Indigenous forests and savannas, along with plantation forests, offer numerous benefits to
rural communities and society at large. Yet, the role of forests and forestry in contributing to …

Scientific work on ecosystem services has been growing globally as well as in Africa.
Human dependence on provisioning ecosystem services in particular is mostly …

The productive functions of livestock ownership in communal areas are multipurpose in
character, comprising a mix of stock types and a range of goods and services used. When all …

Can markets assist by providing support for ecological restoration, and if so, under what
conditions? The first step in addressing this question is to develop a consistent methodology …

The contribution of own food production to the nutrition of households in two neighbouring,
rural, semi-arid settlements was investigated. A survey of a 10% probability sample (n= 131) …

Migration-environment models tend to be aspatial within chosen study regions, although
associations between temporary outmigration and environmental explanatory variables …

This report presents a comprehensive summary of readily available literature pertaining to
the livelihood importance of forestry and forest products in South Africa. It is part of a larger …

Most present-‐day interactions between elephants and people in South Africa occur within
conservation areas, and are predominantly positive. However, human–elephant interactions …

This paper highlighted the opportunities and constraints faced by smallholder farmers in the
Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) of Limpopo province. The VDM is well-known for …

In a forest-scarce country like Iran, the open semi-arid Zagros forests are the single-most
important forest region, yet their contribution to rural livelihoods remains inadequately …