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   Age determination of miombo species Brachystegia spiciformis (Leguminosae – Caesalpinoideae) in Zimbabwe using growth rings

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: I.M. Grundy

   The objective of this study was to determine whether Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. (Leguminosae – Caesalpinoideae), one of the dominants of dry miombo woodland in Zimbabwe, forms annual growth rings. In the past the production of effective cutting rotations and sound...

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   Community forestry resources: A case study of selected woodlots in the Eastern Cape Province

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Cori Ham --- Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Francois Theron --- School of Public Management and Planning,

   Community surveys were conducted through the use of participatory community meetings and a questionnaire in the Butterworth area of the Eastern Cape. The objectives of these surveys were to determine the needs and perceptions of communities regarding woodlots and woodutilisation...

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   Impact of fuelwood quality and quantity on the energy use of rural households in the Omusati Region, north-central Namibia

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Feliciana N Hainduwa --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Cori Ham --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Martina Meincken --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa

   The relation between fuelwood use and fuelwood quality and quantity was studied in two northern Namibian rural communities with different levels of fuelwood availability. Household surveys were conducted and fuelwood quality was assessed through laboratory studies. The study found differences...

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   Adoption of innovation technology in the face of efficient energy use: A case of improved biomass stoves in Kwara State, Nigeria

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibukun James Olaoye --- , Nigeria Morolake Bolaji --- , Nigeria Adeola Oreoluwa Oloyede --- , Nigeria

   Given that locally developed innovation technology can foster sustainable growth and development, this study assessed the factors that underpinned the choice of improved biomass stoves among rural households in Kwara South, Nigeria. The study involved the use of primary and...

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   Spillover effects of tree-planting programmes on household tree planting for fuelwood and livelihoods in non-urban areas of Tanzania

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Yusuph John Kulindwa --- Moshi Co-operative University, Tanzania

   A spillover effect of tree planting programmes (TPs) and of the independent planting of trees for fuelwood by forest-dependent households is that deforested areas in developing countries have not been restored due to the high demand for fuelwood, which outstrips...

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