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Edson Gandiwa

Scientific Services, ZimParks
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Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

E Gandiwa - Tropical Conservation Science, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today's society, particularly in tropical ecosystems.
In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards …

[PDF][PDF] Trophy hunting, conservation, and rural development in Zimbabwe: issues, options, and implications

VK Muposhi, E Gandiwa, P Bartels… - International Journal …, 2016 - downloads.hindawi.com
Trophy hunting has potential to support conservation financing and contribute towards rural
development. We conducted a systematic review of the Zimbabwean trophy hunting …

[HTML][HTML] Towards sustainable community conservation in tropical savanna ecosystems: a management framework for ecotourism ventures in a changing environment

BK Mudzengi, E Gandiwa, N Muboko… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
The sustainability of ecotourism ventures under the Community Based Natural Resources
Management in Zimbabwe is under stress due to environmental changes emanating from …

CAMPFIRE and human-wildlife conflicts in local communities bordering northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

E Gandiwa, IMA Heitkönig, AM Lokhorst, HHT Prins… - Ecology and …, 2013 - JSTOR
Human-wildlife conflicts are a global problem, and are occurring in many countries where
human and wildlife requirements overlap. Conflicts are particularly common near protected …

Illegal hunting and law enforcement during a period of economic decline in Zimbabwe: A case study of northern Gonarezhou National Park and adjacent areas

E Gandiwa, IMA Heitkönig, AM Lokhorst… - Journal for Nature …, 2013 - Elsevier
Illegal hunting of wildlife, or top-down harvesting, is a major issue in today's society, particularly
in tropical ecosystems. There has been widespread concern about increasing illegal …

[HTML][HTML] Local ecological knowledge on climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation strategies promote resilience in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve …

OL Kupika, E Gandiwa, G Nhamo, S Kativu - Scientifica, 2019 - hindawi.com
Understanding local community perceptions on impacts, causes, and responses to climate
change is vital for promotion of community resilience towards climate change. This study …

Assessing Africa‐wide pangolin exploitation by scaling local data

…, EJ Stokes, KS Bobo, T Breuer, E Gandiwa… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Overexploitation is one of the main pressures driving wildlife closer to extinction, yet broad‐scale
data to evaluate species’ declines are limited. Using African pangolins (Family: …

Regulation of life span by the gut microbiota in the short-lived African turquoise killifish

P Smith, D Willemsen, M Popkes, F Metge, E Gandiwa… - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.27014.001 Gut bacteria occupy the interface between the organism and the
external environment, contributing to homeostasis and disease. Yet, the causal role of the gut …

Travel motivation and tourist satisfaction with wildlife tourism experiences in Gonarezhou and Matusadona National Parks, Zimbabwe

…, S Vengesayi, O Chikuta, N Muboko, E Gandiwa - Journal of outdoor …, 2017 - Elsevier
We investigated tourist motivation for visiting two African state protected areas, tourists’
wildlife tourism experiences, predictors of wildlife tourism experiences and overall satisfaction …

Towards harmonious conservation relationships: A framework for understanding protected area staff-local community relationships in developing countries

…, S Vengesayi, N Muboko, E Gandiwa - Journal for Nature …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper conceptualises a framework for assessing protected area (PA)–community
relationships and is premised on the view that positive PA–community relationships enhance …