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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"Conservation Areas"”.
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Declaring urban conservation areas: the Art Deco townscape of Vredehoek, Cape Town
… urban environment that make the area worthy of conservation-oriented protection through laws and policies. The research question was explored through an assessment of the townscape of Vredehoek, an informally(1) proposed conservation area in Cape Town where there is a relatively high …
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Implementing a patch-mosaic burning system in Southern African savanna conservation areas
The implementation of a patch-mosaic burning system (PMB) in southern African savanas was investigated. Under such a system fires are point-ignited, under a range of fuel and weather conditions, and allowed to burn out by themselves. The system was applied in Pilanesberg National Park (PNP), South …
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Modes of land control in transfrontier conservation areas : a case of green grabbing
… of the Maloti Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area and South Africa's Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area - in order to explore the politics of land in TFCAs through the green grabbing lens. Global environmental organizations are increasingly calling for more …
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For the Gram : a study on irresponsible social media content of Iceland's conservation areas
… digital content of Iceland’s protected conservation areas appears across social media, particularly Instagram. Regardless of whether it is content that shows the crossing of protected environmental boundary or drone footage taken without permission from the authorities, this study looked …
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Prioritization of conservation areas using species distribution modeling based on current data of butterflies in Johor
… range and distributions so that high-priority conservation areas can be identified. Species distribution modeling (SDM) is an approach that can overcome the time and budget constraints of protected area management. This research aims at providing an efficient method for stakeholders to develop …
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Conservation and resilience to drought: a social-ecological perspective on conservation areas in Kenya's Southern Maasailand
… complex and important ways in which community conservation areas in Kenya’s Southern Maasailand interplay with resilience to drought. Using a social-ecological systems perspective and a resilience lens, this thesis makes use of data from quantitative and qualitative methods, including a …
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Bioregional planning in southeastern Tanzania : the Selous-Niassa corridor as a prism for transfrontier conservation areas
… namely, the Selous-Niassa transfrontier conservation area. The study was motivated by claims that the creation of bioregions across international borders places the protection and conservation of biodiversity at the appropriate scale, and that bioregions of this type are beneficial for …
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Relationships between conservators, community partners and urban conservation areas: a case study of nature reserves on the Cape Flats
… the midst of an urban area. Historically, nature conservation practice excluded and marginalized certain groups of people based on their race and class. This has led to peoples� disconnection from nature. Rapid biodiversity loss is a major concern for conservators. In the last three decades, there …
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Exploring challenges and intervention strategies for harvesting Mopane worms in conservation areas: A case study of selected areas in Vhembe District Municipality
… in the Vhembe District. It was observed that conservation areas in South Africa continued to use pesticides and deforestation, which could potentially lead to the extinction of Mopane worms. Pesticides were found to damage the leaves of Mopane trees, adversely affecting the mass production of …
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Accessing green space in Cape Town : a case study of public perceptions of green space and barriers of access in eight nature reserves and conservation areas within Cape Town
… Environmental and ecological advocates call for conservation of green space, to preserve the rare biodiversity of the region, while pressures for continued development to accommodate the City's growing population override land conservation policy aspirations. The legacy of post-apartheid …
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Land use change and bordering in the Greater Mapungubwe transfrontier conservation area
… construction of Mapungubwe as a transfrontier conservation area and the effects of that process on biodiversity, the local economy and local communities. The main assumption underlying the study is that transfrontier conservation areas are founded on principles of bioregionalism. The study is …
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Variation in pollination across a fragmented landscape at the Cape of Africa
… thesis I assessed the ability of established conservation areas to conserve plant-pollinator interactions. The study area was the species rich, but highly fragmented West Coast Lowlands of the Cape of Africa. I focused on the Nectarinia sunbird pollination system and the oil-collecting …
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The natural vegetation of the Robertson Karoo : an evaluation of its conservation status
… many taxa and vegetation communities worthy of conservation. This thesis is concerned with aiding the future conservation of natural vegetation of the Robertson Karoo by assessing the threats to its survival and identifying priority conservation areas.
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Diversity, species composition and distribution of odonates (odonata) in Johor state, peninsular Malaysia
… development; some forms of prioritization of conservation area are needed as the best resemblance of original biodiversity. Through effective management, it would assist the state for a better conservation practice. The purpose of this research is to provide a baseline data of odonates in …
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Montagu : urban conservation in a small town : the role of voluntary conservation groups and planning law in heritage resource management
Conservation in Montagu started in the early 1970s, with the rescuing and restoration of significant buildings and the declaration of 21 National Monuments (now called Provincial Heritage Sites), which safeguarded those buildings when no other heritage protections were in place. This was followed …
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Land Use on the Urban Fringe
… their county's natural resources. Land conservation policies incentivize landowners to keep land identified as critical environmental resources in their natural state. In this project, we analyze property-level administrative data to evaluate whether land conservation policies and …
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The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape
Many conservation areas are effectively islands in a sea of agricultural or urban development in which natural disturbance regimes have been altered or limited. Managers of such areas often need to artificially maintain disturbance regimes in order to control ecosystem processes such as vegetation …
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