Namibia’s first peoples struggle to access their traditional lands (commentary)

Namibia’s internationally acclaimed Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Program, whereby the government ostensibly allows rural and Indigenous communities the opportunity to manage and profit from their own natural resources, has received significant Western backing. However, research indicates that within the two CBNRMs which are designated to Indigenous San communities (the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy to the Ju/hoansi … Continue reading Namibia’s first peoples struggle to access their traditional lands (commentary)