Browsing by Subject "Land degradation"
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Artisanal small-scale mining: Potential ecological disaster in Mzingwane District, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) has devastating impacts on the environment, such as deforestation, over-stripping of overburden, burning of bushes and use of harmful chemicals like mercury. These environmental impacts ... -
Assessing rangeland condition in the Kalahari Duneveld through local ecological knowledge of livestock farmers and remotely sensed data
(Elsevier, 2015)Monitoring of land degradation in remote rangelands, such as the Kalahari Duneveld, presents significant logistical challenges because of the need for systematic measurements of rangeland condition over time and space. ... -
Designing a new science-policy communication mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
(Elsevier, 2016)The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has lacked an efficient mechanism to access scientific knowledge since entering into force in 1996. In 2011 it decided to convene an Ad Hoc Working Group on ... -
The evaluation and promotion of best practices for the restoration of arid- and semi-arid rangelands in southern Africa
(North-West University, 2007)Land degradation and desertification are threatening the livelihoods of millions of people all over the world, especially those living in sub-Saharan Africa. The problem is mainly ascribed to climatic factors, exacerbated ... -
The evaluation of the state of grass species composition in some degraded tribal areas in the Zeerust district
(2003)The evaluation of the state of grass species composition was conducted as an attempt to confirm the survey conducted by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), where the Zeerust District was ... -
Experiences from the South African land degradation neutrality target setting process
(Elsevier, 2019)South Africa undertook a national Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) target setting process during 2017/18 in response to the United Nations Convention to Combatting Desertification’s call for signatory countries to voluntarily ... -
The interplay of knowledge, attitude and practice of livestock farmers' land management against desertification in the South African Kalahari
(Elsevier, 2014)Desertification is a major environmental problem in South Africa with serious socio-economic consequences. Despite enormous efforts made to understand its causes and best management to combat desertification, little is ... -
Studies in land degradation, desertification and restoration ecology : challenges and opportunities / Klaus Kellner
(Potchefstroom : Noordwes-Universiteit, Potchefstroomkampus (Suid-Afrika), 2008)