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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. Characte