An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: A case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

Itai Dhliwayo; Never Muboko; Given Matseketsa; Edson Gandiwa

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An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: A case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

Itai Dhliwayo Never Muboko Given Matseketsa Edson Gandiwa

Integrative Conservation Vol. 2 No. 4 pp. 226-239 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractIn southern Africa, human and wildlife interactions have significantly increased over the past decade, resulting in complex conservation conflicts. As humans and wildlife share space, stakeholder engagement becomes a critical component of wildlife management and transformative conservation. We analysed the conservation conflicts in the Save Valley Conservancy (SVC) in south‐eastern Zimbabwe. Data were collected between April and May 2020 through focus group discussions and interviews with purposively sampled informants. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were adopted in this study. The results revealed that the absence of an effective, inclusive, integrated multi‐cross‐sectional stakeholder engagement plan is a primary contributing factor to conservation conflicts in the SVC. In conclusion, our study found that community participation in land use decision‐making is limited within the SVC, and this is a general lack of consensus among the community members on viable land use options. This study proposes an integrated, cross‐sectional stakeholder working framework that not only informs conservation practitioners but also fully addresses the prevailing conservation conflict scenarios. These conflicts emanate from the exclusion of humans from protected areas and the encroachment of wildlife in human settlements.

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Published: Dec 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 2(4)
Pages: 226-239
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Authors

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Itai Dhliwayo

Department of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, School of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe

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Never Muboko

Department of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, School of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Harare Zimbabwe

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Given Matseketsa

Department of Zoology and Entomology University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa

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Edson Gandiwa

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Harare Zimbabwe

Cite This Article

Itai Dhliwayo, Never Muboko, Given Matseketsa, et al. (2023). An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: A case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe. Integrative Conservation, 2(4), 226-239. https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.31

An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: A case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

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