About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Natural Resource Management"
Participatory natural resources management plan of canhane community, Massingir district, southern Mozambique
Abstract:
We conducted a participatory mapping of natural resources
and woody biomass estimation in Canhane Community,
Massingir District in Mozambique. The aim of this study was
to identify problems and opportunities for natural resources
management, to quantify the biomass of mopane woodlands
and recommend the best management practices. The resultant
map provided a better organization of community’s main
activities. Biomass of Colophospermum mopane was
significantly higher (p<0.01) in open woodlands than in dense
forests, suggesting the latter were in a transition state. We
recommend strong private-community-NGO partnership to
implement the proposed plan and measures of woodland
rehabilitation and conservation.
Nous avons conduit la cartographie participative des ressources
naturelles et l’évaluation de biomasse du bois dans la
Communauté de Canhane, district de Massingir en
Mozambique. Le but de cette étude était d’identifier des
problèmes et des occasions pour la gestion de ressources
naturelles, de mesurer la biomasse des régions boisées de
Mopane et de recommander les meilleures pratiques de gestion.
La carte résultante a fourni une meilleure organisation des
activités principales de la communauté. La biomasse du
Colophospermum mopane était sensiblement plus haute
(p<0.01) dans les régions boisées ouvertes que dans les forêts
denses, suggérant que les dernières étaient dans un état de
transition. Nous recommandons un partenariat fort « secteur
privé-communauté-O.N.G » pour mettre en application le plan
et les mesures proposés de réhabilitation et de conservation de
région boisée.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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547-550
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