Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe

Between 1970 and 1992, the World Bank assisted financially in about 15 wildlife-related projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lending volume was US$ 368 million or about 1percent of the Bank's totals lending during the same period. While geograp...

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Main Author:	Bojo, Jan
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ANIMAL SPECIES BREED BUSH MEAT CATTLE CLOSED FOREST COMMUNAL AREAS COMMUNAL LAND COMMUNAL LANDS COMMUNAL LIVESTOCK CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION POLICY CROP PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DROUGHT DROUGHTS ECONOMIC VALUATION ELEPHANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FARMS FAUNA FLORA FOREST RESOURCES GAME GAME MEAT GAME RESERVES GAME SPECIES HUMAN POPULATION HUNTING LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE SYSTEM LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FARMING MAMMALS NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE NATURE CONSERVATION OPEN ACCESS OVERGRAZING PASTORALISTS POACHING POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURE POULTRY RABBIT RANCHES RANGE USE RESERVES RHINO SPECIES THREATS TO WILDLIFE TOURISM WILD ANIMAL WILD ANIMALS WILD SPECIES WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AREAS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE HABITATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE NEEDS WILDLIFE RESOURCES WILDLIFE SYSTEMS WILDLIFE UTILIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/12845649/wildlife-economics-case-studies-ghana-kenya-namibia-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9958

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spelling	okr-10986-99582021-04-23T14:02:47Z Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe Bojo, Jan AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ANIMAL SPECIES BREED BUSH MEAT CATTLE CLOSED FOREST COMMUNAL AREAS COMMUNAL LAND COMMUNAL LANDS COMMUNAL LIVESTOCK CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION POLICY CROP PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DROUGHT DROUGHTS ECONOMIC VALUATION ELEPHANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FARMS FAUNA FLORA FOREST RESOURCES GAME GAME MEAT GAME RESERVES GAME SPECIES HUMAN POPULATION HUNTING LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE SYSTEM LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FARMING MAMMALS NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE NATURE CONSERVATION OPEN ACCESS OVERGRAZING PASTORALISTS POACHING POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURE POULTRY RABBIT RANCHES RANGE USE RESERVES RHINO SPECIES THREATS TO WILDLIFE TOURISM WILD ANIMAL WILD ANIMALS WILD SPECIES WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AREAS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE HABITATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE NEEDS WILDLIFE RESOURCES WILDLIFE SYSTEMS WILDLIFE UTILIZATION Between 1970 and 1992, the World Bank assisted financially in about 15 wildlife-related projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lending volume was US$ 368 million or about 1percent of the Bank's totals lending during the same period. While geographically, these projects have been concentrated in East Africa, especially Kenya, the others are located in Somali, Malawi, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Ghana, the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali. The case studies focus on four major themes: (i) the financial and economic viability of wildlife; (ii) the significance of wildlife as meat or 'bush meat'; (iii) policy implications; and (iv) environmental impact. Evidence in this last area, however, remains qualitative and anecdotal. A critical hypothesis of this study is that the property rights structure is a key factor in determining the choice between wildlife and livestock utilization. 2012-08-13T09:59:25Z 2012-08-13T09:59:25Z 1996-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/12845649/wildlife-economics-case-studies-ghana-kenya-namibia-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9958 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 71 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ANIMAL SPECIES BREED BUSH MEAT CATTLE CLOSED FOREST COMMUNAL AREAS COMMUNAL LAND COMMUNAL LANDS COMMUNAL LIVESTOCK CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION POLICY CROP PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DROUGHT DROUGHTS ECONOMIC VALUATION ELEPHANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FARMS FAUNA FLORA FOREST RESOURCES GAME GAME MEAT GAME RESERVES GAME SPECIES HUMAN POPULATION HUNTING LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE SYSTEM LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FARMING MAMMALS NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE NATURE CONSERVATION OPEN ACCESS OVERGRAZING PASTORALISTS POACHING POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURE POULTRY RABBIT RANCHES RANGE USE RESERVES RHINO SPECIES THREATS TO WILDLIFE TOURISM WILD ANIMAL WILD ANIMALS WILD SPECIES WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AREAS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE HABITATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE NEEDS WILDLIFE RESOURCES WILDLIFE SYSTEMS WILDLIFE UTILIZATION
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ANIMAL SPECIES BREED BUSH MEAT CATTLE CLOSED FOREST COMMUNAL AREAS COMMUNAL LAND COMMUNAL LANDS COMMUNAL LIVESTOCK CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION POLICY CROP PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DROUGHT DROUGHTS ECONOMIC VALUATION ELEPHANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FARMS FAUNA FLORA FOREST RESOURCES GAME GAME MEAT GAME RESERVES GAME SPECIES HUMAN POPULATION HUNTING LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE SYSTEM LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FARMING MAMMALS NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE NATURE CONSERVATION OPEN ACCESS OVERGRAZING PASTORALISTS POACHING POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURE POULTRY RABBIT RANCHES RANGE USE RESERVES RHINO SPECIES THREATS TO WILDLIFE TOURISM WILD ANIMAL WILD ANIMALS WILD SPECIES WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AREAS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE HABITATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE NEEDS WILDLIFE RESOURCES WILDLIFE SYSTEMS WILDLIFE UTILIZATION Bojo, Jan Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
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description	Between 1970 and 1992, the World Bank assisted financially in about 15 wildlife-related projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lending volume was US$ 368 million or about 1percent of the Bank's totals lending during the same period. While geographically, these projects have been concentrated in East Africa, especially Kenya, the others are located in Somali, Malawi, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Ghana, the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali. The case studies focus on four major themes: (i) the financial and economic viability of wildlife; (ii) the significance of wildlife as meat or 'bush meat'; (iii) policy implications; and (iv) environmental impact. Evidence in this last area, however, remains qualitative and anecdotal. A critical hypothesis of this study is that the property rights structure is a key factor in determining the choice between wildlife and livestock utilization.
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title	Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
title_short	Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
title_full	Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
title_fullStr	Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed	Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
title_sort	wildlife economics : case studies from ghana, kenya, namibia, and zimbabwe
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/12845649/wildlife-economics-case-studies-ghana-kenya-namibia-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9958
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Wildlife Economics : Case Studies from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe

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