The Management of the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe
Perceptions of the Indigenous Communities on Their Involvement and Use of Traditional Conservation Practices
9789087282646
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The Management of the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe
Perceptions of the Indigenous Communities on Their Involvement and Use of Traditional Conservation Practices
Since 1992, when the World Heritage Committee established its category of “cultural landscapes,” scholarly debates have ensued as to how they could best be managed. One approach, which appears to have gained significance over the past two decades, considers using traditional conservation practices in addition to engaging local indigenous communities in the stewardship of these exemplary sites. Based on the perspectives of the indigenous people of the Matobo Hills, this investigation studies the extent to which both traditional conservation practices and local involvement can be germane to the administration of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes.

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Table of Contents
Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
The Conservation of Cultural Landscapes in Colonial Africa
The Conservation of Cultural Landscapes in Independent Africa
Aim and Objectives of the Study
Approaches to the Study
Scope and Organisation of the study
2 Indigenous communities, Archaeology and World Heritage Landscapes
Introduction
Brief History and Explanation of Indigenous Communities
The Concept of Indigenous Communities in Africa
Indigenous Archaeology and the Complicity of Indigenous Communities
Nature of Indigenous Communities In World Hertiage Landscapes
Summary
3 The Matobo Hills: Nature of the World Heritage Cultural Landscape
Introduction
The Matobo Hills
Geology
Climate: Past and Present
Drainage and Hydrology
Flora and Fauna
Present Land Use
Summary
4 Profile of the Matobo Hills Local Indigenous communities and the History of Settlement
Introduction
The Late Stone Age Hunter-Gatherer Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
The Indigenous Farming Communities of the Matobo Hills
State Formation in Western Zimbabwe and Local Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
Contemporary African Local Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
European Local Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
5 European Approaches to the Management of the Matobo Hills
Introduction
European Views of the Matobo Hills
The Management of the Matobo Hills
Founding of the National Park in the Matobo Hills
Saving the Matobo Hills through Scientific Conservation
Eviction of the Local Indigenous Communities from the National Park
The Legislation and the Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in the Matobo Hills
Post Colonial Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in the Matobo Hills
Proclamation of the Matobo Hills as a World Heritage Cultural Landscape
Summary
6 The Traditional Conservation Practices of the Matobo Hills
Introduction
Understanding Traditional Conservation Practices
The Traditional Conservation Practices of the Matobo Hills
Summary
7 Perspectives of Local Indigenous Communities
Introduction
Employment, Tourism and the Renaissance of Traditional Conservation Practices
Revenue Generation, Development of the Matobo District and the Support of Tourism
Sharing of Financial Benefits
Reclaiming of Ancestral Lands
Politics and the Breakdown of Traditional Leaders’ Authority
Christianity and the Breakdown of Traditional Conservation Practices
Power Struggles in the Matobo Hills
Summary
8 Discussion and Conclusion
Introduction
Challenges and Constraints
Conclusion: Important Considerations
References
Curriculum Vitae
Abstract
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
The Conservation of Cultural Landscapes in Colonial Africa
The Conservation of Cultural Landscapes in Independent Africa
Aim and Objectives of the Study
Approaches to the Study
Scope and Organisation of the study
2 Indigenous communities, Archaeology and World Heritage Landscapes
Introduction
Brief History and Explanation of Indigenous Communities
The Concept of Indigenous Communities in Africa
Indigenous Archaeology and the Complicity of Indigenous Communities
Nature of Indigenous Communities In World Hertiage Landscapes
Summary
3 The Matobo Hills: Nature of the World Heritage Cultural Landscape
Introduction
The Matobo Hills
Geology
Climate: Past and Present
Drainage and Hydrology
Flora and Fauna
Present Land Use
Summary
4 Profile of the Matobo Hills Local Indigenous communities and the History of Settlement
Introduction
The Late Stone Age Hunter-Gatherer Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
The Indigenous Farming Communities of the Matobo Hills
State Formation in Western Zimbabwe and Local Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
Contemporary African Local Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
European Local Indigenous Communities in the Matobo Hills
5 European Approaches to the Management of the Matobo Hills
Introduction
European Views of the Matobo Hills
The Management of the Matobo Hills
Founding of the National Park in the Matobo Hills
Saving the Matobo Hills through Scientific Conservation
Eviction of the Local Indigenous Communities from the National Park
The Legislation and the Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in the Matobo Hills
Post Colonial Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in the Matobo Hills
Proclamation of the Matobo Hills as a World Heritage Cultural Landscape
Summary
6 The Traditional Conservation Practices of the Matobo Hills
Introduction
Understanding Traditional Conservation Practices
The Traditional Conservation Practices of the Matobo Hills
Summary
7 Perspectives of Local Indigenous Communities
Introduction
Employment, Tourism and the Renaissance of Traditional Conservation Practices
Revenue Generation, Development of the Matobo District and the Support of Tourism
Sharing of Financial Benefits
Reclaiming of Ancestral Lands
Politics and the Breakdown of Traditional Leaders’ Authority
Christianity and the Breakdown of Traditional Conservation Practices
Power Struggles in the Matobo Hills
Summary
8 Discussion and Conclusion
Introduction
Challenges and Constraints
Conclusion: Important Considerations
References
Curriculum Vitae
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