Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to investigate conservation management and intergovernmental relations with reference to the national and selected provincial parks in South Africa. A number of structures and institutions for intergovernmental relations are analysed. The relevance of those structures for intergovernmental relations pertaining to conservation management in particular is investigated. A model for intergovernmental relations pertaining to conservation management is developed and recommendations regarding the promotion of intergovernmental relations are made.