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   Effects of short-term intensive trampling on Karoo vegetation

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Jeannine McManus --- Landmark Foundation, South Africa Stefan A Goets --- Landmark Foundation, South Africa William J Bond --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Joh R Henschel --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa Bool Smuts --- Landmark Foundation, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa

   Plant growth forms likely respond differently to disturbances such as trampling. We investigated the trampling effect of 1 600 sheep encamped at night in temporary enclosures (kraals, corrals or pens), which were relocated weekly. To examine trampling effects and regeneration...

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   Adding economic and ecological value to communal pastoralism: lessons from implementing a Herding for Health model in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Edwin I Mudongo --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Mathata Tomeletso --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Kelebogile Motshoi --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Paul Dube --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Charles Chibidika --- , Botswana Andrew B Stein --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana

   The Herding for Health (H4H) model integrates ecosystem restoration with improved livestock management to address rangeland degradation, livestock losses, and market constraints in pastoral communities. This four-year case study evaluates the implementation of H4H in Eretsha, Botswana, where annual cattle...

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