| Summary: | Most rural communities, such as Nsikeni area under the Mabandla Tribal Authority (MTA) in the
Eastern Cape (former Transkei), are located in apartheid-created 'homelands'. These rural areas
have large human populations that depend on natural resources, but, they do not derive full
benefits from natural resource use. This research study examines the socio-economic status and
the Nsikeni community people's perceptions on developing the potential for fly fishing under the
concept of community-based resource management (CBRM) strategies. The research attempts to
assess the Nsikeni community's resource assets in the form of rivers and related infrastructure
together with their human resource and to obtain knowledge and perceptions of available potential
in relation to fly fishing. Attention is drawn to socio-economic needs which could challenge the
sustainability of a community-based project, land use activities and associated impacts for the
Ngwagwane River catchment area, and lastly, based on the Nsikeni community's opinion, a
proposed model for a community-based strategy. === Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000.
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