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Spatial prioritisation of conservation areas on the fringes of KwaZulu-Natal protected areas : application of the characteristics framework using tourism competitiveness.
(2014)Prioritisation of conservation areas has become a major area of study over the last few decades as a result of greatly increased rates of biodiversity loss and extinction with the rapidly expanding human population and ... -
Sustaining a rental market for arable land in the communal areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2002)In the communal areas of KwaZulu-Natal (hereafter referred to as KwaZulu 1 ), most households have little incentive to farm and land is cultivated extensively as farms are uniformly small, and food and income can be ... -
Testing the efficiency of the South African futures market for white and yellow maize.
(1999)An efficient futures market should provide a forecast of the future spot price which reflects all publicly available information; ideally, for effective price discovery such forecasts would also be unbiased. The trading ... -
Tourists' willingness-to-pay for biodiversity conservation accreditation.
(2007)Imperfect information on aspects of biodiversity conservation will constrain the extent to which tourists’ preferences for biodiversity conservation are revealed in game reserve (GR) tariffs, reducing the incentive for ... -
Urban biodiversity management in the face of climate change : livelihood impacts and adaptation strategies in Inanda community of eThekwini Metropolitan Area, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2014)Natural forest resources are an integral part of biodiversity for the livelihoods of rural communities. Studies have shown that natural forest products contribute significantly to maintaining livelihoods in developing ... -
Use of credit and its impact on small-scale farmer development in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1998)In 1995, the Strauss Commission of Inquiry was appointed to investigate rural financial services in South Africa. The inquiry was premised on the traditional view that the provision of financial services is a key strategy ... -
The values rural households attach to forest resources and their participation in community-based forest management : the case of three communities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)Community-based forest management (CBFM) offers a better strategy for controlling forest resource degradation while at the same time benefiting local communities. With few exceptions, CBFM had been largely neglected in ...