The valuation of biodiversity conservation by the South African Khomani San "bushmen" community

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The restitution of parkland to the Khomani San “bushmen” and Mier “agricultural” communities in May 2002 marked a significant shift in conservation in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and environs in South Africa. Biodiversity conservation will benefit from this land restitution only if the Khomani San, who interact with nature more than do other groups, are good environmental stewards.

 

 

Conservation

The Valuation of Biodiversity Conservation by the South African Khomani San “Bushmen” Community

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The restitution of parkland to the Khomani San “bushmen” and Mier “agricultural” communities in May 2002 marked a significant shift in conservation in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and environs in South Africa. Biodiversity conservation will benefit from this land restitution only if the Khomani San, who interact with nature more than do other groups, are good environmental stewards.

Conservation, Policy Design

Protecting forests, biodiversity, and the climate: predicting policy impact to improve policy choice

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We argue for integrating the consideration of location in policy planning in three ways, in order to help to predict policy impacts on deforestation and, thereby, improve policy choices.

Climate Change, Conservation, Policy Design

On the Value of Agricultural Biodiversity

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Crop biodiversity is very important for both the functioning of ecological systems and the generation of a vast array of ecosystem services.

More agricultural biodiversity is associated with higher agriculture production and lower risk exposure. This article explores the recent contributions on the economics of agrobiodiversity. The focus is (mostly) on the empirical literature. Future issues are also highlighted.

Agriculture

Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

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The rapid disruption of tropical forests probably imperils global biodiversity more than any other contemporary phenomenon. With deforestation advancing quickly, protected areas are increasingly becoming final refuges for threatened species and natural ecosystem processes.

However, many protected areas in the tropics are themselves vulnerable to human encroachment and other environmental stresses. As pressures mount, it is vital to know whether existing reserves can sustain their biodiversity.

Conservation, Forestry

Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly.

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A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous communities will result not only in conservation of natural resources but also in increased development.

Conservation, Policy Design

Environmental change and the contribution of biodiversity to ecosystem adaptation

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This paper develops a measure of the contribution of biodiversity in enhancing ecosystem performance that is subject to environmental fluctuation.

Experiments, Policy Design, Biodiversity

Farmer management of production risk on degraded lands: the role of wheat variety diversity in the Tigray region, Ethiopia

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This article investigates the effects of wheat genetic diversity and land degradation on risk and agricultural productivity in less favored production environments of a developing agricultural economy.

Agriculture, Policy Design

Crop Biodiversity and the Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands: Some Evidence from the Highlands of Ethiopia

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This is a chapter in a book entitled "Agricultural Investment and Productivity: Building Sustainability in East Africa" edited by Gunnar Köhlin and Randall Bluffstone, 2011.

Difficult climatic conditions and lack of soil nutrients pose important challenges for farm households in Ethiopia. In isolated dry environments farmers rely heavily on genetic resources, and Ethiopia is a recognized global center of genetic diversity for several cereals.

Agriculture