https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Knowledge of formal and informal regulations affecting wild plant foraging practices in urban spaces in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69935 Wed 22 Nov 2023 10:58:10 SAST ]]> Paper recycling patterns and potential interventions in the education sector: A case study of paper streams at Rhodes University, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43705 Wed 21 Jul 2021 13:46:19 SAST ]]> Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43804 Wed 21 Jul 2021 10:38:57 SAST ]]> Agroforestry tree products (AFTPs): Targeting poverty reduction and enhanced livelihoods https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43803 Wed 21 Jul 2021 09:24:52 SAST ]]> Has deregulation of non-timber forest product controls and marketing in Orissa state (India) affected local patterns of use and marketing https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6643 Wed 12 May 2021 22:24:31 SAST ]]> Abundance and commercialization of Phoenix Reclinata in the King Williamstown area, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6634 Wed 12 May 2021 20:26:32 SAST ]]> Urban-rural contrasts in Arbor Week in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6631 Wed 12 May 2021 17:15:43 SAST ]]> The fuelwood crisis in southern Africa: Relating fuelwood use to livelihoods in a rural village https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43730 Wed 10 Aug 2022 05:53:17 SAST ]]> Direct-use value of smallholder crop production in a semi-arid rural South African village https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43750 Wed 10 Aug 2022 05:53:16 SAST ]]> Changes in fuelwood use and selection following electrification in the Bushbuckridge lowveld, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6641 Wed 10 Aug 2022 05:39:19 SAST ]]> Changing energy profiles and consumption patterns following electrification in five rural villages, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6640 Wed 10 Aug 2022 05:39:18 SAST ]]> The contribution of wild palms to the livelihoods and diversification of rural households in southern Mozambique https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69563 Wed 08 Nov 2023 12:38:30 SAST ]]> Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69561 Wed 08 Nov 2023 12:31:04 SAST ]]> The potential for voluntary instruments to achieve conservation planning goals : the case of conservancies in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6629 Wed 07 Jul 2021 15:26:52 SAST ]]> Socio-economic differentiation in the trade of wildlife species for traditional medicines in the Lowveld, South Africa: Implications for resource management initiatives https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43909 Wed 04 Aug 2021 14:51:34 SAST ]]> Rethinking urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services from the perspective of sub-Saharan African cities https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69403 Wed 01 Nov 2023 13:05:09 SAST ]]> Homestead greening is widespread amongst the urban poor in three medium-sized South African towns https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69398 Wed 01 Nov 2023 12:35:26 SAST ]]> Changes in household use and sale of locally collected environmental resources over a 15-year period in a rural village, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69383 Tue 31 Oct 2023 13:21:17 SAST ]]> Local setting influences the quantity of household food waste in mid-sized South African towns https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29067 Tue 27 Jun 2023 06:33:24 SAST ]]> Voices of the hungry: a qualitative measure of household food access and food insecurity in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29066 Tue 27 Jun 2023 06:31:14 SAST ]]> Valuing South Africa's savannas: Methodological Issues https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43816 Tue 24 Aug 2021 16:29:46 SAST ]]> Playing with the forest: Invasive alien plants, policy and protected areas in India https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43821 Tue 18 Jul 2023 22:20:05 SAST ]]> Working in poverty: Informal employment of household gardeners in Eastern Cape towns, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69731 Tue 14 Nov 2023 12:55:42 SAST ]]> Understanding rural–urban transitions in the Global South through peri-urban turbulence https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69729 Tue 14 Nov 2023 12:48:14 SAST ]]> Understanding foraging practices in Lagos metropolis to redesign urban greenspaces in support of human-nature interactions https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69728 Tue 14 Nov 2023 12:45:02 SAST ]]> The use and value of wild harvested provisioning ecosystem services along a landscape heterogeneity gradient in rural South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69727 Tue 14 Nov 2023 12:39:57 SAST ]]> The prevalence, composition and distribution of forageable plant species in different urban spaces in two medium-sized towns in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69724 Tue 14 Nov 2023 11:46:04 SAST ]]> The distribution of selected woody invasive alien species in small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69723 Tue 14 Nov 2023 11:42:13 SAST ]]> Integrating biodiversity considerations into urban golf courses: Managers’ perceptions and woody plant diversity in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43356 Tue 09 Apr 2024 15:40:45 SAST ]]> Reconstructing the history of introduction and spread of the invasive species, Lantana, at three spatial scales in India https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43687 Tue 06 Jul 2021 17:40:53 SAST ]]> How do HIV and AIDS impact the use of natural resources by poor rural populations?: The case of wild animal products https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43822 Thu 22 Jul 2021 18:38:46 SAST ]]> The comparative growth rates of indigenous street and garden trees in Grahamstown, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43672 Thu 15 Jul 2021 21:44:35 SAST ]]> Use and users of municipal commonage around three small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43700 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:52:37 SAST ]]> The direct use value of municipal commonage goods and services to urban households in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43696 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:52:36 SAST ]]> Monetary valuation of livelihoods for understanding the composition and complexity of rural households https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43721 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:24:36 SAST ]]> Valuation of communal area livestock benefits, rural livelihoods and related policy issues https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6627 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:24:33 SAST ]]> Factors influencing prices of medicinal plants traded in the Lowveld, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43713 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:17:34 SAST ]]> Knowledge of plant resource use based on location, gender and generation https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43707 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:17:34 SAST ]]> Conceptualizing the human use of wild edible herbs for conservation in South African communal areas https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6626 Thu 15 Jul 2021 19:17:33 SAST ]]> The distribution, abundance and composition of street trees in selected towns of the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6639 Thu 13 May 2021 12:40:32 SAST ]]> Efficacy of solar power units for small-scale businesses in a remote rural area, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6636 Thu 13 May 2021 00:32:47 SAST ]]> Harvesting impacts on commonly used medicinal tree species (Catha edulis and Rapanea melanophloeos) under different land management regimes in the Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43728 Thu 05 Aug 2021 14:09:24 SAST ]]> Market profiles and trade in medicinal plants in the Lowveld, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6625 Thu 05 Aug 2021 14:09:23 SAST ]]> The impact of commercial harvesting on Warburgia salutaris (‘pepper-bark tree’) in Mpumalanga, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43729 10% of the stem below 2 m) coppiced (resprouted). However, individuals that had been affected by regular fires, or repeatedly harvested, appeared prone to a fungal disease and had high percentage mortality. The populations occurring on private land appeared the most vigorous. Habitat in one protected area had been reduced through the construction of a dam. In another, small W. salutaris populations exhibited a shrubby growth form, probably due to frequent fires. Our current knowledge for this species supports a global IUCN status of EN A4acd. Plant conservation needs to become a higher priority both within and outside protected areas. Commercially harvested populations should be better managed through improved harvesting techniques and monitoring. Cultivation levels urgently need to be increased. Further research should be conducted on factors limiting regeneration, including the most appropriate fire regime.]]> Thu 05 Aug 2021 14:09:22 SAST ]]> Local setting influences the quantity of household food waste in mid-sized South African towns https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69413 Thu 02 Nov 2023 13:38:14 SAST ]]> Voices of the hungry: A qualitative measure of household food access and food insecurity in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69412 Thu 02 Nov 2023 13:31:23 SAST ]]> The potential influence of commercial plant nurseries in shaping the urban forest in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69409 Thu 02 Nov 2023 13:16:24 SAST ]]> An inventory of medicinal plants traded on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43756 Sun 18 Jul 2021 12:39:05 SAST ]]> Urban foraging of wild plants in two medium-sized South African towns: People, perceptions and practices https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42685 Sun 07 Aug 2022 13:11:28 SAST ]]> Integrating Ecosystem Services and Disservices in Valuing Smallholder Livestock and Poultry Production in Three Villages in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42659 Sun 07 Aug 2022 13:07:05 SAST ]]> Maintenance of public and private urban green infrastructure provides significant employment in Eastern Cape towns, South Africa: https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42657 Sun 07 Aug 2022 12:27:40 SAST ]]> Foraging wild food in urban spaces: The contribution of wild foods to urban dietary diversity in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42688 Sun 07 Aug 2022 12:15:41 SAST ]]> The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69726 Sun 03 Dec 2023 07:45:10 SAST ]]> Invasive alien species as drivers in socio-ecological systems: Local adaptations towards use of Lantana in Southern India https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43671 Sat 03 Jul 2021 13:06:08 SAST ]]> 'Rich man poor man': inter-household and community factors influencing the use of wild plant resources amongst rural households in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:37953 Mon 29 Apr 2024 13:04:33 SAST ]]> Attitudes and preferences towards elements of formal and informal public green spaces in two South African towns https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69830 Mon 29 Apr 2024 12:55:01 SAST ]]> The comparative value of wild and domestic plants in home gardens of a South African rural village https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43779 Mon 19 Jul 2021 18:15:27 SAST ]]> Modelling the sustainable harvest of Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra fruits in the South African lowveld https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43718 Mon 19 Jul 2021 09:22:42 SAST ]]> A comparison of anthropogenic and elephant disturbance on Acacia xanthophloea (fever tree) populations in the Lowveld, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43753 26 %. The degree of harvesting on private land was relatively low, with the majority of trees having been harvested at rates of less than 10 % of the stem below 2 m. Despite this, ringbarking had occurred (4 %). The basal diameters and heights were significantly lower in the protected population than in the harvested one, suggesting that over time elephant impact was the more severe disturbance. Acacia xanthophloea exhibited high resilience to disturbance, with all the elephant damaged trees and harvested individuals surviving. However, the mean bark thickness measured in local markets (6.3±1.4 mm) was significantly lower than that measured in either the harvested (12.4±1.0 mm) or the KNP (10.3±0.8 mm) populations. As harvesters tend to select the largest individuals in a population to maximise their financial returns, this could mean that smaller individuals are being harvested, and/or bark is not being given sufficient time to grow back after harvesting. Acacia xanthophloea outside protected areas thus need to be monitored and the management improved, preferably in conjunction with the resource users. In addition, traditional healers, those selling medicinal plants and other members of the community need to continue to be encouraged to cultivate this fast growing species.]]> Mon 19 Jul 2021 09:22:41 SAST ]]> Decolonisation of nature in towns and cities of South Africa: https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42618 Mon 18 Sep 2023 15:54:58 SAST ]]> Situating biocultural relations in city and townscapes: https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42619 Mon 08 Aug 2022 20:54:03 SAST ]]> The prevalence of planning and management frameworks for trees and green spaces in urban areas of South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43659 Mon 08 Aug 2022 11:42:54 SAST ]]> The landscape of childhood: play and place as tools to understanding children’s enviromental use and perceptions https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:37949 Mon 08 Aug 2022 11:42:06 SAST ]]> The direct-use value of urban tree non-timber forest products to household income in poorer suburbs in South African towns https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43645 Mon 08 Aug 2022 10:28:13 SAST ]]> The development visions and attitudes towards urban forestry of officials responsible for greening in South African towns https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43651 Mon 08 Aug 2022 10:27:05 SAST ]]> The benefits from and barriers to participation in civic environmental organisations in South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43648 Mon 08 Aug 2022 10:26:14 SAST ]]> Integrating local knowledge and forest surveys to assess Lantana camara impacts on indigenous species recruitment in Mazeppa Bay, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43650 Mon 08 Aug 2022 10:20:41 SAST ]]> Ecosystem disservices matter when valuing ecosystem benefits from small-scale arable agriculture: https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42620 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:13:43 SAST ]]> Local use and knowledge of Hyphaene coriacea and Phoenix reclinata in Zitundo area, southern Mozambique: https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42625 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:13:02 SAST ]]> Influence of land cover, proximity to streams and household topographical location on flooding impact in informal settlements in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43799 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:12:14 SAST ]]> Distribution and use of cash income from basket and mat crafting: Implications for rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43388 Mon 08 Aug 2022 08:36:35 SAST ]]> Can local use assist in controlling invasive alien species in tropical forests?: The case of Lantana camara in southern India 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natural resource use and management of Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, Uganda, for livelihood benefits https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:27839 Mon 08 Aug 2022 06:51:08 SAST ]]> Changes in forest cover and carbon stocks of the coastal scarp forests of the Wild Coast, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:27887 Mon 08 Aug 2022 06:46:00 SAST ]]> Aesthetic and spiritual ecosystem services provided by urban sacred sites https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:27891 Mon 08 Aug 2022 06:43:36 SAST ]]> Abundance, population structure and harvesting selection of two palm species (Hyphaene coriacea and Phoenix reclinata) in Zitundo area, southern Mozambique https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43789 Mon 08 Aug 2022 06:40:59 SAST ]]> The potential use of natural resources in urban informal settlements as substitutes for financial capital during flooding emergencies 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