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| Title: | Co-Managing the Commons in the ' New' South Africa: Room for Manoeuvre? |
| Authors: | Mohamed, N.
Isaacs, M. |
| ASFA Terms: | International agreements |
| Issue Date: | 2000 |
| Citation: | 8th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property entitled, Constituting the Commons, May 31 - June 4, 2000 |
| Abstract: | Co-managing the commons within the new governance structures of South Africa has the
potential to promote participatory democracy and improve natural resource management.
Inequitable access to and use of natural resources characterised apartheid-era policies and
practices. In line with post-1990 democratisation processes, public involvement, participation,
community-based initiatives and co-management have been promoted as key aspects of natural
resource management policies. Power sharing, empowerment, organisational capacity building
and improved natural resource management are some of the key principles of co-management
within the South African context. This paper will explore the applicability of the co-management
concept to the enhancement of rural livelihoods in South Africa with specific reference to the
conservation sector, and coastal and marine resources policy and implementation processes. Comanagement
initiatives in the fisheries and conservation sectors in South Africa have failed to
incorporate many co-management principles, such as joint decision-making and benefit
distribution. Instead, co-management has been transformed from a community-based
management approach to a more top-down, corporatist approach.... |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/761 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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