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The Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) is a Zimbabwean community-based natural resource management programme. It is one of the first programs to consider wildlife as renewable natural resources, while addressing the allocation of its ownership to indigenous peoples in and around conservation protected areas.[1]

United States involvement

The US federal government has invested resources in CAMPFIRE, principally through USAID. By 1997, $7 million had been donated to the programme. This support created controversy in US politics, due to the organization's policy positions, which stood in direct opposition to US legislation. This conflict brought about significant concern regarding the programme and the legality of marketing products from endangered species.[2]

Results

At one point, CAMPFIRE leadership chose to invest communal development funds from tourism revenue to build a beer hall.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Satchel 1996.
  2. ^ Rowe 1997.
  3. ^ Archabald and Naughton 2001.

References

  • Satchell, Michael (1996-11-25). "Save the elephants: Start shooting them". U.S. News & World Report. p. 51. ISSN 0041-5537.
  • Fortmann, Louise (2005). "What We Need is a Community Bambi: The Perils and Possibilities of Powerful Symbols". Communities and Conservation: Histories and Politcs of Communit-Based Natural Resource Management (PDF). Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira. pp. 195–205. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  • Vorlaufer, Karl (2002-04-01). "CAMPFIRE — The Political Ecology of Poverty Alleviation, Wildlife Utilisation and Biodiversity Conservation in Zimbabwe (CAMPFIRE — Die Politische Ökologie der Armutsbekämpfung, Wildtiernutzung und des Biodiversitäts-schutzes in Zimbabwe)". Erdkunde. 56 (2): 184–206. doi:10.2307/25647452. ISSN 0014-0015. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  • Press, Robert (1993-06-22). "Wildlife Protection Gets a Tough Probe". Christian Science Monitor. pp. page 13. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2012-11-29. {{cite news}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Schouten, Fredreka (2000-01-20). "African trip draws criticism". USA Today (FINAL ed.). ISSN 0734-7456. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  • Rowe, Peter (1997-05-08). "Stampeding toward ivory and irony". San Diego Union-Tribune (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ed.). pp. E-1. ISSN 1063-102X. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  • Archabald, Karen (2001). "Tourism revenue-sharing around national parks in Western Uganda: early efforts to identify and reward local communities". Environmental Conservation. 28 (02): 135–149. doi:10.1017/S0376892901000145. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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