Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia

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dc.contributor.advisorWynberg, Rachelen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorNott, Karenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGalloway, Fiona Bonnieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-05T03:41:30Z
dc.date.available2014-11-05T03:41:30Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe role that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play in the lives of rural people is increasingly acknowledged. Commercialising these products is seen as a strategy to alleviate poverty in developing countries. In this study one such product is explored, namely an essential oil derived from the Namibian plant Commiphora wildii (C. wildii). This NTFP is valued for its scent and is used in the manufacturing of perfumes. The resin is harvested by the Himba indigenous group in north western Namibia. The harvesters who took part in this study reside in the Puros and Orupembe registered conservancies and community forests, which are part of the Namibian government’s community based natural resource management (CBNRM) programme. Commiphora wildii is used traditionally by the Himba as a perfume in a daily beauty ritual. The aim of this research is to determine the impacts of commercialising C. wildii on the communities in the two conservancies. This study 1) examines the process of commercialisation 2) analyses the impacts on the harvesters in terms of changes in culture, economic impacts, social benefits and problems that have arisen and 3) To provide recommendations to the options that could be considered to mitigate negative impacts.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGalloway, F. B. (2014). <i>Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9105en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGalloway, Fiona Bonnie. <i>"Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9105en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGalloway, F. 2014. Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Galloway, Fiona Bonnie AB - The role that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play in the lives of rural people is increasingly acknowledged. Commercialising these products is seen as a strategy to alleviate poverty in developing countries. In this study one such product is explored, namely an essential oil derived from the Namibian plant Commiphora wildii (C. wildii). This NTFP is valued for its scent and is used in the manufacturing of perfumes. The resin is harvested by the Himba indigenous group in north western Namibia. The harvesters who took part in this study reside in the Puros and Orupembe registered conservancies and community forests, which are part of the Namibian government’s community based natural resource management (CBNRM) programme. Commiphora wildii is used traditionally by the Himba as a perfume in a daily beauty ritual. The aim of this research is to determine the impacts of commercialising C. wildii on the communities in the two conservancies. This study 1) examines the process of commercialisation 2) analyses the impacts on the harvesters in terms of changes in culture, economic impacts, social benefits and problems that have arisen and 3) To provide recommendations to the options that could be considered to mitigate negative impacts. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia TI - Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9105 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9105
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGalloway FB. Impacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibia. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9105en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleImpacts of commercialising Commiphora wildii in two conservancies in North Western Namibiaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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