Biodiversity conservation | Economic Research Southern Africa

Keyword: Biodiversity conservation

Sanctioned quotas vs information provisioning for community wildlife conservation in Zi...

We investigate the behavioural responses of resource users to polic...

Anne-Sophie Crépin, Herbert Ntuli, Edwin Muchapondwa, Caroline Schill

Journal Publication

Forest commons, vertical integration and smallholder’s saving and investment responses:...

As the result of prohibitively high transaction costs, smallholder ...

Dambala Gelo

Working Paper

Understanding the drivers of subsistence poaching in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Co...

While subsistence poaching is a large threat to wildlife conservati...

Herbert Ntuli, Edwin Muchapondwa, Amanda Linell, Aksel Sundström, Sverker C. Jagers, Martin Sjöstedt

Working Paper

Can local communities afford full control over wildlife conservation? The Case of CAMPF...

Wildlife is widely becoming an important vehicle for rural developm...

Herbert Ntuli, Edwin Muchapondwa, Boscow Okumu

Policy Brief

Recreation Demand and Optimal Pricing for International Visitors to Kruger National Park

Sustainable financing of conservation is a key challenge in develop...

Edwin Muchapondwa, Samson Mukanjari, Eyoual Demeke

Policy Brief

Determinants of Successful Collective Management of Forest Resources: Evidence from Ken...

Participation of local communities in management and utilization of...

Boscow Okumu, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

Economic valuation of forest ecosystem services in Kenya: Implication for design of PES...

Forest ecosystem services are critical for human well-being as well...

Edwin Muchapondwa, Boscow Okumu

Policy Brief

Effects of wildlife resources on community welfare: Income, poverty and inequality

This paper demonstrates the importance of wildlife in the portfolio...

Edwin Muchapondwa, Herbert Ntuli

Working Paper

Climate change and Agriculture: What is the Role of Wildlife in adaptation in South Afr...

Climate change poses a serious problem to agriculture sector especi...

Jackson Otieno, Edwin Muchapondwa

Policy Brief

Agriculture and adaptation to climate change: The role of wildlife ranching in South Af...

In this paper, we explored the role of wildlife in adaptation to cl...

Jackson Otieno, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

A Bio-economic Analysis of Community Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe

This paper uses a bioeconomic model to analyze wildlife conservatio...

Herbert Ntuli, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

An Economic Analysis of Climate Change and Wildlife Utilization on Private Land: Eviden...

Wildlife ranching is emerging as a new frontier for wildlife conser...

Edwin Muchapondwa, Jackson Otieno

Working Paper

Towards conserving the rhino: an economic analysis

Populations of southern white (Ceratotherium simmum simmum) and bla...

James N. Blignaut, Douglas J. Crookes

Policy Brief

The Economic Value of Mountain Biking in the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve, Eastern Cape, ...

This paper reports the first formal non-market valuation of mountai...

Mario du Preez, Deborah E. Lee

Working Paper

Debunking the myth that a legal trade will solve the rhino horn crisis: A system dynami...

There is considerable debate in the literature over whether or not ...

James N. Blignaut, Douglas J. Crookes

Working Paper

A categorisation and evaluation of rhino management policies

Rhino populations are at a critical level and new approaches are ne...

James N. Blignaut, Douglas J. Crookes

Working Paper

Determining Visitor Preferences for Rhinoceros Conservation Management at Private, Ecot...

South Africa harbours 95 percent of the world’s threatened white rh...

Mario du Preez, Deborah E. Lee

Working Paper

Estimation of optimal conservation fees for international park visitors in the Kgalagad...

This paper estimates the visitation demand function for Kgalagadi T...

Johane Dikgang, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

The Economic Evaluation of Dryland Ecosystem Services in the South African Kgalagadi Ar...

The economic importance of the dryland ecosystem services in the Kg...

Johane Dikgang, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

The Economic Evaluation of Dryland Ecosystem Services in the South African Kgalagadi by...

This study seeks to value ecosystem services in the Kgalagadi area ...

Johane Dikgang, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

Conservation Fees in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park between Botswana and South Africa...

This paper estimates the visitation demand function for Kgalagadi T...

Johane Dikgang, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

Evaluating the Prospects of Benefit Sharing Schemes in Protecting Mountain Gorillas in ...

Presently, the mountain gorilla in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democrati...

Birgit Bednar-Friedl, Samson Mukanjari, Precious Zikhali, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

A comparative analysis of the synchronisation of business cycles for developed and deve...

Globalisation brought about worldwide changes, including economic a...

James N. Blignaut, Ilse Botha, Douglas J. Crookes

Working Paper

Providing Economic Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation in an Emerging Bioregional ...

This paper starts from the now widely-held premise that biodiversit...

Kelly Scheepers, Eric Mungatana, Frank Matose, Harry Biggs, Kevin Moore, Edwin Muchapondwa, Amanda Driver

Working Paper

Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in Southern Africa? A b...

Imbrasia Belina also known as the mopane worm, like other edible in...

Wisdom Akpalu, Precious Zikhali, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper

Can local communities in Zimbabwe be trusted with wildlife management?: Evidence from c...

If local communities living adjacent to the elephant see it as a bu...

Gunmar Köhlin, Fredrik Carlsson, Edwin Muchapondwa

Working Paper