The 'shrinking commons' in the Lake: Ngami grasslands, Botswana: The impact of national rangeland policy

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 611-626

  Magole, Lapologang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Common pool resources; Lake Ngami; Livelihoods; Pastoralism; Rangeland policy

Indexed keywords

COMMON LAND; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; PASTORALISM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RANGELAND; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; LAKE NGAMI; NGAMILAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349823236     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350903181399     Document Type: Article

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