A5023120528- Energy and Environment Impacts
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Forest ecology and management
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
World Agroforestry Centre
2014-2023
Center for International Forestry Research
2014-2015
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido
2014
Pondicherry University
2014
University of the Witwatersrand
2014
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
2014
Sustainable forest management (SFM) is many things to people – yet a common thread the production of goods and services for present future generations. The promise sustainability rooted in two premises; first that ecosystems have potential renew themselves second economic activities social perceptions or values define human interaction with environment are choices can be modified ensure long term productivity health ecosystem. SFM addresses great challenge matching increasing demands growing...
Human activities change the structure and function of environment with cascading impacts on human health, a concept known as "planetary health." Agroforestry—the management trees crops livestock—alters microclimates, hydrology, biogeochemistry, biodiversity. Besides nutritional benefits increased fruit consumption, however, ways agroforestry affects health are rarely articulated. This review makes that link. We analyze pathways through which tree-based farm landscape affect food nutrition...
Storage losses due to pests threaten livelihoods of farmers across Africa. Synthetic pesticides provide effective control when used correctly but resource-poor cannot afford them. A survey farmer ethno-ecological knowledge stored maize and bean, their pest management practices including pesticidal plant use, was conducted in eastern Zambia northern Malawi. Almost all respondents reported serious damage, with bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus) grain weevils (Sitophilus spp.) being major...
The dry forest biome covers extensive areas of the global tropics.However, understanding these formations from both human and biophysical perspectives varies widely geographically in terms disciplinarity.While considerable resources have been made available for sustainable management humid tropical forests, there has a lack comparable sustained attention on their equivalents.This special issue is an attempt to provide further insights into state knowledge identify research gaps that could...
Abstract Three quarters of the population in Sub Saharan Africa lacks access to modern energy, and relies instead on biomass fuels for cooking heating. The environment health implications use fuel has been widely documented literature, raised topic energy various policy development arenas. Still, impact food security at household level not explored detail; consequently two sectoral policies remain unaligned. Our aims this review were document how lack can through influence dietary choices...
While pests are a major constraint in vegetable production many parts of Southern Africa, little is known about farmers’ knowledge and management practices. A survey was conducted among 168 91 farmers Northern Malawi Eastern Zambia, respectively, to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes traditional practices tomato crucifers (brassica). All respondents Zambia reported pest damage on crucifers, 75% had used synthetic pesticides. The use pesticidal plants, cultural resistant varieties...
Abstract Background In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the production and use of woodfuel remains an important socio-economic activity with more than 70% population relying on as their primary household energy source. Despite significance, value chains are often viewed negatively due to association detrimental health environmental impacts. However, lack sound evidence limited understanding role contextual factors in influencing various impacts have prevented formulation properly guided policy...
We are living in a time of crisis on planet Earth. Urgent calls for transformational change getting louder. Technical solutions have an important role to play addressing pressing global challenges, but alone they not enough. After all, who decides what kind transformation is needed, what, and whom? What principles guide those decisions, how decision-makers held accountable? This commentary article argues that these governance questions central any solution, order simultaneously address the...
Abstract Background The vast majority of households in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on wood energy—comprising firewood and charcoal—for their daily energetic needs. Such consumption trends are expected to remain a common feature SSA’s energy production supply chains, at least the short- medium-terms. Notwithstanding its importance, generally has low priority SSA national policies. However, use is often considered key driver unsustainable management negative environmental consequences...
L'Afrique subsaharienne reste très dépendante des biocombustibles, qui couvrent 60 % de sa demande énergétique totale. Bien que le bois-énergie soit une source d'énergie importante pour millions personnes en Afrique subsaharienne, il est rarement suffisamment reconnu dans les politiques énergétiques. Depuis décennies, gouvernementales ont supposé la croissance économique et l'augmentation revenus ménages résulterait entraînerait un passage à carburants plus "modernes". Cependant, avec...
Increasing tree cover in agricultural lands can contribute to achieving global and national restoration goals, more so the drylands where trees play a key role enhancing both ecosystem livelihood resilience of communities that depend on them. Despite this, are characterized by low survival especially for species preferred local communities. We conducted study arid semi-arid areas Kenya Ethiopia with 1773 households assess how different planting management practices influence seedling...
Charcoal is a common woodfuel in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Unsustainable wood sourcing and inefficient carbonization result into negative environmental impacts. This action research aimed at building the capacity for sustainable charcoal production included improving traditional earth mound kiln (TEK) that used by 99% of producers Kenya. Small stems branches invasive Prosopis juliflora were produced quality with 28 kJ/g which will save trees. Improved (IEK) increased yield 49% per mass sun...
Resource management strategies are attempts to addressthe challenge of balancing resource conservationand utilisation. The state resources and how they areused inseparably linked ecological processes. Thussustainable use should be based on socially responsibleeconomic development while promoting the resourcebase status ecosystem. effortsto attain social responsibility make indigenous knowledgesystems (IKS) a crucial component any developmentand conservation intervention.SAFIRE,(Southern...
ABSTRACT People living in the marginal areas of Southern Africa have relied on palm resources for subsistence centuries and yet little is known about impacts their harvesting activities. This work aimed at providing data two forms traditional exploitation, leaf sap tapping palm, Hyphaene petersiana. Three experiments were carried out southeastern Zimbabwe • to evaluate its new production availability harvestable material, assess amounts produced, evaluating regeneration potential tapped...