Review and synthesis of lessons learned concerning optimum forms of community management structures for multiple resource management in Zambia and southern and eastern Africa
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Review and synthesis of lessons learned concerning optimum forms of community management structures for multiple resource management in Zambia and southern and eastern Africa
The report found that in Zambia in general the performance of community structures is poor largely due to limited capacity, inadequate benefits, poor governance and inadequate policy and legislation. The authors conclude that the main lessons from their review indicate that where an appropriate mixture of economic and other incentives is in place, including clear resource rights, strong institutional arrangements and markets for natural resource products including tourism, the magnitude of benefits increases, stronger partnerships emerge and biodiversity conservation begins to take place - thus confirming the central tenets of NWP. the authors recommend that attention should also be given to governance including issues of transparency and accountability in decision making and financial management, which also confirms findings from other reviews. Generally insufficient attention is given to these issues. The document has a useful review of the appropriateness of different types of community structure for NRM and empahsises the need for such structrues to be a legal entity.
Brian Jones
Independent consultant
2013-01-08
Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Zambia/UNDP
- Regional case study
- Project technical document (e.g. focusing on one or more aspects, such as technical approach, monitoring, application of a specific tool, etc)
- Comparative analysis of cases or tools
- Africa - Southern
- Africa
Zambia
GEF/UNDP
RECLASSIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE
- Wildlife
- Biodiversity
- Fisheries
- Forest
- NTFPs
- Tourism
- Biodiversity
- Improved information and knowledge management systems - [Relevant]
- Promoted or developed economic strategies for natural resource management - [Relevant]
- Procedural rights for all people, especially vulnerable or marginalized groups - [Relevant]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Lessons learned (Cautionary Tale)
- Lessons learned (Success Story)
- Governance - [External or structural policies that influenced success or failure]
- Resources - [External or structural policies that influenced success or failure]
