Conceptualizing the human use of wild edible herbs for conservation in South African communal areas

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-156

  Dovie, Delali B K ^a,b   Shackleton, Charlie M ^c   Witkowski, E T F ^d  

^a The Pan African Network for Environment and Development   (South Africa)

^b The Community Resources Periscope (Environment and Development NGO)   (Ghana)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cultivation; Food security; Impoverished lands; NTFPs; Savanna

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BIODIVERSITY; CULTIVATION; EDIBLE SPECIES; FOOD SECURITY; HERB; LAND MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; LAND USE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL QUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WILD TYPE;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34247095608     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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