This paper reviews the predictions and management implications of two current paradigms
in the ecology and management of arid and semi-arid rangelands. The equilibrium model …

Community-based tourism projects appear to be the most favoured option for enhancing
community livelihoods through the collaborative management of communal natural …

This study uses a multi-case dataset to question current assumptions about the gender
differentiation of forest product use. We test some of the commonly held ideas on how men …

We present an approach to identify and map social–ecological systems based on the direct
use of ecosystem services by households. This approach builds on the premise that …

The majority of South Africa's rural population resides in the former homelands. Although
cash from urban and government sources is the mainstay of the rural economy in many …

How can environmental degradation be stopped? How can it be reversed? And how can the
damage already done be repaired? The authors of this volume argue that a two-pronged …

Household consumption and direct-use values of a range of savanna bio-resources were
quantified for 110 households across three villages in the Mametja Traditional Authority …

Wild edible plants (WEPs) are known to make important contributions to food baskets and
livelihoods in the smallholder and subsistence farming communities of sub-Saharan Africa …

There are rapidly increasing tensions between actors engaged in the governance of
environment and natural resources in Africa. This becomes clear when reviewing current …

The multiple benefits from livestock production to rural households are evaluated in
Thorndale, a communal area of the Limpopo Province South Africa. Monetary values of …