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Namibian hake is the most important fish resource in Namibia. This monograph is a compilation of all the hake data, historic and recent, that has been used to inform stock assessment and management…
19 October 2012 | EfD Discussion Paper | South AfricaThe restitution of parkland to the Khomani San “bushmen” and Mier “agricultural” communities in May 2002 marked a significant shift in conservation in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and environs in…
17 October 2012 | EfD Discussion Paper | South AfricaMany rural areas of Africa are characterised by high levels of unemployment, poverty and increasing population densities. Arid climates and erratic rainfall also make many of these areas marginal for…
2 August 2012 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaIncreasing populations, together with the impact of climate change, are resulting in greater competition for land and a necessity for sustainable land use. Tourism can provide a flow of benefits from…
2 August 2012 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaIn an attempt to control the environmental problems posed by plastic shopping bags, the South Africa government combined elements of regulation with a levy per bag, similar to that applied by the…
19 July 2012 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaThe lack of cooperation and prevalence of free riding in efforts to reduce emissions reflects the public good dilemma synonymous with climate change: whereby individual incentives lead to sub-optimal…
16 July 2012 | Discussion Paper | South AfricaPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether community-based wildlife conservation can potentially be added in rural farmers’ investment portfolio to diversify and consequently reduce…
1 June 2012 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaStudies have shown that there are differences in cooperative behavior across countries. Furthermore, differences in the use and the reaction on the introduction of a norm enforcement mechanism have…
1 April 2012 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, South AfricaThis paper investigates the use of charges and standards in dealing with a common externality, plastic litter from shopping bags in Botswana. The country passed a plastic bag tax (effective 2007) to…
29 March 2012 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaStudies have shown differences in cooperative behavior across countries and in the use of (and reaction to) a norm enforcement mechanism in cross-cultural studies. The authors present data that prove…
28 February 2012 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, South Africa