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DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.10.005 |
Determinants of semi-arid rangeland management in a land reform setting in Namibia | |
Lohmann, Dirk2; Falk, Thomas1; Geissler, Katja2; Blaum, Niels2; Jeltsch, Florian2 | |
通讯作者 | Lohmann, Dirk |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
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ISSN | 0140-1963 |
EISSN | 1095-922X |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 100页码:23-30 |
英文摘要 | To assess the ecological and economic implications of the redistributive land reform in semi-arid Namibia, we investigated to what extent land reform beneficiaries adjust herd size and herd composition according to environmental (rainfall, vegetation) and economic variables (herd size, financial assets, running costs). We performed model-based role-plays with Namibian land reform beneficiaries, simulating 10 years of rangeland management. Our study revealed that the farmers surveyed mainly manage their herds according to their economic situation (herd size and account balance) but do not take environmental variability (rainfall and vegetation) into account. Further, our results indicate that, due to financial pressure, farmers are not able to apply their desired management strategies, and that owners of small farms face a higher risk of economic failure. However, farmers apply rather conservative and constant stocking rates and will thus, given the current economic limitations, likely not contribute to semi-arid savanna degradation. We conclude that land reform beneficiaries need support to be able to apply straightforward and efficient management strategies. This could be achieved by facilitating cooperation between small farming businesses and by supporting initial investment in productive cattle herds at the time of redistribution of the land. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Dry land degradation Semi-arid savanna Land reform Rangeland management Simulation model Role-play |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000328716600004 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE-CHANGE ; SAVANNA ; LIVESTOCK ; SUSTAINABILITY ; VEGETATION ; DYNAMICS ; NAMAQUALAND ; PATTERNS ; ECOLOGY ; OPTIONS |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/182980 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Marburg, Inst Cooperat Developing Countries, D-35037 Marburg, Germany; 2.Univ Potsdam, D-14469 Potsdam, Germany |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lohmann, Dirk,Falk, Thomas,Geissler, Katja,et al. Determinants of semi-arid rangeland management in a land reform setting in Namibia[J],2014,100:23-30. |
APA | Lohmann, Dirk,Falk, Thomas,Geissler, Katja,Blaum, Niels,&Jeltsch, Florian.(2014).Determinants of semi-arid rangeland management in a land reform setting in Namibia.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,100,23-30. |
MLA | Lohmann, Dirk,et al."Determinants of semi-arid rangeland management in a land reform setting in Namibia".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 100(2014):23-30. |
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