Learning from Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Ghana and Zambia: Lessons for integrated landscape approaches

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dc.creatorAdeyanju, S.
dc.creatorO’Connor, A.
dc.creatorAddoah, T.
dc.creatorBayala, E.
dc.creatorDjoudi, H.
dc.creatorMoombe, K.B.
dc.creatorReed, J.
dc.creatorRos-Tonen, M.A.F.
dc.creatorSiangulube, F.
dc.creatorSikanwe, A.
dc.creatorSunderland, T.C.H.
dc.date2021-09-01
dc.date2021-10-19T08:55:03Z
dc.date2021-10-19T08:55:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:04:44Z
dc.descriptionLand use in much of sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by legislative frameworks based on a strong colonial legacy, focusing strongly on state control and minimal devolution of management responsibilities to local communities. However, attempts to reconcile conservation and socio-economic development by increasing stakeholder engagement in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) have been undertaken since the late 1980s. Based on a review of published literature on historical land-use trajectories, the evolution of CBNRM, and key respondent interviews with NRM experts in Ghana and Zambia, this paper asks: What lessons can be learned from CBNRM to inform integrated landscape approaches for more equitable social and ecological outcomes? The paper discusses the positive characteristics and persistent challenges arising from CBNRM initiatives in both countries. The former being, improved rights and resource access, an established institutional structure at the local level, and a conservation approach tailored to the local context. The latter include the absence of multi-scale collaboration, inadequate inclusive and equitable local participation, and limited sustainability of CBNRM initiatives beyond short-term project funding timelines. The paper argues that integrated landscape approaches can address these challenges and improve natural resource management in Ghana and Zambia. We urge landscape practitioners to consider how the lessons learned from CBNRM are being addressed in practice, as they represent both challenges and opportunities for landscape approaches to improve natural resource management.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115526
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/73181
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCommonwealth Forestry Association
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAdeyanju, S., O’Connor, A., Addoah, T., Bayala, E., Djoudi, H., Moombe, K.B., Reed, J., Ros-Tonen, M., Siangulube, F., Sikanwe, A., Sunderland, T.C.H., 2021. Learning from Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Ghana and Zambia: Lessons for integrated landscape approaches. International Forestry Review, 23(3), 273-297. https://doi.org/10.1505/146554821833992776
dc.subjectlandscape conservation
dc.subjectnatural resource management
dc.subjectcommunity forestry
dc.titleLearning from Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Ghana and Zambia: Lessons for integrated landscape approaches
dc.typeJournal Article

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