The interplay of knowledge, attitude and practice of livestock farmers' land management against desertification in the South African Kalahari

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-21

  Kong, Taryn M ^a,b   Austin, Diane E ^a   Kellner, Klaus ^b   Orr, Barron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dryland restoration; Land degradation; Land reform; Local knowledge; Participatory evaluation; Sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DESERTIFICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REVEGETATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TYPOLOGY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84896331955     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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