Game Ranching: A Sustainable Land Use Option and Economic Incentive for Biodiversity Conservation in Zambia
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47216#.VFw2tWfHRK0 Author(s) Chansa Chomba , Chimbola Obias , Vincent Nyirenda Affiliation(s) School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Management Training Centre, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia . Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia . School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia . ABSTRACT The ten provinces of Zambia were surveyed to determine number and size of game ranches situated in these areas up to the end of 2012/early 2013. Three classes of game ranches were developed as; 1) ≥500 hectares as game ranch proper, 2) ≥50 - <500 hectares as ...