Bush encroachment leads to land degradation in semiarid to arid regions. Over 45 million
hectares of agricultural land in Namibia are affected. This is worrisome as nearly 70% of the …

Bush encroachment is an increase in woody plant density typically resulting in impenetrable
thickets, suppressing palatable grasses and herbs. Moreover, bush encroachment is a …

Grasslands and savannas are experiencing transformation and degradation due to bush
encroachment (BE). BE has been monitored using restrictive traditional techniques that …

We study the role of bush encroachment control for a farmer's income and income risk in a
stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. In …

We study the determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management with a
cross-sectional dataset on commercial cattle farming in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia …

Livestock grazing is the most important type of land-use in arid and semi-arid regions. In
these regions, uncertain and highly variable climate conditions cause scarce and spatio …

Fire is regarded as management practice for maintaining grasslands and savannas. The
vegetation occurring in fire prone areas becomes highly adapted to fire occurrences in …

The study on bush encroachment goes as far back as 1917, which is ranked among the top
three rangeland problems in South Africa with expected increase in affected areas. Bush …

Aims and objectives The main aim of this project is to quantify seasonal biomass (herbage
mass) productivity, as well as the seasonal variation of the Camel Thorn Savanna of …

Commercial cattle farming in Namibia is located in its semi-arid rangelands. It is an
important land use, covering with 14.5 million hectares (Mendelsohn, 2006: 42) almost one …