Forest resource utilization and rural livelihoods a case of Mumbwa game management area, Zambia

Name: Bunonge, Peter

LCSH: Kasetsart University -- Theses. M.S. (Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management) 2020

Classification :.LCCS: SD242.Z33

LCSH: Kasetsart University. -- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program -- Theses

LCSH: Forest management -- Zambia

LCSH: Forest conservation -- Zambia

LCSH: Sustainable forestry -- Zambia

LCSH: Forest products -- Zambia

Abstract: Forest resource utilization for livelihoods frequently conflicts with conservation, raising challenges of integrating rural livelihood issues into conservation agendas. However, the reality of forest resource utilization in rural communities, especially Game Management Areas cannot be stated simply; it is a complex problem linked to poverty, infrastructure underdevelopment, people’s traditions and perceptions. This study aimed at investigating how unstable livelihoods in Mumbwa GMA are affecting conservation awareness. The objectives of the study included the study of the history, developments and stakeholders in Mumbwa Game Management Area. To assess the livelihood strategies, forest product utilization and drivers of forest resource utilisation in Mumbwa GMA. To examine the interrelationships between livelihood strategies, income and conservation awareness in Mumbwa GMA. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the three chiefdoms of Mumbwa Game Management Area to generally explore the links between conservation awareness and rural livelihoods. Results indicate that Mumbwa was pronounced a GMA by the Government in 1972. Notable developments included formation of Community Resources Board, Village Action Groups, Zoning and the management plan of the GMA. Drivers of forest resource utilization that were identified included income, food, culture, energy, construction and medicinal use. An interrelationship exists between livelihood strategies, income and conservation awareness. Despite agriculture being the most important livelihood activity, livelihoods remain unstable because of climate change effects and adopting forest based livelihoods has not improved livelihoods because of limited access to forest resources. The study also showed that conservation programmes often do not compromise local livelihoods even though most people can usually access required livelihood resources. However, even if residents are aware of practices which are detrimental to forest resource conservation (Such as over-harvesting of forest resources), forest resource utilization has become an alternative primary livelihood activity as agriculture fails. The study concludes that persistent low diversity in livelihood options intensifies utilisation of forest resources, highlighting the vulnerability of rural households as well as the need for viable alternatives in times when primary livelihoods are under stress. The study recommends the need to develop localized conservation programmes because it helps people to identify with conservation efforts.

Kasetsart University. Office of the University Library

Address: Bangkok

Email: tdckulib@ku.ac.th

Name: Vipak Jintana

Role: Thesis Advisor

Name: Surin Onprom

Role: Thesis CO-Advisor

Created: 2020

Modified: 2568-07-08

Issued: 2025-07-08

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URL: https://www.lib.ku.ac.th/KUthesis/2563/peter-bun-all.pdf

CallNumber: SD242.Z33 .B86

eng

Spatial: Zambia

Spatial: Zambia

Spatial: Zambia

Spatial: Zambia

DegreeName: Master of Science

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management

Grantor: Kasetsart University

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