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Ethnobotany of Namaqualand : the Richtersveld
… Coloured Rural Reserves (Komaggas, Concordia, Richtersveld, Steinkopf, Leliefontein and Pella) in the north-western Cape (Namaqualand). Although much of the indigenous plant lore has been lost through westernization, the descendants of the Nama-speaking Khoi pastoralists, who are traditionally …
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Geology of the South-Eastern Richtersveld
In their recent study or the geology of the, Richtersveld, de villiers and. Sohnge (1959) _have shown that ' the south-eastern ·part or this area is geologically complex, and contains numerous problems that can only be solved by detailed study. 'The .present investigation is an attempt - to find …
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'n Poging tot onderwysinnovasie in die Richtersveld
… progress in Teachers from four schools in the Richtersveld, a far-off region in the Northern Cape, one of the nine provinces of South Africa, joined the INSET project and participated in a hands-on language programme in which a different approach from the traditional teaching and learning model …
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The geological evolution of the eastern Richtersveld
… of the early Proterozoic (-1950-1750 my) Richtersveld is characterised by predominantly calc-alkaline volcanics, (De Hoop Subgroup) overlain by and intercalated with quartzitic metasediments into which the mainly granodioritic rocks of the Vioolsdrif Intrusive Suite (VIS) were emplaced. …
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A climate change vulnerability assessment of 58 Richtersveld plant species
The Richtersveld is the northernmost region of the Succulent Karoo and is located in the north-western region of South Africa's Northern Cape Province. This region has an incredible arid plant diversity, with both the highest succulent plant diversity and highest rate of endemism in an arid area, …
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Reconstructing the late pleistocene palaeoenvironment of the Richtersveld using fossil charcoal
… this region, Namaqualand and its subregion the Richtersveld, may have responded to Pleistocene changes. Recent excavations at Spitzkloof Rockshelter A in the Richtersveld have provided a rare source of palaeoenvironmental data in the form of fossil wood charcoal assemblages that span a sequence …
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Community development trusts: brokering property rights on ‘communal' land in the Richtersveld
Property is a concept that gained traction by the ways in which it organises human relations and access and ownership resources. Research in legal geography has shown that property is mobilised to justify or resist dispossession. Colonial powers invoked problematic ideas of the property rights of …
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A Remote sensing change detection study in the arid Richtersveld region of South Africa
The Richtersveld falls within the succulent karoo and dester biomes. This studu made use of remote sensing technologies in order to investigate possible vegetation cover changes that have taken place over time, and which have manifested through a combination of threats to the region. Te aims of the …
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Eco-Africa and facilitated community participation in the /AI-/AIS Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area
… during the establishment of the /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Conservation Area. This study analyzes the promise of participation as a crucial component for Transfrontier Conservation Areas. Analyzing participation of the Richtersvelders is necessary for understanding the work that …
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Semi-nomadic pastoralism and the conservation of biodiversity in the Richtersveld National Park, South Africa
… the dynamics of pastoral activities with the Richtersveld National Park (RNP), focussing on the relationship between pastoralism and livelihoods; the impact of grazing on vegetation biodiversity; and a synthesis of these in order to suggest management strategies to minimise conflicts between …
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Pan-African imprint on the early mid-proterozoic Richtersveld and Bushmanland sub-provinces near Eksteenfontein, Namaqualand, Republic of South Africa
… the relationship between the Proterozoic Richtersveld and Bushmanland Subprovinces in the westernmost part of the Namaqua Province, near Eksteenfontein, Republic of South Africa. There is a controversy about this relationship because isotopic data contrast with field evidence. On a …
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Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar
… case study. These aspects were studied in the Richtersveld region in north-western South Arica, well known for diamond mining. The historical trend of mining in South Africa has denied the local people access to financial benefits or development opportunities. The local economy is thus …
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The geochemistry, kinematics and geodynamics of the Gannakouriep dyke swarm
… terrane boundaries of the Gordonia sub-province, Richtersveld igneous sub-province and 8 ushmanland sub-province of the Namaqua Mobile Province. The main axis of dyke intrusion is centred within the 2.0 Ga Richtersveld igneous sub-province where the density of dyking increases westwards across …
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Leliefontein : structure and decline of a Coloured mission community 1870-1913
… Leliefontein, Komaggas, Steinkopf, Concordia and Richtersveld. All these Reserves owe their existence to missionary influence. Leliefontein is the most southerly of the reserves, and the only reserve where mission work is controlled by the Methodist Church. The missions to the North are under the …
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The regional tectonism of the gneisses of part of Namaqualand
… maps of Bitterfontein in the south and the Richtersveld in the north. The basal rocks are augen gneisses overlain by pink gneisses in the east, succeeded in ascending order by leptites, aluminous rocks; quartzites and mafic gneisses. The paragneisses accumulated before ±2,600 My ago and …
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The distribution and population structure of Aloe pillansii in South Africa, in relation to climate and elevation
… made up of 1202 individuals and is found in the Richtersveld, which is part of the Succulent Karoo. The A. pillansii individuals were sampled in terms of their height and geographical position and then defined into subpopulations by a distance of 2 kms of separation. The sub-populations were then …
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Aloe Pillansii on Cornell's Kop : are population changes a result of intrinsic life history patterns or climate change?
… at the type locality; Cornell's Kop in the Richtersveld, South Africa. It has been suggested that theft, animal damage and more recently climate change have caused a decline in the population by over 50% in the last decade, however very little is known about this rare species. Repeat …
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Structural-metamorphic imprint on part of the Namaqua mobile belt in Southwest Africa
… and metamorphic character. The upper-crustal Richtersveld Province is separated from the lower-crustal central zone by a marginal zone across which there is a sharp increase in P and T. A continuous prograde metamorphic zonation is established which is bounded on the low-grade side by the …
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