Trophy Hunting, Conservation, and Rural Development in Zimbabwe: Issues, Options, and Implications

Table 1

The four forms of knowledge used for the key informant interviews. Adopted from Fleischman and Briske [47].

	Scientific Ecological; Knowledge	Local; Ecological Knowledge	Administrative or; Bureaucratic Knowledge	Professional Ecological; Knowledge
Possessors of knowledge	Research scientists, educators, technical specialists	Local resource users, managers, service providers	Government officials and bureaucrats	Agency professionals at multiple levels
Origin of knowledge	Systematic inquiry	Experience with resource, cultural tradition	Administrative procedure and actions	Agency mission, regulation, technical guides, procedures
Knowledge content	Ecosystem variables, parameters, responses	Ecosystem capacity to support livelihoods	Decision making for public interest	Best management practices, resource use regulations
Sources of feedback	Hypothesis testing, peer review, conference and public critique	Observation, human well-being, cultural persistence	Legal proceedings, public hearings	Legal proceedings, public critique