Overview
- Offers a socio-ecological management and policy analysis of the Miombo ecosystem in the global change context
- Provides a new framework for a better socio-ecological understanding of the Miombo woodlands
- Includes case studies which reflect the Miombo woodland management and conservation strategies
- Is academically rigorous and easily accessible by academics, decision-makers, and general readers
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Based on work by the Miombo Network in southern Africa, this book helps decision-makers and general readers alike improve their understanding of the socio-ecology of the Miombo woodlands across southern Africa. It also highlights the importance of and the need for further research on the unique Miombo ecology and its link with economic development. One major challenge facing these woodlands is the influence that direct (both natural and anthropogenic) and indirect drivers of change, as well as interactions between these, have had over the centuries. As such the book explores the socio-economic and ecological interactions that occur in these woodlands and discusses the need for further research to provide a better understanding of these interactions.
Drawing on data and information from numerous studies conducted in the last 20 years, the book presents a comparative analysis of policy changes and management experiences in the countries concerned. It also addresses issues of global climate change, since they have an impact on Miombo ecosystem management and restoration, and provides future projections based on an assessment of how climate change has affected the Miombo woodlands in the past.
Reviews
“Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands is nevertheless a welcome addition to my personal library, and highly recommended as an institutional library acquisition.” (Peter F Scogings, African Journal of Range & Forage Science, February 11, 2021)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands
Editors: Natasha S. Ribeiro, Yemi Katerere, Paxie W. Chirwa, Isla M. Grundy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50104-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50103-7Published: 17 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50106-8Published: 18 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-50104-4Published: 16 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 245
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Forestry Management, Environmental Policy