2016

"The key to the recovery of wildlife in Southern Africa is not technical or ecological, but carefully crafted legal changes that address 'market failure' by returning the ownership and value of wildlife to landholders." Brian Child. (2016). Wildlife Policy in Southern Africa: Why not Crop the Game? WRSA.

This paper seeks to evaluate the FairWild Standard, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, Friend of the Sea Certification Program, Marine Stewardship Council Standards and Friend for Life Social and Fair Trade Certification Programme. Earthmind. Gland, Switzerland.

Tourism and hunting both generate substantial revenues for communities and private operators in Africa, but few studies have quantitatively examined the trade-offs and synergies that may result from these two activities. We evaluated financial and in-kind benefit streams from tourism and hunting on 77 communal conservancies in Namibia from 1998...

This chapter introduces extractive uses of wildlife and explores the potential for sustainable use. The fi rst section provides a glance of the different types of extractive use and motivations for hunting. The second section discusses the drivers and impacts of unsustainable use on wildlife populations and ecosystems. The last...

This paper explores the role of wildlife in adaptation to climate change in areas predominantly used for livestock production in South Africa.