Indigenous knowledge and rangelands' biodiversity conservation in Tanzania: success and failure

IS Selemani - Biodiversity and conservation, 2020 - Springer
Tanzania is one of the African countries endowed with diverse rangeland's biological
resources hosting 6 out of 25 globally known biodiversity hotspots. Despite, government …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers and Consequences of Land Degradation on Livestock Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

M Slayi, L Zhou, AR Dzvene, Z Mpanyaro - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Land degradation is a major threat to sub-Saharan Africa rangelands, which are crucial for
livestock farming and the livelihood of millions of people in the region. This systematic …

More than $1 billion needed annually to secure Africa's protected areas with lions

PA Lindsey, JRB Miller, LS Petracca… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Protected areas (PAs) play an important role in conserving biodiversity and providing
ecosystem services, yet their effectiveness is undermined by funding shortfalls. Using lions …

The consequences of COVID-19 and other disasters for wildlife and biodiversity

D Rondeau, B Perry, F Grimard - Environmental and Resource Economics, 2020 - Springer
We review the economic channels by which the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent policy
responses may affect wildlife and biodiversity. The pandemic is put in the context of more …

How effective are the protected areas of East Africa?

J Riggio, AP Jacobson, RJ Hijmans, T Caro - Global Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Protected areas are the cornerstone of in situ conservation and their effective management
is critical for maintaining biodiversity in the long term. In East Africa (Burundi, Kenya …

A review of the water resources management for the Brantas River basin: challenges in the transition to an integrated water resources management

M Roestamy, MA Fulazzaky - Environment, Development and …, 2022 - Springer
This paper reviews an integrated approach involving the representative stakeholders in the
development and management of water available in the Brantas River basin and provides …

Corona virus pandemic: Implication on biodiversity conservation

OA Akinsorotan, OE Olaniyi, AA Adeyemi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic affected the environment, placing a strain on the economy
and all parts of human society. The effects of Covid-19 are inevitable, as there is a reduction …

The Elephant poaching crisis in Tanzania: a need to reverse the trend and the way forward

JR Kideghesho - Tropical Conservation Science, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past six years, elephant poaching and the illicit ivory trade have attracted global
attention and Tanzania has been slated as one of the worst offenders. During the 2013 …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation action in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and opportunities

AS Alatawi - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The conservation of biological diversity is gaining an increasing amount of global attention.
In particular, in Saudi Arabia, conservation actions have become a topic of focus, with many …

Convergent evolution of dark, ultraviolet-absorbing cuticular pigmentation in a new Afro-Oriental Echiniscus brunus species complex (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)

PK Dey, P Gąsiorek, Ł Michalczyk - Zoological Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Green, brown and black pigments are uncommon in the otherwise typically yellow to orange
Echiniscidae. Viridiscus, a genus currently represented by a handful of species, in which …