the role of tourism in natural resource management in the okavango ...

CHAPTER SEVEN: NATURAL RESOURCE UTILISATION AND
MANAGEMENT IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA REGION
7.1 Introduction 278
7.2
Wildlife, Fish and Vegetation Resources in the
Okavango Delta
7.2.1 Wildlife Resources in the Okavango Delta 279
7.2.1.1 Habitat Degradation by Man-Made Fires 282
7.2.1.2 Fences 284
7.2.1.3 Cattle Ranching 284
7.2.1.4 Hunting 285
7.2.1.5 Lack of Community Participation in Wildlife Management 286
7.2.1.6 Lack of Planning, Co-ordination and Communication 286
7.2.2 Local Communities and Wildlife Resources in the
279
Okavango Delta 287
7.2.2.1 Benefits to Local Communities From Wildlife Resources 287
7.2.2.2 Role of Local Communities in Wildlife Management 289
7.2.2.3 Attitudes and Perceptions of the Local Communities 290
7.2.3 Stakeholders and Resource Use Conflicts in the
Okavango Delta 292
7.2.3.1 Arable Farming and Wildlife Management 296
7.2.3.2 Livestock Farming and Wildlife Management 297
7.2.4 Integrated Wildlife Management in the Okavango Delta 299
7.2.5 Fish Resources in the Okavango Delta 302
7.2.5.1 The Use of Fish Resources by the Local Inhabitants 302
7.2.5.2 Use of Fish Resources by the Tourism Industry 305
7.2.5.3 Fisheries Management 307
7.2.6 Plant Resources in the Okavango Delta 308
7.2.6.1 The Use of Plants in the Okavango Delta 309
7.2.6.2 Botswanacraft 311
7.2.6.3 The Impacts of the Tourism Industry on the Okavango
Delta's Plant Resources 313
7.2.7 Changing Lifestyles and Natural Resource Utilisation
in the Okavango Delta 314
7.2.7.1 Household Welfare and New Incomes 315
x