https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 The importance of non-timber forest products in rural livelihood security and as safety nets: a review of evidence from South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6650 Wed 12 May 2021 16:48:50 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 ]]> 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 ]]> 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 ]]>