Publication by 2008 DPDF “Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change” Fellow Cerian Gibbes and Eric Keys.

This article examines the dual goals of community based natural resource management (CBNRM) as a way to protect the environment (specifically wildlife) and enhance the socio-economic equity of communities. As described in the literature, CBNRM should integrate ecological sustainability, economic efficiency and social equity (Pagdee et al. 2006). Although occasionally successful at the first two ideal objectives, the enhancement of social equity is often wanting due to a priori assumptions about communities and resource management devolution. This article based largely on published literature, and addresses the constraints and opportunities for successful CBNRM in Africa, largely focusing on southern Africa as that part of the world has been one of the early testing grounds for these environmental management ideas.

Publication Details

Title
The Illusion of Equity: An Examination of Community Based Natural Resource Management and Inequality in Africa
Authors
Gibbes, Cerian, Keys, Eric
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date
September 2010
Citation
Gibbes, Cerian, Keys, Eric, The Illusion of Equity: An Examination of Community Based Natural Resource Management and Inequality in Africa (Wiley-Blackwell, September 2010).
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