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Linking Social and Ecological Sustainability: An Analysis of Livelihoods and the Changing Natural Resources in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve

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  • Alexio Mbereko

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing & Public Health, George Campbell Building Howard College, Durban (South Africa))

  • Olga Laiza Kupika

    (Chinhoyi University of Technology, School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation (Zimbabwe))

  • Edson Gandiwa

    (Chinhoyi University of Technology, School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation (Zimbabwe))

Abstract

In this paper, we aim to explore community livelihoods and conservation issues surrounding natural resources that are utilised by resettled farmers within the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Zimbabwe. Data collection was done in two phases. During the first phase undertaken in 2011, we administered household interviews, held focus group discussions (FGDs) and conducted in-depth interviews. The second phase, conducted in 2015, used FGDs and key informant interviews to gather data on changes in livelihoods and natural resources. Findings indicated limited options of social, human and financial capital. However, diverse livelihoods strategies are pursued in order to minimize the risk of biodiversity degradation. Structural factors that can contribute to cause biodiversity degradation include the failure of the CAMPFIRE Programme; natural resources governance flaws; contests over space and power, and weak policing by institutions devoted to the protection of natural resources. In conclusion, the authors observe how the institutions involved in the management of the protected natural area fail to promote the participation of the local community in the decision-making processes, thus limiting the potential benefits of the designation of the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve.

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  • Alexio Mbereko & Olga Laiza Kupika & Edson Gandiwa, 2017. "Linking Social and Ecological Sustainability: An Analysis of Livelihoods and the Changing Natural Resources in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve," Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises, vol. 6(1), pages 49-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:trn:csnjrn:v:6:i:1:p:49-68
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    Keywords

    Biosphere reserves; Social capital; human-wildlife conflict; livelihoods; Participation; Social enterprise;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N57 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Africa; Oceania
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • L30 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - General
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development

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