A comparative case study of co-management of national parks in Malawi

Co-management of natural resources emerged from muddling expedition in search for solutions to environmental challenges associated with exclusionary paradigm. Its evolution is as broad as the contexts within which the concept is applied as well as the diversity of outcomes wherein panacean lens fail to discern. This study downs a new dimension in contextualizing co-management for long term biodiversity and livelihood goals using the case of national parks in Malawi.