Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) for Capacity Building in Southern Africa
Contact us
Lilian Goredema
Deputy Programme Coordinator
WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (SARPO),
Harare
+263 4 252533
Abel Khumalo
Database Manager
WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (SARPO),
Harare
+263 4 252 533
Godfrey Mitti
Regional CBNRM Program Coordinator
WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (SARPO),
Harare
+263 4 252534 ext 143
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Countries covered by the Regional CBNRM Project
Goals and objectives
The Regional Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Capacity Building and Training Project, generally referred to as the Regional CBNRM Project, was initiated by WWF Norway and the WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF SARPO) to address CBNRM capacity needs at government departmental, NGO and community levels within seven project countries.
The overall goal of regional CBNRM Project is:"Improved rural livelihoods at the household level attained through sustainable management of natural resources by communities in Southern Africa."
The project purpose is:
"CBNRM principles, policies and practice adopted as a mainstream strategy in southern Africa for sustainable natural resource management in a manner that promotes equitable access, use and management of natural resources."
Immediate Objectives
The first objective is training and capacity building through partnerships with existing training organisations within the region. This objective promotes the mainstreaming of CBNRM in formal and non-formal educational institutions.
The second objective is to support CBNRM policy development and implementation. This entails policy engagement with governments, wildlife and other resource management departments in the region in order to facilitate and enhance their role in CBNRM and empower them in addressing issues of devolution and proprietorship with confidence.
CBNRM is an approach to conservation and development that recognises the rights of local people to manage and benefit from the management and use of natural resources. It entails transferring back to communities access and use rights, empowering them with legislation and devolved management responsibility, building their capacity and creating partnerships with the public and private sector actors to develop programmes for the sustainable use of a variety of natural resources.