Back to the Future: Some Unintended Consequences of Zambia's Community-Based Wildlife Program (ADMADE)

Community-based wildlife programs were implemented widely in southern Africa during the past two decades to attempt to overcome the problems associated with the earlier strict protection policies and to integrate wildlife conservation with human development. Many of these programs now have a history, making it possible to assess their achievements and unresolved problems. A case study from the central Luangwa Valley of Zambia provides indices of cultural and resource trends before and after the implementation of a community-based program and describes its effects.