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A political ecology of wildlife conservation in Africa

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  • Samantha Jones

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This short review summarises research and key debates in the conservation and management of wildlife, biodiversity and valued environments in Africa. It is broadly grounded in a political ecology approach, and indicates the importance of considering ways in which power and meanings conferred on the landscape play out in the realm of conservation. The review highlights the paradigm shift that has occurred in thinking about African environments and shows how this has shaped approaches to conservation. It considers factors that influenced the origin of conservation initiatives in Africa, including the preservation of game for hunting and the establishment of national parks in the United States. The shift from an early fortress conservation model to later community conservation approaches is traced and a summary of the critique of community conservation with a analysis of the CAMPFIRE programme in Zimbabwe, is presented. More recently the conservation agenda seems to have turned towards transfrontier conservation. The conclusion cautions that despite the weight of critical analyses of community conservation, its abandonment would be somewhat premature and potentially detrimental to desirable conservation and development outcomes.

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  • Samantha Jones, 2006. "A political ecology of wildlife conservation in Africa," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(109), pages 483-495, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:33:y:2006:i:109:p:483-495
    DOI: 10.1080/03056240601000911
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    2. Boscow Okumu & Edwin Muchapondwa & Herbert Ntuli, 2018. "Can local communities afford full control over wildlife conservation? The Case of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe," Working Papers 766, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    3. Nicoli Nattrass, 2021. "Differentiation in Economic Costs and Returns from Living with Wildlife in Namibian Community Conservancies," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 89(2), pages 282-300, June.
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