. Biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet, responsible for human health, well-being and ultimately, the preservation of the environment. It is the Government’s responsibility to ensure that processes and policy frameworks recognise the significance of biodiversity and its role in ensuring a sustainable future for the country while at the same time ensuring essential serv

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Dimbi, Lilian Rungano. "The role of leadership in the structure and functioning of community based natural resource management organizations : a Zimbabwean case study." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5538.

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The objective of the Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) initiative is to enhance biodi versity conservation through approaches which balance the needs of local communities reliant upon natural resources, with national and international needs in conservation. This is achieved by addressing the imbalances in the distribution of costs and benefits in natural resource man~gement (NRM). So those who live with natural resources should receive benefits for their effort in conservation. Once there is a benefit stream associated with a resource, communities can then be involved in NRM

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Guenha, Armando Uleva. "Towards understanding the impact of community-based natural resource management on household livelihoods : a case study of the Combomune Community Project, Mozambique." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8561.

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Since 1998, the communities of Combomune in Southern Mozambique have participated in a project intended to improve the quality of their lives, while ensuring the natural resources they depend on are well managed and sustainably used. The approach employed is Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM). CBNRM is the resource conservation and management approach which has emerged as one of the models to involve local communities, previously excluded from conservation and management of natural resources and rural development programs. This model promotes community participation, responsib

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"An assessment of the implementation of the community environmental management programme in Zambia : a case study of Luansobe Settlement - Mufulira district." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3092.

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This dissertation comprises two components. Component A consists of background to the research and includes the problem statement, aim and objectives. It also includes the literature review, which provides details on the concept of community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) and its benefits as a participatory approach adopted in the management of natural resources. Component B is presented as a research paper that complies with the requirements of the selected journal for purposes of publication shown in appendix I. Relevant information on the purpose of the study and background to t

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Paliso, Qondile. "Co-management of mussel resources : the case studies of Sokhulu and Coffee Bay projects in South Africa." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9281.

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In this thesis, the researcher has attempted to analyze the full complexities of employing the co-management system in conservation of brown mussels (Perna perna) through the use of the case study areas, namely: Sokhulu in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape (EC) Provinces of South Africa. This study is a comparative approach of 2 coastal areas, Sokhulu, in the northern part of KZN and Coffee Bay near the Wild Coast. Communities currently involved in brown mussel resource management in Sokhulu are part of the joint resource management team. The project, started in 1995 by Dr

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Viegas, Edmunda da Silva Soares. "Prospects for sustainable crop production technologies in East Timor : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Natural Resource Management, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1516.

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The prospects of sustainable crop production technologies in East Timor were discerned with relevant case studies and experimental data. An overview of the agricultural development in East Timor with particular emphasis on the traditional farming and cropping systems was presented complemented by the discussion on the aspects of agricultural mechanization and technological change and their socioeconomic ramifications on food security. Empirical data from tillage trials, established both in East Timor and New Zealand, were gathered and discussed in the quest for a better understanding of tillag

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Musetsho, Khangwelo Desmond. "Development of a sustainable land and ecosystem services decision support framework for the Mphaphuli Traditional Authority, Limpopo Province, South Africa." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27703.

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This study aimed to investigate the spatial extent of Land-Use Land-Cover (LULC) change and the implications for ecosystem services in order to develop a sustainable land-use management framework for traditional authorities in South Africa. Effectively, this study undertook an insightful examination of the impacts that arise from policy decisions and practices, which unfortunately were found to be ineffective. The methodologies and approaches used in this study included both quantitative and qualitative techniques. The critical quantitative method employed in this research was the use of surve

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"Community-based natural resource management, livelihood diversification & poverty alleviation : a case study of NG 22/23 and associated communities, Okavango Delta, northern Botswana." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3453.

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This paper presents a case study from Ngamiland, northern Botswana where community~ based natural resource management (CBNRM), through a joint venture agreement (NA) between a Community~based Organisation (CBO) and the private sector for nonconsumptive tourism has been implemented with the objective of contributing to localised poverty alleviation and livelihood diversification through employment and CBO fee revenue. The economic contribution of these benefits is considered with respect to commonly accepted norms and standards within the development ideology of sustainable development and its

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Zaqueu, Flavio Rafael. "Agricultural extension and natural resource management in Mozambique with particular reference to Cabo Delgado Province." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3515.

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The Agricultural Extension, within the context of Mozambique, is an important force· towards agricultural and rural development. Practically, the agricultural policy and programme of the government is implemented through these services. Mozambique has accepted agriculture as the foundation for the development of the country given that this activity sustains the livelihoods of almost the entire population. Moreover, Mozambique is a potential natural resource country, in where, its potential ranges from terrestrial to marine resources. For the purpose of this study, natural resource management r

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Olivier, Suzanne M. A. (SS). "Towards integrating conservation in development: a discussion of the role of the community of Apo Island in influencing development with reference to tourism in their local environment." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1277.

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Many developing countries, rich with natural resources, have turned to tourism as a source of national growth and subsequently an increasing amount of local communities are being "developed". Despite its importance to developing countries, tourism has been covered scarcely in the literature on development studies. Local communities that find themselves in a situation having to deal with tourism related development, face many challenges. Contrary to previous work on development which considered poor local communities a threat to the natural environment, current views emphasise the role

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Rudd, Meghan O'Neal. "Aligning vision and action of a landcare ethos through systematic intervention : the case of the Farmer Support Group." 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3598.

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The present context of community based natural resource management is characterized by multiple stakeholder involvement, a situation that presents challenges in aligning vision for common action. A 'systemic intervention' involved the staff and stakeholders of the Farmer Support Group, a non-profit rural development organization based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The 'creative design of methods' guided inquiry in aligning vision of a Landcare ethos amongst the organization and their stakeholders, and in directing action toward the vision. Critical Systems Thinking is outlined as the framewo

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