Investigating the impact of Phinda Private Game Reserve on the livelihoods of the community of Mnqobokazi, KwaZulu-Natal

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dc.contributor.authorXulu, Simphiwe Lindinkosi Ricardo Gcina
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-14T10:32:03Z
dc.date.available2023-03-14T10:32:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the academic requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Zululand, 2020.en_US
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa has witnessed an increase in the development of policies and investments into the conservation of natural resources as well as improving the livelihoods of people, particularly in the rural areas adjacent to Protected Areas. However, the history of unequal and discriminatory land ownership in the country and the establishment of Protected Areas has been one of the main challenges. Most of the Protected Areas were established on land that was forcefully taken away from black communities during the colonial and apartheid era. The dependence of rural communities on natural resources such as land makes it even hard to manage Protected Areas. Against this backdrop, this study investigates the impact of Phinda Private Game Reserve on the livelihoods of the rural community of Mnqobokazi. A mixed method approach was deployed to collect and analyse data from the respondents in the study. Findings suggest that, although there are some positive impacts, Phinda Private Game Reserve has, in the main negatively affected the livelihoods of the rural community of Mnqobokazi. The results also show that there is a general lack of flow of information amongst the stakeholders, which puts the community in disadvantage and favours the elite. Based on this, it is recommended that there must be improvements made to the involvement of the community in decision-making, benefits sharing and the flow of information to the community.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMoses Kotane Instituteen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10530/2287
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Zululanden_US
dc.subjectRural Communityen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Conservationen_US
dc.subjectRural Livelihoodsen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the impact of Phinda Private Game Reserve on the livelihoods of the community of Mnqobokazi, KwaZulu-Natalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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