BSc Participant
MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
NAME ZVOBGO. L
REG # R11431Q
LEVEL 4:1
MODULE WAP 417
ASSIGBMENT 1
QN: Critic the method and approaches used for natural resource management in Zimbabwe [30]
They are various methods and approaches that are used in Zimbabwe for the management of natural resources. The methods and approaches can be broadly grouped into three categories which are; command and control regulations, economic instruments and the participatory approach. These approaches can be implemented through the following methods, analytical, participatory, regulatory, protected area, systems approach, socio-cultural approaches and economic approaches.
Command and control regulations- it’s an approach where political authorities mandate people, by enacting a law, to bring about a behaviour and use an enforcement machinery to get people to obey the law. It’s an environmental management strategy where the government or responsible authorities sets standards to protect and manage the natural resources. This technique covers the regulatory and protected areas approaches.
In Zimbabwe the regulations involve the bylaws, legislative, reserved or protected areas and bio monitoring. The government of Zimbabwe construct national parks like Gonarezhou National park, sanctuaries, Safari areas, recreational areas, botanical gardens/ reserves, state forests. The protected area is an area of land or sea dedicated to the protection of and maintenance of biodiversity, natural resources and associated cultural resources. This approach worked well in Zimbabwe as this was evidenced by the creation of many national and recreational parks thought it resulted in some negative impacts to the communities where these projects were done. Some of the problems were relocation of communities, poaching of the resources by the
FACULTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
NAME ZVOBGO. L
REG # R11431Q
LEVEL 4:1
MODULE WAP 417
ASSIGBMENT 1
QN: Critic the method and approaches used for natural resource management in Zimbabwe [30]
They are various methods and approaches that are used in Zimbabwe for the management of natural resources. The methods and approaches can be broadly grouped into three categories which are; command and control regulations, economic instruments and the participatory approach. These approaches can be implemented through the following methods, analytical, participatory, regulatory, protected area, systems approach, socio-cultural approaches and economic approaches.
Command and control regulations- it’s an approach where political authorities mandate people, by enacting a law, to bring about a behaviour and use an enforcement machinery to get people to obey the law. It’s an environmental management strategy where the government or responsible authorities sets standards to protect and manage the natural resources. This technique covers the regulatory and protected areas approaches.
In Zimbabwe the regulations involve the bylaws, legislative, reserved or protected areas and bio monitoring. The government of Zimbabwe construct national parks like Gonarezhou National park, sanctuaries, Safari areas, recreational areas, botanical gardens/ reserves, state forests. The protected area is an area of land or sea dedicated to the protection of and maintenance of biodiversity, natural resources and associated cultural resources. This approach worked well in Zimbabwe as this was evidenced by the creation of many national and recreational parks thought it resulted in some negative impacts to the communities where these projects were done. Some of the problems were relocation of communities, poaching of the resources by the
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