Essays about: "Miombo"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Miombo.

  1. 1. Wildfire dynamics, local people’s fire use and underlying factors for wildfires at Liwale District in Southern Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Fabian Balele; [2021]
    Keywords : Wildfires; Miombo woodlands; Local people; Qualitative research; Focus Group Discussion; Anthropogenic activities;

    Abstract : Fire causes positive effects on the ecosystem if appropriately managed. Unmanaged fire may, however, rather be detrimental. Despite the substantial role the forests play in economics and other ecosystem services in Tanzania, the forest landscape is threatened by wildfires. READ MORE

  3. 2. Remote sensing analysis of land cover/use conditions of community-based wildlife conservation areas in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Kharid Mwakoba; [2021]
    Keywords : geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; remote sensing; wildlife management area; Tanzania; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Community based approaches to conservation in the developing world have generally been criticized for not meeting their goals of sustainable conservation and local development. Inadequate local participation and inequitable benefits sharing among others are some of the major concerns. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tree diversity and edge effects in Nhamacoa miombo forest, Mozambique

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anton Gårdman; [2020]
    Keywords : Edge effect; Miombo; Forest fragmentation; Deforestation; Mozambique; Habitat fragmentation; Tree diversity;

    Abstract : Mozambique is to fifty percent covered by forest, most of which belongs to the biodiverse miombo woodlands. The last decades, Mozambique has been suffering from rapid deforestation. The once continuous forest cover has turned into a mosaic of forest patches, farmland, settlements etc. The remaining forest patches are in many cases very isolated. READ MORE

  5. 4. Land cover change and its impact on human-elephant conflicts in the Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia (ZiMoZa) Transboundary Natural Resource Management Area

    University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

    Author : Kudzai Kusena; [2009]
    Keywords : Change detection; geographic information system GIS ; human-elephant conflicts; land cover; policy; Zimbabwe-; Mozambique; Zambia ; ZiMoZa Transboundary Natural Resources Management Area;

    Abstract : Land cover change is a characteristic reflection of a human society interacting with the physical environment. The Zimbabwe-Mozambique-Zambia Transboundary Natural Resources Management Area is a human settled area endowed with a variety of wildlife (elephants, lions, and buffalo) and wild lands (Dry forests and Miombo ecosystems). READ MORE

  6. 5. The impact of participatory forest management on Miombo woodland tree species diversity and local livelihoods : a case study of Bereku Miombo woodland, Babati District, Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

    Author : Zacharia John Lupala; [2009]
    Keywords : Babati; Bereku woodland; local livelihoods; Miombo; participatory management; tree species diversity; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Enabling local community participation in management is a key to stop alarming degradation in the Miombo woodlands. This study examined the socio-economic and ecological impact of participatory management practised in Bereku woodland, Babati district, Tanzania. READ MORE