Community participation in cultural heritage and environmental policy formulation in Botswana

Mogomotsi, Goemeone E. J.; Mogomotsi, Patricia K.; Gondo, Reniko; Madigele, Tshenolo J.

doi:10.1080/10042857.2018.1480684

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“…(p. 941)The above observation is true in Botswana where policies or laws do not make any explicit provision for the involvement of local communities in the declaration of protected areas and how communities are to benefit from wildlife conservation (Cirelli & Morgera, 2010; Mogomotsi, 2019). The top-down approach in environmental policymaking practiced by Botswana leads to the exclusion of local communities (Mogomotsi et al., 2018). It is undoubtful that such an approach often results in the resistance of policy decisions by local communities as evidenced by illegal hunting engaged by some of the respondents in this study.…”

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“…In policy science, legitimacy is deemed to be an essential factor influencing whether the proposed policy will be adopted by the public or not (Jensen, 2003). It is undoubtful that legitimacy is mainly psychological phenomenon dependent on managing opinions and expectations of the public (Mogomotsi et al., 2018). The views and perceptions of the communities in the Okavango Delta need to be better managed by both politicians and public servants to arrive at acceptable wildlife management practices within the purview of the prevailing legislative and policy framework.…”

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An Analysis of Communities’ Attitudes Toward Wildlife and Implications for Wildlife Sustainability

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Dipogiso

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Tropical Conservation Science

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Negative human-wildlife interactions do not only have adverse effects on rural livelihoods but also lead to negative attitudes toward wildlife conservation. This research uses primary data collected from 221 randomly selected households in the Okavango Delta to analyze their perceptions on poaching and community involvement in anti-poaching activities. The results reveal that the majority of the respondents acknowledge the existence of poaching within their communities. Close to 50% of the respondents noted that they poach for subsistence purposes. There is a generally low participation rate in antipoaching efforts in the study area. The study concludes that the negative attitudes of communities toward wildlife and wildlife conservation threaten wildlife sustainability in the Okavango Delta. There is a need to strike an intricate balance between wildlife conservation and improving communities' welfare and tolerance to wildlife through designing effective institutions that are aligned to local realities.

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An Analysis of Communities’ Attitudes Toward Wildlife and Implications for Wildlife Sustainability

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Dipogiso

et al. 2020

Tropical Conservation Science

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“…The cultural industry and modern technology have become the driving force of economic growth, but the quality of the emerging cultural heritage development projects is uneven, and there are many problems, such as the low actual industrial value of the project and resource damage caused by excessive development. Therefore, it is very important to study the development of cultural heritage resources and the evaluation of the value of industrial transformation resources [ 10 ]. The cultural heritage resources are shown in Figure 1 : Figure 1(a) is the Fujian Tulou, and Figure 1(b) is the mural of Huashan Mountain.…”

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Cultural Heritage Resource Development and Industrial Transformation Resource Value Assessment Based on BP Neural Network

Liu

Zhang

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Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience

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Mining and utilizing cultural heritage resources and creating and developing creative and cultural industries have become the priority direction of economic development, setting off a wave of cultural heritage resource development, and industrial transformation. Which cultural heritage resources can have the high value of industrial transformation has become one of the research topics that have attracted much attention. In view of this problem, research is of great significance to the development of cultural heritage resources and the field of industrial transformation. With the in-depth research on resource development and industrial transformation, the research on artificial neural network (ANN) in cultural industry transformation is gradually carried out, and its performance advantages are of great significance to solve the problem of value evaluation. This paper aims to study the application of the value assessment method based on the BP neural network (BPNN) in the development of cultural heritage resources and industrial transformation. Through the analysis and research of BPNN and cultural heritage resource development and industrial transformation, it can be applied to the construction of resource value assessment methods to solve the problem of improving the value level of cultural heritage resource development and industry. This paper analyzes BPNN, cultural heritage, and value evaluation methods, conducts experimental analysis on the performance of the algorithm, and uses related theoretical formulas to explain. The results show that the evaluation method has passed the random consistency test, and the results are valid. The obtained index popularity weight value is 0.134, the economic benefit weight value is 0.093, and the resource correlation degree weight value is 0.074, which can be used as the key criteria for resource value evaluation. The classification of resources through resource value assessment can provide theoretical support for the development and industrialization of cultural heritage and can meet the needs of improving the value and quality of cultural heritage development and industrial transformation, and the development level and satisfaction have been greatly improved.

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“…A survey in north-eastern Botswana found that selling G. belina allowed many to meet their basic needs, and the disappearances of G. belina have seriously challenged their finances (Selaledi 2012). G. belina harvesting in Botswana has largely shifted from a subsistence activity for household consumption to a commercial activity (Mogomotsi et al 2018), so a significant loss in G. belina distribution could devastate the Botswanan G. belina trade. Given that much of the Botswanan G. belina harvest is exported to neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe and South Africa, the decline of G. belina may lead to greater food insecurity both inside and outside of Botswana (Mogomotsi et al 2018).…”

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Potential decline in the distribution and food provisioning services of the mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) in southern Africa

Shen¹,

Ferguson-Gow²,

Groner³

et al. 2023

Frontiers of Biogeography

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Highlights• The mopane worm is an important source of food for people across southern Africa, yet insect declines driven by land use and climate change could threaten this important ecosystem service• We modelled the potential future distribution of mopane worm based on abiotic drivers as well as biotic interactions with food and predator species• The incorporation of biotic interactions using Bayesian networks represents an important step toward more realistic estimates of future species ranges• Our models demonstrate the potential for substantial contraction of the range of mopane worm, which would likely have negative impacts on the health of people in rural communities• Our study demonstrates a methodological advance in modelling species distributions and reveals how environmental change has potential to disrupt the benefits that nature provides for people

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Community participation in cultural heritage and environmental policy formulation in Botswana

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

An Analysis of Communities’ Attitudes Toward Wildlife and Implications for Wildlife Sustainability

An Analysis of Communities’ Attitudes Toward Wildlife and Implications for Wildlife Sustainability

Cultural Heritage Resource Development and Industrial Transformation Resource Value Assessment Based on BP Neural Network

Potential decline in the distribution and food provisioning services of the mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) in southern Africa

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