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   Woody cover change in relation to fire history and land-use in the savanna-woodlands of north-east Namibia (1996–2019)

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Glynis Humphrey --- , South Africa Conor Eastment --- , South Africa Lindsey Gillson --- , South Africa M Timm Hoffman --- , South Africa

   Vegetation cover estimates for trees, shrub-grass mosaics, and grassland and bare ground, were quantified in the savanna-woodland of Bwabwata National Park, north-east Namibia. Changes in woody cover were analysed using repeat photographs in combination with aerial photographs and recent satellite...

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   “We have that connection, we have love; we take wildlife as gifts from our ancestors”: relations between antelopes and Khwe in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Romie Nghitevelekwa --- University of Namibia, Namibia Selma Lendelvo --- University of Namibia, Namibia Fenny Ndapewa Nakanyete --- University of Namibia, Namibia Kletus Likuwa --- Social Sciences Division, University of Namibia, Namibia Kenneth Matengu --- University of Namibia, Namibia David Mushavanga --- , Namibia

   Wildlife plays significant roles in many societies that go beyond its ecological importance and economic rationale associated with conservation. This article examines the meanings of antelopes for the Khwe people in Bwabwata National Park in north-eastern Namibia. It underlines the...

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