Community-Based Natural Resource Management: Past, Present and Future(s)
Workshop, 4th-6th April 2022, Windhoek (Namibia)
Workshop organized by Prof. Dr. C. Samimi (University of Bayreuth).
Co-organized by Dr. S. Lendelvo (University of Namibia), Dr. A. Mosimane (University of Namibia), Prof. Dr. P. Hebinck (University of Wageningen), Prof. Dr. E. Rothfuss (University of Bayreuth), Prof. Dr. M. Bollig (University of Cologne).
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:45 Welcome address, Alfons Mosimane
9:45-10:30 Keynote “CBNRM Past, Present and Future(s)”, Paul Hebinck
10:30-11:00 Reflection on the Keynote, John Kasaona
11:00-11:30 Coffee/Tea break
(1) Mechanisms of redistribution of benefits and revenue
11:30-12:00 Conceptualising benefits in community-based conservation: The need for transparency – Gladman Thondhlana
12:00-12:30 Repositioning CBNRM within a Whole-System Framework: Mukungule Community Conservancy, linking Local Learning, CBNRM and Business Literacy – Clever Musonda
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 CBNRM: a controversy on socio-economic livelihoods and a threat to sustainable conservation in Northern Western Botswana – Satau Gakemotho
14:00-14:30 Developing Community Conservancies and ICCAs in Zambia: A Whole-System Methodology – Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
14:30-15:00 The politics of CBNRM in Zambia – Rodgers Lubilo
15:00-15:30 Coffee/Tea break
15:30-16:00 ‘A perfect storm’ revisited: the impact of COVID-19 on communal area conservancies in Namibia, one year on – Sian Sullivan
16:00-16:30 Navigating through the storm: Conservancies as local institutions for regional resilience in Zambezi, Namibia – Linus Kalvelage
(2) Mechanisms of redistribution and revenue
9:00-9:30 Rebuilding community capitals: Does it take a Village – Brian Child
9:30-10:00 Addressing the complexity of reconciling Conservation and People’s livelihoods: reflecting (challenges, opportunities and pitfalls) from an experiential case – Nicia Giva
10:00-10:30 Surviving Crises: Community Conservation in Namibia as a resilient idea – Richard Kiaka
10:30-11:00 Coffee/tea break
(3) The struggle for claims, rights and resources
11:00-11:30 Rethinking Community Based Natural Resource Management in Western Botswana – Robert Hitchcock
11:30-12:00 Learning with nonviolent communication to unpack human-wildlife governance systems to promote human-wildlife coexistence – Ruth Kansky
12:00-12:30 Right-Based Fisheries Co-management as a Solution to Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa – Mafaniso Hara
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Litigating the rights of Namibia’s indigenous peoples’ over land and natural resources – challenges and opportunities – Willem Odendaal
14:00-14:30 Community-based natural resources management most significant change – Romie Nghitevelekwa
14:30-14:45 World Café Introduction
14:45-15:15 Coffee/tea break
15:15-17:15 World Café in four Cafés
Reflection on the World Cafés
9:00-9:15 Café 1
9:15-9:30 Café 2
9:30-9:45 Café 3
9:45-10:00 Café 4
10:00-10:30 Café Synthesis
10:30-11:00 Coffee/Tea Break
(4) Climate change, ecology and environmental implications
11:10-11:30 Mainstreaming Community Based Natural Resource Management in policies and institutional frameworks for climate change management: perspectives from the Great Limpopo trans-frontier conservation area, Zimbabwe – Olga Kupika
11:30-12:00 Assessing the performance of a community-based natural resources management programme in Zimbabwe – Steven Matema
12:00-12:30 Surviving CBNRM-related constrictions on food security among frontier communities – Ottie Luzibo
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Final Discussion
14:00-14:15 Closing remarks
