Miombo Woodlands and Rural Livelihoods in Malawi
Author : Janet Lowore
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 33,55 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9792446729
Author : Janet Lowore
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 33,55 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9792446729
Author : Bruce Morgan Campbell
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 35,93 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : 9798764072
Miombo woodlands and their use: overview and key issues. The ecology of miombo woodlands. Population biology of miombo tree. Miombo woodlands in the wider context: macro-economic and inter-sectoral influences. Rural households and miombo woodlands: use, value and management. Trade in woodland products from the miombo region. Managing miombo woodland. Institutional arrangements governing the use and the management of miombo woodlands. Miombo woodlands and rural livelihoods: options and opportunities.
Author : Natasha S. Ribeiro
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2020-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030501043
Based on work by the Miombo Network in southern Africa, this book helps decision-makers and general readers alike improve their understanding of the socio-ecology of the Miombo woodlands across southern Africa. It also highlights the importance of and the need for further research on the unique Miombo ecology and its link with economic development. One major challenge facing these woodlands is the influence that direct (both natural and anthropogenic) and indirect drivers of change, as well as interactions between these, have had over the centuries. As such the book explores the socio-economic and ecological interactions that occur in these woodlands and discusses the need for further research to provide a better understanding of these interactions. Drawing on data and information from numerous studies conducted in the last 20 years, the book presents a comparative analysis of policy changes and management experiences in the countries concerned. It also addresses issues of global climate change, since they have an impact on Miombo ecosystem management and restoration, and provides future projections based on an assessment of how climate change has affected the Miombo woodlands in the past.
Author : Peter Dewees
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780985519551
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 : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 15,68 MB
Release : 2018-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9251304238
This publication focuses on the links between food security, nutrition and wood energy in the Miombo woodlands, one of the most important forest ecosystems in southern Africa. Miombo woodland is a key dryland forest ecosystem stretching across southern Africa (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique,Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe). The woodlands are considered one of the most globally important biodiversity hotspots. They sustain the livelihoods of close to 100 million rural poor through the provision of wood energy, food and nutrition. Miombo woodlands are increasingly under threat from a growing population, expansion of agricultural land, overuse of forest resources and unsustainable management. With the impacts of climate change already contributing to rising food insecurity in many parts of the world and with growing biodiversity loss, bringing the Miombo countries together to share best practices towards addressing common challenges facing the woodlands is vital.
Author : Joanne Irene Olive Abbot
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 1996
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Emmanuel N. Chidumayo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1136531378
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 : Maxine Kelly
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2000
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Chazdon, R.L.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 17,26 MB
Release : 2018-03-05
Category :
ISBN : 6023870708
Decision-making bodies at all scales face an urgent need to conserve remaining forests, and reestablish forest cover in deforested and degraded forest landscapes. The scale of the need, and the opportunity to make a difference, is enormous. Degradation is
Author : 高根務
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 13,72 MB
Release : 2008-12
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Presents the six villages where field work was conducted on the role of land and labour in forming the basis of the livelihoods of rural households. Considers the interrelationship among the indigenous land tenure systems, customary inheritance rules, increasing land scarcity, and people's strategies to obtain land rights. Discusses the types of agricultural labour, consisting of family workers and hired workers, and the significance of major crops grown, namely maize and tobacco. Depicts features of female-headed households.