Land beneficiaries as game farmers: Conservation, land reform and the invention of the community game farm in KwaZulu-Natal

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-420

  Ngubane, Mnqobi ^a   Brooks, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

biodiversity conservation; community game farm; community based conservation; hunting industry; KwaZulu Natal; labour tenancy; land reform partnerships; private game farming; restitution; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND REFORM; LAND USE; NATIONAL PARK; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PRIVATE LAND; PROTECTED AREA; SMALLHOLDER;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880397440     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: 14699397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2013.811790     Document Type: Article

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