The tragedy of property: Ecology and land tenure in southeastern Zimbabwe

From: Human Organization | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The approach to land management taken by Zimbabwean government agencies in the Communal Areas (the former African Reserves) depends on social and ecological divisions in the landscape that prevent effective ecosystem management-as opposed to the management of discrete natural resources contained within units of land holding and land use. The commons systems maintained by rural Zimbabweans are important to understand both because they have supported people in the face of highly discriminatory legislation, notably in the colonial period, but also because they provide for access to a wider range ...

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