Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part. 1. Humans, and wildlife interactions on the urban fringe -- Chapter 2. Complexities of Urban Human-Wildlife Conflict: A Case Study of Binga Town in the Zambezi Valley -- Chapter 3. Human wildlife Conflict in Kariba town -- Chapter 4. Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Human-Wildlife Conflict in Zimbabwe: A Comprehensive Analysis -- Part 2. Climate Change, Livelihoods and Human- wildlife conflict -- Chapter 5. Human-Wildlife Interactions in and around Lake Kariba: Livelihoods and Everyday Life in Gache-Gache -- Chapter 6. Climate change and wildlife impacts on rural livelihoods and food security: insights of Lake Kariba -- Chapter 7. Human-Wildlife Conflicts and Livelihoods in Binga District of Zimbabwe since 2000 -- Chapter 8. Human-carnivore conflict: a case of painted dog population dynamics in Hwange national park -- Part 3. Conservation, communities, and human wildlife conflict -- Chapter 9. Fences, CAMPFIRE, Human Wildlife Conflict and adjacent Communities: a case of Chipinda, Chibwedziva and Chehondo areas in Ward 8, Chiredzi district, southeastern Zimbabwe -- Chapter 10. The Save Valley Conservancy’s Relationship WithThe Ndau Communities In The Sabi Valley Of Chipinge District, Zimbabwe (1990-2023) -- Chapter 11. Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of communities towards the campfire program as a wildlife management tool: a case study of ward 3 TSHOLOTSHO -- Chapter 12. Human Wildlife-Water Conflicts Inside and Outside of Protected Areas in ZimbabweBeaven Utete.

This book provides a critical analysis of the interactions of humans and wildlife in Zimbabwe. It does not only document conflicts, but it also considers opportunities for co-existence that can result in the successful conservation practices within protected areas. The book offers empirically rich case studies from across different areas of Zimbabwe both urban and rural where people interact with animals both negatively and positively. Chapters in the book discuss these interactions through the different lens including the contemporary politico-economic crises prevalent in Zimbabwe, the failures and successes of the CAMPFIRE programme, and gender dynamics of conflicts. The book provides an update into the human–wildlife interactions situation in Zimbabwe. Data presented has policy implications within Zimbabwe and beyond. It contributes to different categories policy and mitigation measures including HWC mitigation strategies as well as conservation policy. Beaven Utete and Joshua Matanzima have brought together a fascinating collection of papers on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence in Zimbabwe. The authors highlight the views, values and needs of people living with wildlife. Voices that are still too often ignored in conservation practice, policy and science. This is essential reading for anyone interested in decolonizing conservation and the future of wildlife in Africa. Professor Jan van der Ploeg, Professor Inclusive Conservation, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands This is a valuable collection from a country we should hear much more from in the field of human-wildlife interactions studies. In addition to providing interesting case studies and data from Zimbabwe to inform and inspire international conservation efforts, I hope it will galvanize national and local efforts to tackle the complex challenges ahead for biodiversity conservation in Zimbabwe. Professor Simon Pooley, IUCN SSC Specialist Group on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence.