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- Library Collection RecordIn this paper the use of fenced grazing camps to manage the rangeland commons is challenged. A historical perspective is presented on fencing and rotational grazing in South Africa. Two case studies…Publication Date 2013
- grazing
- management
- communal agriculture
- rangelands
- fending
- Commercial farming
- land tenure
- socio-economic aspects
- biodiversity
- Sustainable development
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPastoralists in Namaqualand, South Africa, use herd mobility to manage livestock and rangeland resources. However, their socioeconomic conditions and ecological landscapes are changing and we explore…Publication Date 2013
- management
- livestock
- socio-economic aspects
- rangelands
- communal farming
- policy
- pastoralism
- grazing
- Namaqualand
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordMany of the intransigent problems facing the world arise in complex systems. In this paper, I propose that communal rangelands in South Africa be recognised as complex social-ecological systems and…Publication Date 2013
- communal farming
- rangelands
- socio-economic aspects
- Sustainable development
- climate change
- policy
- management
- modelling
- subsistence agriculture
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere is a common perception in South Africa that the youth are not interested in agriculture, leading to two concerns: first, that this is exacerbating the youth unemployment crisis, and second,…Publication Date 2013
- agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- communal farming
- rural areas
- animal production
- Plant Productivity
- policy
- livestock
- communal rangelands
- cattle
- goats
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper complements Vetter's position paper, "Development and sustainable management of rangeland commons - aligning policy with the realities of South Africa's rural landscape…Publication Date 2013
- Sustainable development
- socio-economic aspects
- communal farming
- rural areas
- subsistence agriculture
- livestock
- management
- policy
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordLand and agrarian reform has the potential to expand South Africa's rangeland commons and enhance their contribution to the livelihoods of the rural poor, yet to a large extent this has been an…Publication Date 2013
- rangeland
- Communal areas
- land reform
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- policies
- Commercial farming
- agriculture
- Poverty
- livestock
- animal production
- management
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock farming in communal areas is an activity pursued by rural households as one of a range of livelihood strategies aimed at spreading risk. The cash and non-cash benefits derived from…Publication Date 2013
- communal farming
- rural areas
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- rangelands
- policy
- management
- livestock production
- Poverty
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe paper agrees with three fundamental points raised by Vetter (in this issue), whilst highlighting an emerging trend in wildlife land use, which should be considered in policy making. Firstly, the…Publication Date 2013
- game animals
- policies
- communal rangelands
- subsistence agriculture
- biodiversity
- conservation
- Poverty
- livastock
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPolicy affecting the rangeland commons in South Africa has been based largely on management models developed for large-scale commercial farming. This paper examines the current policy situation and…Publication Date 2013
- policy
- socio-economic aspects
- rangelands
- Communal areas
- management
- Sustainable development
- agriculture
- livestock
- Tenure
- legislation
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublic works programs have been posited as win-win solutions for achieving societal goals for ecological restoration and poverty alleviation. However, little is documented regarding the challenges of…Publication Date 2013
- daptive management
- ecological intervention
- Effectiveness
- Failure
- lessons
- organizational design
- pest control
- set-backs
- restoration ecology
- management
- socio-economic aspects
- Alien invasive species
- policy
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Anthropogenic natural habitat transformation presents the single most important threat to global biodiversity. Land cover data, based on Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery, were used to…Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- land use
- Landsat images
- conservation
- species richness
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummarySouth Africa contains an extensive, well-managed protected area network which generates considerable economic benefits from tourism, but the extensive land and financial resources required by…Publication Date 1996
- eco - tourism
- socio-economic aspects
- rural areas
- Poverty
- conservation
- national parks
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has developed and applied a landscape-scale conservation planning methodology in eight priority conservation landscapes in Africa, areas we call African…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- biodiversity
- stakeholders
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe participation of local people in projects involving secondary forest resource use in developing countries is examined. Methods and approaches used by research and community development workers…Publication Date 2003
- Hierarchical valuation scheme
- inventories
- participatory rural appraisal
- principal component analysis
- Secondary forest resources
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe paper analyses land use trajectories in savannah woodlands in the Central-West Region, Burkina Faso and the Upper East Region in northern Ghana by use of satellite images and historical archives…Publication Date 2003
- deforestation
- remote sensing
- Colonial history
- Land cover changes
- Ghana
- Burkina Faso
- socio-economic aspects
- land-use
- legislation
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordCommon understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article tracks some of the…Publication Date 2001
- land use
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSouth Africa is rich in biological diversity, but measures to conserve this heritage are under-funded and are of relatively low priority at national level. Part of the problem is that the social…Publication Date 2003
- Value of biodiversity
- contingent valuation
- Fynbos
- climate change
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDuring the last decade a [']new rangeland science 039; has emerged. One of the tenets of the new science is that pastoralists should not adhere to a single conservative stocking rate, but rather…Publication Date 2000
- Capital costs
- cattle
- carrying capacity
- Environmental costs
- modelling
- rangeland
- southern Africa
- stocking rate
- socio-economic aspects
- economics
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe monetary value of natural resources used by rural communities for subsistence is important when addressing issues affecting the livelihoods of impoverished rural households. There is therefore…Publication Date 2003
- Direct-use value
- food security
- Livelihoods
- Mixed cropping
- Smallholder farms
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- Poverty
- rural areas
- policies
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEast Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas…Publication Date 2003
- Agro-pastoralism
- savanna
- simulation
- Dietary energy
- cash flow
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- pastoralism
- cattle
- game farming
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- ecosystem dynamics
- modelling
- household income studies
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper explores the long-standing interest in the introduction of fodder legumes as an essential component of mixed farming systems in Africa. The central argument is that because of certain…Publication Date 2002
- fodder legumes
- research
- uptake
- Africa
- mucuna
- mixed farming
- Crop-livestock interactions
- fodder quality
- agriculture
- livestock
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWhile community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) now attracts widespread international attention, its practical implementation frequently falls short of expectations. This paper contributes…Publication Date 1999
- socio-economic aspects
- community-based natural resource management
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere is much controversy surrounding the poverty-environmental degradation nexus. The predominant school of thought argues that poverty is a major cause of environmental degradation and if policy…Publication Date 1998
- Poverty
- environmental degradation
- market failure
- institutional failure
- conflicts
- feedback
- socio-economic aspects
- policies
- economics
- rangeland condition
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTo account for the failure of state-driven development projects, policy makers and planners have tended to blame communal farmers for adhering to outmoded traditional values and practices.…Publication Date 1998
- culture
- politics
- land
- development
- tradition
- modernity
- hybridity
- socio-economic aspects
- land use
- management
- Sustainable development
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper draws on recent empirical studies of changing land and water use in semi-arid Africa to identify socioeconomic and political dynamics and discusses their implications for current policy…Publication Date 2003
- Decentralization
- land tenure
- Mali
- Kenya
- Botswana
- South Africa
- land reform
- land use
- socio-economic aspects
- politics
- policies
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes an adaptive agent model of rangelands based on concepts of complex adaptive systems. The behavioural and biological processes of pastoralists, regulators, livestock, grass and…Publication Date 2000
- Complex adaptive systems
- ecosystem management
- rangelands
- Adaptive agents
- modelling
- socio-economic aspects
- policies
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines variation in local perceptions of risk in semi-arid Tanzania, identifying factors that influence local perceptions of problems and testing the feasibility of risk mapping as a…Publication Date 2003
- Africa
- agriculture
- Gender
- pastoralism
- Sustainable development
- water
- socio-economic aspects
- household income studies
- mapping
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper provides a theoretical analysis of the effects of temporal controls on the stochastic behavior of renewable natural resources such as fisheries and rangelands. First, we show that temporal…Publication Date 2002
- management
- Renewable resource
- Temporal control
- uncertainty
- rangelands
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordGiven current population trends and projections in sub-Saharan Africa, it is anticipated that substantial intensification of agricultural cropland is certain within the next decades. In the absence…Publication Date 2002
- climate
- conservation
- Livelihoods
- socio-economic aspects
- ecology
- biodiversity
- legislation
- Communal areas
- subsistence agriculture
- sustainble development
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the interest in the development and promotion of mixed farming in sub-Saharan Africa. For over 70 years mixed farming has been a dominant model for agricultural development…Publication Date 1998
- mixed farming
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- crop-livestock interaction
- nutrient cycling
- integrated farming
- agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- Sustainable development
- livestock
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSince attainment of independence, almost every country in East and Southern Africa has introduced some kind of land reform aimed at reconciling indigenous land tenure practices and those introduced…Publication Date 2000
- land tenure
- Land rights
- land reform
- Botswana
- East and Southern Africa
- policies
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary Following the severe droughts in the Sahel and Ethiopia in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which focused the world's attention on drought and desertification, the United Nations system…Publication Date 1984
- drought
- desertification
- socio-economic aspects
- climate change
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFood security for the world in 2025 is possible and probable if the right set of things are done, starting now. But the task will not be easy. It is both a technology and a political/economic…Publication Date 1999
- food security
- availability
- access
- Nutritional security
- sustainable intensification
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Prospects for 2025
- Food and agricultural policy
- socio-economic aspects
- policies
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEntire sub-Saharan Africa and pockets of Asian population is at risk of starvation. The problems and possibilities are however quite different amongst the two regions. Africa with its less than 8% of…Publication Date 2000
- agriculture
- climate
- food security
- Early warning
- Needs
- opportunities
- socio-economic aspects
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reviews the application of the nutrient budget and balance approach from a range of settings and scales in Africa. The paper asks: can such analyses help in the design of effective policy…Publication Date 1998
- soil fertility
- Nutrient budgets
- scale
- sustainability
- policy
- Africa
- policies
- management
- communal farming
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper presents an overview of the current status, problems and prospects for achieving a better nutrient balance to support varying levels of productivity from the three major livestock systems…Publication Date 1998
- livestock systems
- nutrient management
- Nutrient depletion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- grazing
- monitoring
- management
- forage quality
- Economic Aspects
- land use
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere is significant uncertainty about the effects of global change on the vegetation and animal productivity of pasture and rangeland ecosystems. This paper presents a synthesis of progress made…Publication Date 2000
- climate change
- management
- pastures
- rangelands
- Sensitive regions
- synthesis
- animal production
- plant production
- modelling
- carbon dioxide
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordRecent political transformation in South Africa has laid the basis for significant socioeconomic change. One area in which the greatest socioeconomic disparities are discernable is the agricultural…Publication Date 1999
- agriculture
- Resettlement
- Rural development
- South Africa
- socio-economic aspects
- subsistence agriculture
- commercial agriculture
- economics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordGlobal debates surrounding the management of natural resources in protected areas advocate greater involvement of local populations in order to maintain sustainable resource use and conserve…Publication Date 2001
- Botswana
- Livelihoods
- natural resources
- protected areas
- sustainability
- management
- national parks
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis article describes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario for a world that chooses collectively and effectively to pursue service-oriented economic prosperity while taking into account equity…Publication Date 2000
- climate change
- greenhouse gases
- socio-economic aspects
- carbon dioxide
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the melding of two discourses in southeastern Zimbabwe: land reform and wildlife management. The former seeks to redistribute large, [`]under-utilized' landholdings to…Publication Date 2004
- Zimbabwe
- wildlife management
- land reform
- Campfire
- political ecology
- Lowveld
- Community based natural resource management
- management
- conservation
- land use
- socio-economic aspects
- politics
- wildlife
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper investigates the ways in which national and regional policies relate to farming activities and concerns amongst the rural population in an area of southern Africa. The struggle to make a…Publication Date 2004
- Smallholder agriculture
- Rural livelihoods
- drylands
- diversification
- southern Africa
- policies
- subsistence agriculture
- rural areas
- socio-economic aspects
- Poverty
- land use
- land reform
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper provides an introduction and overview for the special issue on systematic conservation planning in the species-rich and highly vulnerable Cape Floristic Region. Firstly, we outline the…Publication Date 2003
- conservation
- planning
- management
- biodiversity
- land-use
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPost-1994 land reform policies have had limited effects on land use in the communities surrounding Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserves in South Africa's Transkei region. Likewise, prior state…Publication Date 2009
- land tenure
- protected areas
- villagization
- forests
- socio-economic aspects
- politics
- land use
- subsistence agriculture
- legislation
- management
- stakeholders
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) is seen by many as a 'win-win' situation with reference to natural resources conservation and the improvement of local…Publication Date 2010
- Community-based tourism
- community-based natural resource management
- Community participation
- Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust
- eco - tourism
- Economic Aspects
- socio-economic aspects
- conservation
- Botswana
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordGlobal environmental change problems due to their unstructured characteristics, being marked by great uncertainties and a big number of stakeholders, prove to be too difficult to solve in a…Publication Date 2005
- stakeholder participation
- learning
- Systems change
- Global environmental change
- Transition management
- management
- stakeholders
- climate change
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMalagarasi River catchment represents one of the largest and most significant transboundary natural ecosystems in Africa. The catchment constitutes about one third of the catchment area of Lake…Publication Date 2010
- Land use land cover changes
- Malagarasi river catchment
- Muyovozi wetland
- perceptions
- remote sensing
- land use
- fire
- grazing
- management
- socio-economic aspects
- rehabilitation
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSmallholder livestock keepers represent almost 20% of the world population and steward most of the agricultural land in the tropics. Observed and expected increases in future demand for livestock…Publication Date 2010
- smallholders
- intensification
- Tropical livestock
- systems
- Poverty
- environment
- markets
- policies
- socio-economic aspects
- subsistence agriculture
- pastoralism
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordElandskloof was the first land restitution case in post-apartheid South Africa in which the government returned land to a community. The communal property association became dysfunctional, and the…Publication Date 2011
- Communal land systems
- Common property regimes
- Land restitution
- Post-apartheid land reform
- legislation
- subsitence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- non-grazing resources
- management
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordCentral governments have neither the capacity nor the local knowledge to implement a just, large-scale national land registration system. Support to local institutions to undertake intermediate forms…Publication Date 2009
- land
- Property
- institutions
- investment
- management
- policies
- socio-economic aspects
- pastoralism
- land reform
- land use
- Africa