Moren T. Stone is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana.Monkgogi Lenao is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Botswana.Naomi Moswete is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana.

• 1. Contextualizing and conceptualizing relationships in natural resources, tourism, and community livelihoods: An overview Part I Natural Resources Management and Conservation in Southern Africa: History and Trajectories 2. Historical evolution of conservation and tourism in southern Africa: the case of Botswana 3. Nature Tourism, Wildlife Resources and Community Based Conservation: Case of Malawi 4. The Context and Future of Tourism in Africa’s National Parks: Could Privatization within Protected Areas be the Panacea? 5. A review of community social upliftment practices by tourism multinational companies in Botswana 6. Navigating community conservancies and institutional complexities in Namibia 7. Fourteen Years of Tourism and Climate Change Research in southern Africa: Lessons on Sustainability under Conditions of Global Change Part II Natural Resource-Based Tourism Development and Growth In Southern Africa: Policy Issues, Challenges and Practices 8. The Analysis of Conflict and Coexistence of Traditional and Contemporary Land Uses 9. Local people’s perspectives on wildlife conservation, ecotourism and community livelihoods: A case study of Lusaka National Park 10. Tourism and Poverty Alleviation in the Global South: Emerging Corporate Social Responsibility in the Namibian Nature-based Tourism Industry 11. Revisiting Devolution in Community-Based Natural Resources Management in Zimbabwe: towards an inclusive governance approaches Part III Conservation and Tourism Development Debates in Southern Africa: Origins, Narratives and Progress 12. The Economics and Governance of the Wildlife Economy in Drylands in southern Africa’s 13. Role of Forest Resources in Local community Livelihoods: Implications for conservation of Chobe Forest Reserve, Botswana 14. An assessment of Supply side factors and Ecotourism in Mauritius 15. Investigating sustainable development goals, livelihoods and tourism development in a rural protected area: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa Part IV Southern Africa in the World: Cases, and Lessons 16. Natural Resources, Sustainable Tourism Development and Community Livelihoods Relationships: A comparison between Botswana and the USA 17. Economic Assessment of Tourism based Livelihoods for Sustainable Development: A Case of Handicrafts in Southern and Eastern 18. Comparison evaluation of visitors ‘perception of park characteristics in southern Africa Part V Conclusion 19. Synthesis and conclusions derived from chapter outcomes

"This book looks at a range of case studies from Southern Africa and unpacks the complex and dynamic relationship between natural resources, tourism and community livelihoods... there is much food for thought in this set of case studies to form the basis of some much-needed foresight work in the field." — Sabine Michaela Lehmann, Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol. 6 No. 3, 2020