Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule is an associate professor of geography and environmental studies in the Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, under the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. His research interests are on transfrontier conservation area, conservation and society, human-environment relationships, land reform, border studies and traditional ecological knowledge. He is the co-editor of South African Geographical Journal.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Nexus between the politics of land and conservation.- Chapter 2. Historical background to land and conversation in the Dongola–Mapungubwe area.- Chapter 3. History of Dongola Botanical Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary.- Chapter 4. The “Battle of Dongola”.- Chapter 5. The revival of Dongola.- Chapter 6. Redressing the legacy of land dispossession in Mapungubwe.- Chapter 7. Nature conservation projects: Transfrontier conservation and local landowners at the confluence of Limpopo and Shashe.- Chapter 8. Reflections on the socio-political implications of land and conservation dynamics in Mapungubwe.

Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule is an associate professor of geography and environmental studies in the Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, under the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. His research interests are on transfrontier conservation area, conservation and society, human-environment relationships, land reform, border studies and traditional ecological knowledge. He is the co-editor of South African Geographical Journal.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Nexus between the politics of land and conservation.- Chapter 2. Historical background to land and conversation in the Dongola–Mapungubwe area.- Chapter 3. History of Dongola Botanical Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary.- Chapter 4. The “Battle of Dongola”.- Chapter 5. The revival of Dongola.- Chapter 6. Redressing the legacy of land dispossession in Mapungubwe.- Chapter 7. Nature conservation projects: Transfrontier conservation and local landowners at the confluence of Limpopo and Shashe.- Chapter 8. Reflections on the socio-political implications of land and conservation dynamics in Mapungubwe.

Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule is an associate professor of geography and environmental studies in the Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, under the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. His research interests are on transfrontier conservation area, conservation and society, human-environment relationships, land reform, border studies and traditional ecological knowledge. He is the co-editor of South African Geographical Journal.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Nexus between the politics of land and conservation.- Chapter 2. Historical background to land and conversation in the Dongola–Mapungubwe area.- Chapter 3. History of Dongola Botanical Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary.- Chapter 4. The “Battle of Dongola”.- Chapter 5. The revival of Dongola.- Chapter 6. Redressing the legacy of land dispossession in Mapungubwe.- Chapter 7. Nature conservation projects: Transfrontier conservation and local landowners at the confluence of Limpopo and Shashe.- Chapter 8. Reflections on the socio-political implications of land and conservation dynamics in Mapungubwe.