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Livestock predation, household adaptation and compensation policy: a case study of Shorobe village in Northern Botswana
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2012)
Human-wildlife conflict is a worldwide phenomenon. Through a household survey supplemented by informal interviews, this study attempts to understand the dynamics of livestock predation by carnivores at village level in ...
Firewood Utilisation and Its Implication on Trees around Mopipi Village in Boteti Sub-District of Botswana.
(2018-09-13)
A household survey was done to assess the number of people using firewood in order to determine the amount of available firewood, its rate of utilisation and the distance travelled per selected household. There are a total ...
Spatial refuges buffer landscapes against homogenisation and degradation by large herbivore populations and facilitate vegetation heterogeneity.
(Sabinet African Journals, 2017-08-16)
Environmental heterogeneity across savanna landscapes, including different seasonal resources at different distances to water, may play a critical role in maintaining the size and diversity of wildlife populations and the ...
Farmers’ planting and management of indigenous and exotic trees in Botswana: implications for climate change mitigation.
(Business Perspectives [Commercial Publisher], 2015)
Natural woodlands provide majority of rural population with energy source, food, building material and fodder for livestock. However, current developments and population growth have exerted enormous pressure on the woodlands ...
Indigenous knowledge, livelihoods and government policy in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Nova Science Publishers, 2011)
Communities in and around the Okavango Delta are still highly dependent on natural resources, and indigenous knowledge pertaining to the use and management of these resources has helped sustain both people‟s livelihoods ...
POISONOUS PLANTS IN GARDENS AND GRAZING LANDS.
(Science-line Publishers, 2011)
This paper is a review of poisonous plants, their toxic agents and the symptoms of
poisoning. Poisonous plants are plants, which as a whole or part thereof under all or certain
conditions and in amount likely to be taken ...
Changes in herbaceous species composition in the absence of disturbance in a cenchrus biflorus roxb. Invaded area in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011-04-12)
A-nine year study was carried out to investigate changes in herbaceous species composition in an area invaded by Cenchrus biflorus Roxb, an exotic invader grass species. The study ensued termination of livestock and human ...
Utilization of edible wild plants and their contribution to household income in Gweta Village, central Botswana.
(International Research Journals, 2015-11)
Gweta Village is endowed with a variety of edible wild plants (EWPs) ranging from fruits and leafy vegetables to tubers utilised by the residents. The study focused on documenting and synthesising indigenous knowledge ...
Dry Matter Biomass Productivity and Composition of Grasses along Grazing Gradient in Fenced and Unfenced Grazing Areas of the Gaborone North, Botswana.
(Insight Medical Publishing, 2017-07-24)
Objective: The present study was aimed at assessing and comparing grass species composition and biomass productivity along fenced and unfenced grazing gradient.
Methods: For each study area 2 × 1000 m transects radiating ...
Response of Aspen Suckers to Simulated Browsing.
(Oxford Academic, 2014-04-02)
Heavy and repeated ungulate browsing on reproductive suckers has limited quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) regeneration on many Western landscapes. However, little is known about the specific effects of season and ...