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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"private nature reserves"”.
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Capitalism and private nature reserves: the taming of Mala Mala land claim
… economic environments. These features include private property, labour and neoliberalism. Whilst capitalism has managed to become a well-established system, occasionally it is confronted with challenges which expose its callous nature. In South Africa, land restitution calls into question …
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Understanding philanthrocapitalism and its impact on private nature reserves: A case study of Gorongosa, Mozambique
… are also increasingly engaging in nature conservation. By establishing private nature reserves or taking over failed state-run nature reserves, elite donors are increasingly featuring neoliberal conservation and intervene in political ecology particularly in biodiversity hotspots in …
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Extent of Alabama's terrestrial nature reserve system in representing ecosystem diversity: a coarse filter gap analysis
Numerous studies reveal that existing nature reserves do not effectively represent ecosystem diversity and biodiversity. In this study, Alabama's public and private reserve lands were analyzed to see how representative they were of biodiversity. The spatial distribution and characteristics of …
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Wire Netting Reduces African Elephant (<i>LOXODONTA AFRICANA</i>) Impact to Selected Large Trees in South Africa
… recent increases of elephants in the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) on the Western Boundary of Kruger National Park, South Africa have caused concern regarding the health of several species of tree. My objective was to assess the effectiveness of wrapping protective wire netting around …
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Home range use by Southern Ground-Hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - quantifying seasonal habitat selection and vegetation characteristics
… Bucorvus leadbeateri in the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) in the South African lowveld. Satellite data were analysed in ArcGIS® 9.3 to quantify habitat selectivity by groups of ground-hornbills at different times of the year to determine a) favoured habitat types, and b) the …
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Fine-scale movements and habitat use of the Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus Leadbeateri
… Ground-Hornbill groups in the Associated Private Nature Reserves, northeast South Africa, based on data from GPS-satellite tags collected over one year from October 2010 to September 2011. Home ranges varied from 5.9-10.3 km² and were larger in winter than during the summer breeding …