Biodiversity

Population and livelihoods on the edge

The amount of land in Africa that's set aside for animals is tiny, mybe 3% of the Africa, and before Peace Parks was dwindling, and could only go one way as population grew and grew. And yet, what is Africa? Africa is its animals... and that's the …

Indirect contributions of forests to dietary diversity in Southern Ethiopia

We assess whether forests contribute indirectly to the dietary diversity of rural households by supporting diverse agricultural production systems. We applied our study in a landscape mosaic in Southern Ethiopia that was divided into three zones of …

Agriculture and nature. Trouble and strife?

Global demand for agricultural products is expected to double in the next decades, putting tremendous pressure on agriculture to produce more. The bulk of this increase will come from developing countries, which host most biodiversity-rich areas of …

Agricultural intensification. Saving space for wildlife?

Global demand for agricultural products is expected to double in the next decades, putting tremendous pressure on agriculture to produce more. The bulk of this increase will come from developing countries, which host most biodiversity-rich areas of …

Delineating the drivers of waning wildlife habitat. The predominance of cotton farming on the fringe of protected areas in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Mid-Zambezi Valley is of global importance for the emblematic mega-fauna of Africa. Over the past 30 years rapid land use change in this area has substantially reduced wildlife habitat. Tsetse control operations are often blamed for this. …

Cotton expansion and biodiversity loss in African savannahs, opportunities and challenges for conservation agriculture; a review paper based on two case studies

We review agricultural impacts on biodiversity and the potential of conservation agriculture in developing productive and environment-friendly cropping systems. We then analyse experiences from two African landscapes of global importance for …