The aim of this research was to identify the impacts and adaptation options of climate variability and change on agricultural crop production in Vhembe District Municipality. The study will contribute to the expansion of ...
Climate change and variability have great impact on the hydrological cycle and consequently on the availability of water resources. Variations in temperature and precipitation trends that are
occurring are a consequent ...
Climate change has become one of the biggest challenges confronting the world’s economic, social and
environmental development efforts today. Responses to these challenges normally fall into two broad
categories, namely ...
One of the greatest challenges faced by countries around the world, this century, is climate change. With associated evidence which includes melting ice caps, increasing land and ocean temperatures plus an increase in ...
This is a comparative study of the spatial patterns of peasant crop farming in
Chibombo District between the 1980s and the 1990s. The study lists and
discusses the agricultural support system, communication infrastructure ...
This research evaluates the impact of waste licensing conditions on the operations of
three selected hazardous waste disposal facilities, particularly in terms of compliance with
conditions of the issued waste management ...
Ruti dam is located on the Nyazvidzi river, and is home to many Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus), which rely on fish and livestock for food. The community also relies on the dam and riverine for its resources. The ...
This study focused on the impact of climate change and adaptation on small-scale cattle and sheep
farming in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Using information from 500 livestock farmers
between 2005 and 2009 ...
Abstract
Rapidly developing industry raises concerns about the environmental impacts of nanoparticles, but the effects of inorganic nanoparticles on bacterial community in wastewater treatment remain unclear. ...
Land degradation has been a global agenda. It has been affecting both developed and
developing nations (including Ethiopia). The overall objective of the study was to assess
the impact of landscape restoration (including ...
Weather-related delays in the aviation sector will always occur, however, through effective delay management and improved weather forecasting, the impact and duration of delays can be reduced. The research examined the ...
The habitat utilisation and daily activity patterns of Impala at Loskop Dam Nature (LDNR)
Reserve were studied to provide an insight into the management of this species. We used
the Braun-Blanquet and TWINSPAN methods ...
Benefit sharing refers to benefits emanating from natural protected areas to neighbouring communities. These benefits are often derived from the tourism ventures within these areas and should improve the socio-economic ...
The fresh produce supply chains' content, nature, and characteristics for luxury tourism
wildlife destinations in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa are unknown. There is no
synthesised document that compares the current ...
South Africa has over 19 500 different indigenous plant species. Most of these are of ethnobotanical significance and are still used by local rural communities as medicine, food and for making beverages. The relatively ...
This research project forms part of the Department of Nature Conservation, Unisa’s: Death in the long grass: The ecological implications of carcass decomposition in a southern African grassland project. Decomposing carcasses ...
Bahir Dar is one of the rapidly growing Ethiopian cities characterized by the rise of informal settlements. The expansion of spontaneous neighbourhoods in Bahir Dar is, among other things, conditioned by land management ...
Current literature suggests that little, if any, research has been conducted in South Africa to determine the impact of alien invasive trout on indigenous amphibian biodiversity. The primary aim of the research project was ...
The purpose of the bulk infrastructure potential cost model is to provide a tool for planners to ensure the incorporation of bulk infrastructure cost considerations into the early, land suitability assessment phase of the ...