The attached paper highlights a critical issue in integrated land use planning; that of multi-sector involvement in the process. By focusing purely on the ecological and biological objectives (of which there are many examples) there is a danger that landscape conservation planning can exclude the alternative and diverse needs of people and societies within these landscapes.

A summary document outlining the implementation of a land use planning decision support tool; the Land Use Conflict Identification Strategy (LUCIS), within the Seronga Sub-District, Botswana by the Southern Africa Regional Environmental Program (SAREP) in partnership with the Tawana Land Board

An article written for the IUCN SULi Newsletter by Rod de Vletter of Lubombo Conservancy and owner of Phophonyane EcoLodge in Swaziland

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