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MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES ENTERPRISES – Vol. I - Community-Based Natural Resource Management - Christo Fabricius COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Christo Fabricius Rhodes University, South Africa Keywords: Biodiversity, common property, livelihoods, participation, tenure, natural resource management, community Contents 1. Introduction 2. Benefits of Community-Based Natural Resource Management 2.1. Financial Benefits 2.2. Non-Financial Benefits 2.3. The Cost to Communities of Community-Based Natural Resource Management 3. Characteristics of Sustainable Community-Based Natural Resource Management S S 3.1. International Policies and Agreements S R 3.2. Donor Influences 3.3. Combining Positive and Negative Incentives L E 3.4. The Capacity of Role Players to Engage in Collaborative Management 3.5. The Ability to Combine Local and Scientific KnowledgeT O 3.6. The Presence of Resourceful Individuals P E 3.7. Local Regulations and Harvesting Restrictions 3.8. Rewards for Good Habitat and Ecosystem Management – A 3.9. The Existence of Appropriate Local Organizations 3.10. Sustainable Benefit-Generating and Sharing Mechanisms H 3.11. Conflict Resolution Mechanisms O C 3.12. Security of Land and Resource Tenure Acknowledgements C Glossary S E Bibliography L Biographical Sketch E P Summary N M U Community-based natural resource management refers to the collective use and A management of natural resources in rural areas by a gro