'We agreed to move but we did not do so freely': Resettlement from the Limpopo National Park, Mozambique

Item does not contain fulltextThis chapter analyses how the establishment of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier park resulted in pressure on the Mozambican government to favour the model of a national park over other conservation options that might have better accommodated the interests of local communities. It then proceeds with an analysis of how the meanings and framing of key concepts in the development of the park have been used to justify actions and decisions that have been the source of conflict in the negotiation process about resettlement. Illustrations are provided of how the negotiations about the implementation of the World Bank resettlement guidelines was a balancing act in which all parties involved had to readjust their aims and strategies as the process moved along. Paying careful attention to the process is crucial in understanding the balancing of the needs and rights of local people with global interests in conservation