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Author : Alexandra S. King
Publisher : Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111034422
Author : Michael John Lawes
Publisher : University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015059236060
This book represents a defining synthesis of the use and socio-economic value of timber and non-timber resources from indigenous forests and woodlands in South Africa. It provides an up-to-date review of current research and thinking on policies and practices affecting these two biomes. Since 1994, there has been a paradigm shift in the approach to the management of forest and woodland resources, with a move away from former "preservationist" policies and an increased emphasis on the sustainable extractive use of natural resources, particularly by rural communities. A growing recognition of the potential value that these resources hold for local economies and livelihoods has been accompanied by the restructuring of national institutions governing forests and woodlands, and a number of new policies for integrated management.
Author : Emmanuel N. Chidumayo,Davison J. Gumbo
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781849776547
The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the continent's population. This unique book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods. Dry forest is defined as vegetation dominated by woody plants, primarily trees, the canopy of which covers more than 10 per cent of the ground surface, occurring in climates with a dry season of three months or more. This broad definition - wider than those used by many authors - incorporates vegetation types commonly termed woodland, shrubland, thicket, savanna, wooded grassland, as well as dry forest in its strict sense. The book provides a comparative analysis of management experiences from the different geographic regions, emphasizing the need to balance the utilization of dry forests and woodland products between current and future human needs. Further, the book explores the techniques and strategies that can be deployed to improve the management of African dry forests and woodlands for the benefit of all, but more importantly, the communities that live off these vegetation formations. Thus, the book lays a foundation for improving the management of dry forests and woodlands for the wide range of products and services they provide.
Author : Brett Bennett,Fred Kruger
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781925022841
This innovative interdisciplinary study focuses on the history, science, and policy of tree planting and water conservation in South Africa. South Africa’s forestry sector has sat—often controversially—at the crossroads of policy and scientific debates regarding water conservation, economic development, and biodiversity protection. Bennett and Kruger show how debates about the hydrological impact of exotic tree planting in South Africa shaped the development of modern scientific ideas and state policies relating to timber plantations, water conservation, invasive species control, and biodiversity management within South Africa as well as elsewhere in the world. Forestry and Water Conservation in South Africa shows how scientific research on the impact of exotic and native vegetation led to the development of a comprehensive national policy for conserving water, producing timber, and protecting indigenous species from invasive alien plants. Policies and laws relating to forests and water began to change in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a result of political and administrative changes within South Africa. This book suggests that the country’s contemporary policies towards timber plantations, guided by the National Water Act of 1998, need to be reconsidered in light of the authors’ findings. Bennett and Kruger also call for more interdisciplinary research and greater emphasis on integrated policies and management plans for forestry, invasive alien plants, water conservation, and biodiversity preservation.
Author : Ladislav Mucina
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319678313
This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest – Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp – all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a unique and systematic assessment of South African ecology in unprecedented detail, the book could serve as a model for future vegetation surveys of forests not only in Africa, but also around the globe.
Author : Alexandra S. King
Publisher : Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D01796169I
Author : Peter Dewees,Bruce Campbell,Yemi Katerere,Almeida Sitoe,Anthony B. Cunningham,Arild Angelsen,Sven Wunder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 098551955X
This study explores policies, incentives and options for the rural poor who depend on the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa. Because of the important role of forests as social safety nets, planners must keep in mind the cost of deforestation and degradation to rural populations.
Author : John A. Parrotta,Ronald L. Trosper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400721447
Exploring a topic of vital and ongoing importance, Traditional Forest Knowledge examines the history, current status and trends in the development and application of traditional forest knowledge by local and indigenous communities worldwide. It considers the interplay between traditional beliefs and practices and formal forest science and interrogates the often uneasy relationship between these different knowledge systems. The contents also highlight efforts to conserve and promote traditional forest management practices that balance the environmental, economic and social objectives of forest management. It places these efforts in the context of recent trends towards the devolution of forest management authority in many parts of the world. The book includes regional chapters covering North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Australia-Pacific region. As well as relating the general factors mentioned above to these specific areas, these chapters cover issues of special regional significance, such as the importance of traditional knowledge and practices for food security, economic development and cultural identity. Other chapters examine topics ranging from key policy issues to the significant programs of regional and international organisations, and from research ethics and best practices for scientific study of traditional knowledge to the adaptation of traditional forest knowledge to climate change and globalisation.
Author : Reuben Blackie,Cristina Baldauf,Denis Gautier,Davidson Gumbo,Habtemariam Kassa,N. Parthasarathy,Fiona Paumgarten,Phosiso Sola,Sandeep Pulla,Patrick Waeber,Terry Sunderland
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
This discussion paper assesses the state of knowledge on tropical dry forests as it relates to CIFORs strategy and identifies research opportunities that align with CIFORs strategic goals. Over the past two decades, CIFOR has accumulated a substantial body of work on dry forests, with a particular focus on African dry forests. This paper is intended to build on that work, by gathering wider research from around the world, as CIFOR seeks to widen the geographic scope of its research on dry forests. The present assessment explores five themes: climate change mitigation and adaptation; food security and livelihoods; demand for energy; sustainable management of dry forests; and policies and institutional support for sustainable management. These themes emerged as priority areas during discussions on dry forest research priorities held at CIFORs Dry Forests Symposium in South Africa in 2011. Research on these themes should be considered a priority, given the importance of dry forests to people and ecosystems around the world and the threats posed to them.
Author : Godwin S. Kowero,Bruce Morgan Campbell,Ussif Rashid Sumaila
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9789793361222
Author : Edmund G. C. Barrow
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831706556
Author : Bas Arts,Séverine van Bommel,Mirjam Ros-Tonen,Gerard Verschoor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789086867493
This book aims at both academics and professionals in the field of forest-people interfaces. It takes the reader on a journey through four major themes that have emerged since the initiation of 'social forestry' in the 1970s: non-timber forest products and agroforestry; community-based natural resource management; biocultural diversity; and forest governance. In so doing, the books offers a comprehensive and current review on social issues related to forests that other, more specialized publications, lack. It is also theory-rich, offering both mainstream and critical perspectives, and presents up-to-date empirical materials. Reviewing these four major research themes, the main conclusion of the book is that naïve optimism associated with forest-people interfaces should be tempered. The chapters show that economic development, political empowerment and environmental aims are not easily integrated. Hence local landscapes and communities are not as 'makeable' as is often assumed. Events that take place on other scales might intervene; local communities might not implement policies locally; and governance practices might empower governments more than communities. This all shows that we should go beyond community-based ideas and ideals, and look at practices on the ground.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Sadc
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Environmental management
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133111760
Author : Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyika,Vielka Garibaldi
Publisher : Iucn-World Conservation Union
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Ethnoscience
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029502924
Author : Liz Wily,Sue Mbaya
Publisher : Iucn
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Forest management
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112781153