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The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed. (Source: RRDA)

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Akhtar-Schuster M, Thomas RJ, Stringer LC, Chasek P, Seely M 2011. Improving the enabling environment to combat land degradation: Institutional, financial, legal and science-policy challenges and solutions. Land Degradation and Development 22 (2) 299-312

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ldr.1058/full

Coetzee M, Kinyanga V, Kruger B, Seely M, Werner W 2014. Combating land degradation in Namibia over 23 years: learning what matters in DLDD. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69 (3) 171-174

Website link:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2014.949902

Wasiolka B, Jeltsch F, Henschel J, Blaum N 2010. Space use of the spotted sand lizard (Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata) under different degradation states. African Journal of Ecology 48 (1) 96-104

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01085.x/abstract

Ludwig A, Meyer H, Nauss T 2016. Automatic classification of Google Earth images for a larger scale monitoring of bush encroachment in South Africa. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 50 89-94

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243416300265

Akhtar-Schuster M, Amiraslani F, Diaz Morejon CF, Escadafal F, Fulajtar E, Grainger A, Kellner K, Khan SI, Perez Prado O, Sauchanka U, Stringer LC, Reda F, Thomas RJ 2016. Designing a new science-policy communication mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Environmental Science and Policy 63 122-131

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901116300600

Burke A 2003. The role of inselbergs in a changing world - global trends. Diversity and Distributions 9 375-383

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1472-4642.2003.00035.x/full

Lepetu J, Bernard FE, Orford CE 2008. Limits of acceptable change for tourism in the Okavango Delta. Botswana Notes and Records 39 (Tourism as a Sustainable Development Factor) 98-112

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/41236637

Vanderpost C, Ringrose S, Matheson W 1998. Aspects of ecological change in the Botswana Kalahari. Botswana Notes and Records 30 121-138

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980209

Ringrose S, Matheson W, Tempest F 1992. Procedural considerations and results of Landsat Multi-Temporal Analyses concerned with range degradation (1972-1987) in Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 24 205-215

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979924

Reavell P 1983. Further deterioration of the swamp ecosystem in the Boro-Thamalakane Region, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 15 105-106

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979688

Barker JF 1982. A preliminary study of the distribution of Acridoidea in relation to overgrazing in Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 14 1-10

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979660

Campbell A, Child G 1971. The impact of man on the environment of Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 3 91-110

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979281

2010. Conservation Biology for All.

Website link:http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199554249.do

Hamandawana H, Chanda R, Eckardt F 2007. The role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta, Botswana. International Journal of Environmental Studies (Special Issue: Africa) 64 (5) 587-603

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207230701414322#.VIVZxWctBHg

Ndhlovu T, Milton-Dean SJ, Esler KJ 2011. Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of semiarid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 28 (3) 129-137

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Impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of semiarid Nama Karoo rangeland.pdf	1.26 MB

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220119.2011.642095#.VIA4h2ctBHg

Pollock DE, Shannon LV 1987. Response of rock-lobster populations in the Benguela ecosystem to environmental change - a hypothesis. South African Journal of Marine Science 5 (1) 887-899

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/025776187784522342#.VG8VK1ItBHg

Strohbach BJ, Coetzee ME 1993. Soil erosion hazard mapping in Namibia. Proceedings of the 5th AGRISSON Congress

Website link:http://www.nbri.org.na/publications

Bester B 1996. Bush encroachment: a thorny problem.. Namibia Environment 1 175-177

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Bush encroachment_a thorny problem_1996.pdf	4.39 MB

Uaria-Kakujaha K, Kambatuku J 1995. Making a way through thick bush: The charcoal alternatives. Seeds: News, Opinion and insight about desertification in Namibia 1 1-7

1994. Proceedings of Namibia's national workshop to combat desertification.

Kojwang H, Erkkilä A 1996. Directorate of Forestry challenges environmental degradation. Namibia Environment 1 106-109

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Directorate of Forestry challenges environmental degradation.pdf	4.08 MB

de Wet MJ 2015. Harvesting of encroacher bush: Compendium of harvesting technologies for encroacher bush in Namibia.

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de Wet - Harvesting Technologies for Encroacher Bush 2016.pdf	5.5 MB

Trede R, Patt R 2015. Value added end-use opportunities for Namibian encroacher bush.

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Trede et al - Biomass Value Chains 2015.pdf	4.01 MB

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 2016. Financing bush control: An overview of current and proposed financing programmes for bush harvesting and value addition.

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GIZ_deBushing_Financing Bush Control 2016.pdf	1.59 MB

Rothauge A 2017. Bush control manual.

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GIZ-deBushing-Bush Control Manual-2017.pdf	4.55 MB

Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) 2016. Assessment of the macroeconomic benefits of de-bushing in Namibia.

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GIZ-Policy Brief on Bush thinning benefits 2016.pdf	323.51 KB

Dominant encroacher species distribution in Namibia.

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GIZ Biomass Project_Encroacher species_Poster.pdf	673.83 KB

Joubert D, Zimmermann I 2017. Decision support system on how to control bush thickening by Acacia mellifera in Namibian savanna rangelands..

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GIZ-DeBushing-DSS-booklet-2017.pdf	3.09 MB

Reed MS, Stringer LC, Dougill AJ, Perkins JS, Atlhopheng JR, Mulale K, Favretto N 2015. Reorienting land degradation towards sustainable land management: Linking sustainable livelihoods with ecosystem services in rangeland systems. Journal of Environmental Management (151) 472-485

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010

Grunewald T 2017. Rangeland management practices of commercial cattle farmers in the highland savanna of Namibia.

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Masters Dissertation_Rangeland management in Highland Savanna.pdf	1.9 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) 2018. National policy on prospecting and mining in protected areas.

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National policy on prospecting and mining in Protected Areas_2018.pdf	2.41 MB

Posada R, Riede J 2018. Analysis of Climate Data Application (ACD-App). Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solution 30

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Analysis of Climate Data Application_ACD_App.pdf	1.02 MB

Mbata KJ 2018. Annotated checklist of cockroaches and termites of Zambia (Arthropoda: Insecta; Blattodea). Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 404-415

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Annotated checklist of cockroaches and termites of Zambia.pdf	995.49 KB

Posada R, Riede J 2018. Application to import climate data into CLIMSOFT (import-App). Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 32

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Application to import climate data into CLIMSOFT.pdf	806.39 KB

Olivier G, Helmschrot J, de Clercq WP 2018. Are large classical gully systems inactive remnants of the past? A field-based case study investigating sediment movement. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 146-154

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Are large classical gully systems inactive remnants of the past_A field_based case study investigating sediment movement.pdf	3.18 MB

de Cauwer V, Chaka M, Chimwamurombe PM, George D, Ham H, Heita H, Makoi T, Mashungwa G, Reinhold-Hurek B, Tshwenyane S 2018. Artificial and assisted natural regeneration of socio-economically important southern African tree species. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 324-331

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Artificial and assisted natural regeneration of socio_economically important southern African tree species.pdf	1.8 MB

Jürgens N, Strohbach B, Lages F, Schmiedel U, Finckh M, Sichone P, Hahn L-M, Zigelski P 2018. Biodiversity observation – an overview of the current state and first results of biodiversity monitoring studies. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 382-396

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Biodiversity observation_an overview of the current state and first results of biodiversity monitoring studies.pdf	4.54 MB

Muche G, Schmiedel U, Finckh M, Jürgens N 2018. BIOTABase - a unique software to handle complex biodiversity observation data and environmental data. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions

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BIOTABase_a unique software to handle complex biodiversity observation data and environmental data.pdf	963.54 KB

Tweddle D, Peel RA, Taylor GC, Murphy C, Weyl OLF 2018. Climate, fish, and people in Zambezian fisheries, with emphasis on a natural flood cycle in the ephemeral Lake Liambezi. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 466-479

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Climate_fish_and people in Zambezian fisheries_with emphasis on a natural flood cycle in the ephemeral Lake Liambezi.pdf	4.44 MB

Louw F, Mwewa L, Maphanyane J, Sakala E, Motola S 2018. Collaborative postgraduate programme in applied science in earth observation, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 368-369

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Collaborative Postgraduate Programme in Applied Science in Earth Observation_Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing.pdf	1.44 MB

Posada R, Riede J, Kaspar F, Mhanda A, Radithupa M, Stegling J, Nascimento D, Tima L, Kanyanga J, Nkonde E, Swaswa M, Waitolo D 2018. Cooperation of meteorological services within SASSCAL on improving the management of observed climate data. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 22-29

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Cooperation of meteorological services within SASSCAL on improving the management of observed climate data.pdf	2.48 MB

Himmelsbach T, Beyer M, Wallner M, Grünberg I, Houben G 2018. Deep, semi-fossil aquifers in southern Africa: A synthesis of hydrogeological investigations in northern Namibia. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 66-74

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Deep semi_fossil aquifers in southern Africa.pdf	3.64 MB

de Blécourt M, Röder A, Groengroeft A, Baumann S, Frantz D, Eschenbach A 2018. Deforestation for agricultural expansion in SW Zambia and NE Namibia and the impacts on soil fertility, soil organic carbon- and nutrient levels. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 242-250

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Deforestation for agricultural expansion in SW Zambia and NE Namibia and the impacts on soil fertility_soil organic carbon- and nutrient levels.pdf	1.95 MB

Nyambe I, Chabala A, Banda K, Zimba H, Phiri W 2018. Determinants of spatio-temporal variability of water quality in the Barotse Floodplain, western Zambia. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 96-105

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Determinants of spatio_temporal variability of water quality in the Barotse Floodplain_western Zambia.pdf	2.58 MB

Strohbach BJ 2018. Determining the degree of deforestation in the Omusati Region, northern Namibia, with the aid of drone imagery. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 370-377

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Determining the degree of deforestation in the Omusati Region_northern Namibia_with the aid of drone imagery.pdf	2.8 MB

du Toit B 2018. Development of a regional masters programme on dryland forestry. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 332-333

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Development of a regional masters programme on dryland forestry.pdf	1.23 MB

Pule-Meulenberg F, Obopile M, Chimwamurombe P, Bernard N, Losologolo M, Hurek T, Sarkar A, Batlang U, Ngwako S, Schmiedel U, Nanyeni L, Mashungwa G, Tselaesele N, Reinhold-Hurek B 2018. Diversity of wild herbaceous legumes in Southern Africa, their associated root nodule bacteria, and insect pests. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 257-264

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Diversity of wild herbaceous legumes in Southern Africa_their associated root nodule bacteria_and insect pests.pdf	1.08 MB

Tshireletso K, Makhabu SW, Nsinamwa M, Kgosiesele E, Setlalekgomo MR, Seletlo Z, Majaga S, Legwatagwata B 2018. Diversity patterns of woody vegetation of Kgatleng District, Botswana. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 416-423

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Diversity patterns of woody vegetation of Kgatleng District_Botswana.pdf	2.03 MB

Luetkemeier R, Liehr S 2018. Drought sensitivity in the Cuvelai Basin: empirical analysis of seasonal water and food consumption patterns. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 160-167

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Drought sensitivity in the Cuvelai Basin_empirical analysis of seasonal water and food consumption patterns.pdf	1.48 MB

Nyirenda VR, Kaoma C, Nyirongo S 2018. Farmer-wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 251-156

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Farmer_wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia.pdf	2.88 MB