Forestry And Water Conservation In South Africa
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Author | : Brett Bennett |
Publisher | : ANU Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2015-11-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1925022846 |
This innovative interdisciplinary study focuses on the history, science, and policy of tree planting and water conservation in South Africa. South Africa’s forestry sector has sat—often controversially—at the crossroads of policy and scientific debates regarding water conservation, economic development, and biodiversity protection. Bennett and Kruger show how debates about the hydrological impact of exotic tree planting in South Africa shaped the development of modern scientific ideas and state policies relating to timber plantations, water conservation, invasive species control, and biodiversity management within South Africa as well as elsewhere in the world. Forestry and Water Conservation in South Africa shows how scientific research on the impact of exotic and native vegetation led to the development of a comprehensive national policy for conserving water, producing timber, and protecting indigenous species from invasive alien plants. Policies and laws relating to forests and water began to change in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a result of political and administrative changes within South Africa. This book suggests that the country’s contemporary policies towards timber plantations, guided by the National Water Act of 1998, need to be reconsidered in light of the authors’ findings. Bennett and Kruger also call for more interdisciplinary research and greater emphasis on integrated policies and management plans for forestry, invasive alien plants, water conservation, and biodiversity preservation.
Author | : South Africa. Committee on the Forests in Relation to Climate, Water Conservation and Erosion |
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Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1935 |
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Author | : South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010) |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Forests and forestry |
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Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1935 |
Genre | : Forest influences |
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Author | : South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Forests and forestry |
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Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1937 |
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Author | : Michael John Lawes |
Publisher | : University of Kwazulu Natal Press |
Total Pages | : 904 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Nature |
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This book represents a defining synthesis of the use and socio-economic value of timber and non-timber resources from indigenous forests and woodlands in South Africa. It provides an up-to-date review of current research and thinking on policies and practices affecting these two biomes. Since 1994, there has been a paradigm shift in the approach to the management of forest and woodland resources, with a move away from former "preservationist" policies and an increased emphasis on the sustainable extractive use of natural resources, particularly by rural communities. A growing recognition of the potential value that these resources hold for local economies and livelihoods has been accompanied by the restructuring of national institutions governing forests and woodlands, and a number of new policies for integrated management.
Author | : South Africa. Department of Agriculture and Forestry |
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Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1935 |
Genre | : Forest influences |
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Author | : Waterer, R. R. |
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Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Forests and forestry |
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Author | : South Africa. Department of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation |
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Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Environmental policy |
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