Miombo woodlands cover vast areas of southern Africa. Of comparatively little interest for
export-oriented commercial logging, they are part of a complex system of rural land use that …

Miombo woodland is the most extensive tropical seasonal woodland and dry forest
formation in Africa (perhaps even globally), covering an estimated 2.7 million km 2 in …

Abstract 'Analog'forestry is a novel silvicultural approach for reforestation of degraded land
that seeks to establish trees that are analogous in structure and ecological function to the …

Food security is a multifaceted sustainable development topic, linked to health through
malnutrition, but also to sustainable economic development, environment, and trade. It is …

This research study reports on a Joint Forest Management (JFM) program in Katanino Area,
Zambia. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey, unstructured group interviews …

In this chapter we examine the evolution and status of governance and institutional
arrangements in the miombo woodlands, focusing on the nature, strengths, weaknesses …

There is a great percentage of people who live in areas where there is water scarcity. About
2.8 billion people (more than 40%) of the world live in river basins faced with the problem. In …

Poverty and food insecurity are two serious challenges facing developing countries like
Kenya. A large section of the national population, especially in rural areas, earns a …

In Sub-Saharan Africa, forest goods and services are extremely important for rural
livelihoods, providing food, medicine, shelter, fuel and cash income (Kaimowitz, 2003). It is …