Abstract
The community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programme in Botswana was developed to facilitate a partnership between local communities and government for the conservation of natural res...
Highlights
This paper argues that the removal of the wildlife hunting prohibition should be considered for wildlife species noted for causing damage and/or whose population has shown an increase such as elephant and buffalo
The community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programme was conceived as a programme to enlist community support in natural resources conservation through the promotion of sustainable utilisation of the natural resources by local communities (Jones & Murphree, 2001; Agrawal & Gupta, 2005; Blaikie, 2006; CBNRM Policy, 2007)
This study found that the implementation of the wildlife hunting prohibition was carried out without adequate consultation with local communities
Summary
The community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programme was conceived as a programme to enlist community support in natural resources conservation through the promotion of sustainable utilisation of the natural resources (i.e. both hunting and photographic tourism) by local communities (Jones & Murphree, 2001; Agrawal & Gupta, 2005; Blaikie, 2006; CBNRM Policy, 2007). The prohibition on wildlife hunting was necessitated by evidence that suggested a decline in several wildlife species (Chase, 2011; Department of Wildlife and National Parks, 2012). Other wildlife species such as zebras, buffalos and elephants have been noted for their exponential increase in the same period and beyond (Chase, 2011; Department of Wildlife and National Parks, 2012). Botswana’s elephant population was estimated in 2012 to be about 207,545 individual elephants indicating an overall increase of 297% between 1992 and 2012 (Department of Wildlife and National Parks, 2012). The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Act of 1992 (Cap38:01) section 45 confers on the minister the powers to prohibit wildlife hunting for periods not exceeding 12 months at a time. Since 2014, the hunting prohibition has been extended four times in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
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