Land use land cover change and the comparative impact of co-management and government-management on the forest cover in Malawi (1999-2018)

MF Gondwe, MA Cho, PW Chirwa… - Journal of Land Use …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Miombo Woodland is the major Land use/land cover with important ecological functions in
Africa. In Malawi, government-management was designed to manage Woodlands. However …

Land cover impacts on aboveground and soil carbon stocks in Malagasy rainforest

A Andriamananjara, J Hewson… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Deforestation and forest degradation can impact carbon dynamics and, subsequently,
ecosystem functioning and climate change. In this study, we surveyed the influence of such …

How have carbon stocks in central and southern Africa's miombo woodlands changed over the last 50 years? A systematic map of the evidence

D Gumbo, J Clendenning, C Martius, K Moombe… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Background Miombo woodlands cover≈ 2.7 million km 2 of central and southern Africa
between dry (650 mm mean annual rainfall) and moist miombo (1400 mm) and are currently …

Woody biomass increases across three contrasting land uses in Hurungwe, mid-Zambezi valley, Zimbabwe

T Gotore, S Bowers, HGT Ndagurwa… - Southern Forests: a …, 2023 - journals.co.za
Globally, Miombo woodlands store important quantities of carbon, with tree cover and
carbon stocks strongly determined by human use. We assessed woodland cover and …

[PDF][PDF] An assessment of the factors responsible for the extent of deforestation in Mapfungautsi forest, Zimbabwe

R Nyahwai, TP Masere, NM Zhou - Int J Agric. Techn, 2022 - researchgate.net
This study was conducted in Mapfungautsi forest to determine the extent of deforestation
from the year 2000 (when no deforestation was detected by satellite imagery) up to 2020, as …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of long-term above-ground biomass, carbon stocks and carbon dioxide equivalent lost due to deforestation in Mapfungautsi Forest, Zimbabwe

TP Masere, R Nyahwai, NM Zhou - International Journal of …, 2023 - aipublications.com
Tropical forests play an important role of storing significant quantities of carbon, both,
aboveground and belowground. However, deforestation activities for various purposes …

Quantifying spatial-temporal changes of aboveground carbon stocks using Landsat time series data: A case study of Miombo woodlands

R Lembani, J Knight, E Adam… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There is a need for accurate reporting of the second-growth forest in accounting for the
contribution of secondary forests to achieving global carbon sequestration strategies. This …

Carbon stocks in Miombo Woodlands: Evidence from over 50 years

M Bulusu, C Martius, J Clendenning - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Miombo woodlands are extensive dry forest ecosystems in central and southern Africa
covering≈ 2.7 million km2. Despite their vast expanse and global importance for carbon …

The Role of Remote Sensing in Forest Cover Changes in Butambala District, Central Uganda

S Namayengo, U Nuwagira - East African Journal of Forestry …, 2024 - journals.eanso.org
Natural forests in Uganda have experienced changes which must be quantified to inform
future forest resource management and avoid the danger of reduced ecosystem service …

Impact of land use on woody aboveground biomass in Miombo woodlands of western Zambia–comparison of three allometric equations

P Sichone, U Schmiedel, J Oldeland… - Southern Forests: a …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, the intensification of land use for agriculture, timber and fuel is considered the
leading threat to the diversity and biomass of forests and woodlands. To suggest …