The study was undertaken in Tanzania to assess the effect of some macro-economic policies on livelihood strategies for households within or in close proximity in miombo woodlands. The focus was on how their responses are impacting on the management and use of the woodlands. Data were collected at...
This paper explores changes in rural livelihoods in some communal areas of Zimbabwe from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and attempts to identify the determinants of change. There were notable increases in: use of informal credit as a main income source; growing certain cash crops; gardening as a...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Mukamuri, B.B.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Exploring changing rural livelihoods, and woodland use and management in the communal areas of Zimbabwe]
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Exploring changing rural livelihoods, and woodland use and management in the communal areas of Zimbabwe
Mlay, G.
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Falcao, M.
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Nhantumbo, I.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Policy impact on woodland resource management, use and conservation in Mozambique: a case study of selected sites in Dondo, Nhamatanda, Gondola and Manica districts]
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Policy impact on woodland resource management, use and conservation in Mozambique: a case study of selected sites in Dondo, Nhamatanda, Gondola and Manica districts
Kowero, G.S.
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Sumaila, U.R.
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[Manual for users of MIOMBOSM: a simulation model for the management of Miombo woodlands]
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Manual for users of MIOMBOSM: a simulation model for the management of Miombo woodlands
Weighted goal programming (WGP) is employed to reconcile the goals of food security, improved incomes and woodland conservation in households from selected sites in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The three goals are attainable simultaneously, albeit with trade-offs useful in guiding development...
Deforestation and woodland degradation are issues of great concern in Zimbabwe. Debate on these issues has identified a number of causes including expansion of arable land, demand for fuel-wood and construction poles, and urban expansion. This paper examined how some policies aimed at improving a...
Chipika, J.T.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?]
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Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?
Community-based management of natural resources is a priority in Mozambique's policy on forestry and wildlife resources. In essence the government’s policy is to manage the natural resources in partnership with the rural communities and the private sector. This represents a change in policy in th...
Nhantumbo, I.
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Dent, J.B.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Goal programming: application in the management of the Miombo woodland in Mozambique]
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Goal programming: application in the management of the Miombo woodland in Mozambique
This paper describes the effects of the colonial and post-colonial land policies and legislation on the management and utilisation of natural woodlands in Malawi and Zimbabwe. The two countries share similar patterns of land ownership; customary or tribal trust land designated by colonial governm...
Mataya, C.
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Gondo, P.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development]
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Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development
Mukamuri, B.B.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Local organisations and natural resource management in the face of economic hardship: a case study from Zimbabwe]
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Local organisations and natural resource management in the face of economic hardship: a case study from Zimbabwe