Title: Community conservation in Namibia : devolution as a tool for the legal empowerment of the poor

Authors: Boudreaux, Karol C.

Place: [Fairfax, VA]

Publisher: George Mason university. Mercatus center

Year: 2010

Journal: Working paper / Mercatus center, George Mason university

Volume: 10-64

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: governance, community organization, natural resources, nature conservation, legislation, decentralization in government, namibia

Abstract: Namibia‘s successful community-based natural resource programme (CBNRM) is described. It involves devolving use and management rights over wildlife and other resources to local communities (as opposed to local governments), who self-organize into communal conservancies.

URL: https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/wp1064-community-conservation-in-namibia.pdf

Document type: Other