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Eastern Otjozondjupa is located in north-eastern Namibia on the western edge of the Kalahari Basin, and comprises the former Bushmanland Region and the Gam District. Until 1960 the region was virtually uninhabited except in the eastern part of Bushmanland. Since 1960, the region has been transformed from a predominantly Ju/'hoansi, hunter-gathering society, to the present mix of different population groups and a diverse economy combining crop farming, livestock production, cash incomes, food aid, and hunting and gathering. As a result of ongoing resettlement programmes and the growing demands of the different population groups, the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (MLRR) is in the process of developing a land use plan for the region of Eastern Otjozondjupa. This report describes the history and the present-day situation of the socio-economic development in the region and makes recommendations for positive interventions to improve the social and economic conditions of the households. (DÜI-Hff)

In this paper, the history of pastoral practices and common property arrangements in Namibia are described for the communal area of former Damaraland. The issue of land tenure is linked to scientific debates regarding the dynamics of semi-arid rangeland ecology; models of appropriate rangeland management arising from this discussion are examined in the light of experiences of pastoral development in other parts of dryland Africa. Social, economic and ecological considerations are used to examine the policy options open to government in considering reform of communal tenure. It is argued that successful reform must incorporate the characteristics of flexibility, mobility and opportunism which typify present pastoral practices. (DÜI-Hff)