Protected Areas and Environmental Conservation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: On HEIs, Livelihoods and Sustainable Development

Autor/inn/en	Moyo, Inocent; Cele, Hlengiwe Marvelous Sweetness
Titel	Protected Areas and Environmental Conservation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: On HEIs, Livelihoods and Sustainable Development
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 22 (2021) 7, S.1536-1551 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-05-2020-0157
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Conservation (Environment); Indigenous Populations; Poverty; Sustainable Development; At Risk Persons; College Role; School Community Relationship; Rural Areas; Environmental Education; Leadership Role; Natural Resources; Agricultural Occupations; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Sinti und Roma; Armut; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Risikogruppe; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Purpose: The paper aims to advocate for innovative approaches in terms of the involvement of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the conservation of the environment, which fully considers and includes the developmental needs of indigenous communities while at the same time protecting the environment. Design/methodology/approach: Using a qualitative study of indigenous communities and protected area (PA) authorities in Okhahlamba-Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, this paper explores the potential of the engagement of HEIs in capacitating indigenous communities to unleash their development potential towards reducing poverty and, thus accelerating the implementation of sustainable development goal one (SDG 1). Findings: The paper shows that the enforcement of stringently protectionist policies in environmental conservation in PAs does very little to address issues of poverty because it leads to the marginalisation of indigenous communities and thereby their exclusion from using resources, which should benefit them. This undermines sustainable development, particularly the attainment of SDGs such as Goal 1, which targets ending poverty in all its forms everywhere. Originality/value: Using the case of environmental management and governance of a PA in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, this paper highlights the fact that the attainment of SDG 1 can start at a micro-level and HEIs have a role to play in terms of collaborating with and understanding the needs of the rural communities so that research and innovation are geared towards meeting such needs. In this way, the paper advances the case of how the HEI-rural community-SDG 1 nexus can be established. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01