The role of local communities in resource management: A case of Okongo Community Forest and Conservancy, Namibia

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorSiyambango, Nguza
dc.contributor.authorEnkono, Angula Nahas
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-28T08:52:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-28T08:52:39Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionThis paper, hereore, sheds ligh on CBNRM in Namibia, wih parcular ocus on he Okongo Communiy Fores and Conservancy in he norhern par o he counry.
dc.description.abstractThis paper presens he role o communies in resource managemen, wih parcular ocus on he Okongo Communiy Fores and Conservancy. The sudy is par o he main research work ha examined perspecves on communiy-based managemen pracces, including he conservaon area boundaries, bu mos imporanly, he roles and responsibilies o various acors wihin he conservaon area. The sudy was conduced o undersand he sae o communiy-based naural resource managemen (CBNRM) in he Okongo Communiy Foresry and Conservancy. I also explored he relaonship beween governmen unconaries and he local resource commiees ha are in exisence as crical complemenary proponens in he realisaon o susainable naural resource managemen. The sudy used a mixed research design, comprising qualiave and quanave mehods, and wih his design, daa collecon mehods included inerviews and ocus group discussions in our communies in he Okongo Communiy Fores and Conservancy, namely: Omauni Eas, Omauni Wes, Oshalande and Kumininenge. A purposive sampling mehod was employed o selec parcipans or he sudy. The sudy revealed ha he managemen o resources such as waer, wildlie, grazing areas and oresry was possible hrough managemen commiees. Mos o he commiees were esablished wih he aid o he governmen. The majoriy o respondens observed posive relaonships beween he governmen and he commiees; only ew did no. Membership on such commiees can be aribued o a srong ineres in he managemen o resources, alhough some members are eleced o serve in leadership posions irrespecve o heir commimen o resource managemen. Sadly, here are conics around he managemen o resources. However, hese conics are eiher resolved sraegically hrough communiy meengs or are direcly deal wih by he commiees. Overall, communiy parcipaon has grealy improved access and he inegriy o naural resources by ensuring equal disribuon o resources and services wihin he conservaon area
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/4282
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal for Studies in Humanites and Social Sciences
dc.subjectBenefits
dc.subjectComparative
dc.subjectConservancy
dc.subjectCommon-pool resource
dc.subjectCommunity based natural resource management
dc.subjectFunctionaries
dc.subjectNamibia
dc.subjectUniversity of Namibia
dc.titleThe role of local communities in resource management: A case of Okongo Community Forest and Conservancy, Namibia
dc.typeArticle
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Siyambango__role_2022.pdf
Size:
680.43 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.62 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Research Articles (DSS)