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dc.contributor.author Shapi, Martin
dc.date.accessioned 2026-03-02T09:14:35Z
dc.date.available 2026-03-02T09:14:35Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.identifier.uri https://digital.unam.edu.na/xmlui/handle/11070.1/21900
dc.description This paper examines the network of actors involved in the development of six communal conservancies in Namibia, highlighting the country’s growing leadership in community‑based conservation and ecotourism within the SADC region. The study documents the roles and levels of involvement of committees, government ministries, traditional authorities (TA), management committees (MC), and NGOs in both emerging and registered conservancies. Findings indicate that emerging conservancies host a greater number of committees and project structures, while government ministries particularly those within the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) are consistently present across sites. Registered conservancies benefit more visibly from NGO support in training and funding. Influence over key governance parameters management, financial oversight, elections, and decision‑making is strongest among MCs, TAs, MET, and NGOs in established conservancies, whereas such dynamics are less defined in emerging conservancies. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Namibia en_US
dc.subject Conservancy development en_US
dc.subject Governance structures en_US
dc.subject Registered conservancies en_US
dc.title An assessment of institutional dynamics in Namibia's communal conservancies en_US
dc.type Manuscripts en_US


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