Conservation management and intergovernmental relations: the case of South African national and selected provincial protected areas

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.