Scenarios for Just and Sustainable Futures in the Miombo Woodlands

Author(s): Sitas, N,; Selomane, O. & Pereira, L.
Link to CST author(s): Dr. Laura Pereira, Dr. Nadia Sitas, Dr. Odirilwe Selomane
Publication: Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands
Year: 2020
Full reference: 2020. Scenarios for Just and Sustainable Futures in the Miombo Woodlands. In: N.S. Ribeiro, Y. Katerere, P.W. Chirwa, I.M. Grundy (Eds.) Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands

Summary

Based on work by the Miombo Network in southern Africa, this book helps decision-makers and general readers alike improve their understanding of the socio-ecology of the Miombo woodlands across southern Africa. It also highlights the importance of and the need for further research on the unique Miombo ecology and its link with economic development. One major challenge facing these woodlands is the influence that direct (both natural and anthropogenic) and indirect drivers of change, as well as interactions between these, have had over the centuries. As such the book explores the socio-economic and ecological interactions that occur in these woodlands and discusses the need for further research to provide a better understanding of these interactions. Drawing on data and information from numerous studies conducted in the last 20 years, the book presents a comparative analysis of policy changes and management experiences in the countries concerned.