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

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Chimwamurombe P, Munsanje K 2018. Food security through improved farm management. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 236-241

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Food security through improved farm management.pdf	913.16 KB

Stolter C, Ramoelo A, Kesch K, Madibela O, Cho MA, Joubert D 2018. Forage quality and availability for large herbivores in southern African rangelands. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 187-196

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Forage quality and availability for large herbivores in southern African rangelands.pdf	3.74 MB

Batlang U, King C, Ngwako S, Nkomazana C, Malambane G, Moroke TS, Mashungwa GN, Bagwasi G, Pule-Meulenberg F, Ng’uni D, Munkombwe G 2018. Germplasm evaluation for climate adaptation and drought tolerance: The cases of local varieties of maize in Zambia and cowpea in Botswana. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 272-281

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Germplasm evaluation for climate adaptation and drought tolerance_The cases of local varieties of maize in Zambia and cowpea in Botswana.pdf	1.53 MB

Nkomazana C, Batlang U 2018. Grain yield water use efficiency of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) in response to planting dates in Botswana. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 282-287

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Grain yield water use efficiency of cowpea in response to planting dates in Botswana.pdf	953.99 KB

Riede J, Eiselt K-U 2018. Gridded maps of climate data for southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 33

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Gridded maps of climate data for southern Africa.pdf	870.99 KB

Miller JA, Watson AP, Fleischer M, Eilers A, Sigidi NT, van Gend J, van Rooyen J, Clarke CE, de Clercq WP 2018. Groundwater quality, quantity, and recharge estimation on the West Coast of South Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 86-95

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Groundwater quality_quantity_and recharge estimation on the wast coast of south Africa.pdf	4.26 MB

Stolter C, Joubert D, Schwarz K, Finckh M 2018. Impact of bush encroachment management on plant response and animal distribution. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 219-225

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Impact of bush encroachment management on plant response and animal distribution.pdf	1.95 MB

de Cauwer V, Mertens J 2018. Impact of fire on the Baikiaea woodlands. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 334-335

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Impact of fire on the Baikiaea woodlands.pdf	944.6 KB

Ferreira-Baptista L, Manuel J, Francisco Aguiar P, João Pereira M 2018. Impact of mining on the environment and water resources in northeastern Angola. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 155-159

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Impact of mining on the environment and water resources in northeastern Angola.pdf	1.42 MB

Joubert DF, Stolter C, Krewenka KM, Uunona N, Amputu V, Nghalipo E, Thompson S, Schütte K, Kruspe M, Throop H, du Preez P, Beytell P, le Roux M, Aindongo H 2018. Impacts of fire history in a semi-arid woodland savanna. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 207-218

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Impacts of fire history in a semi-arid woodland savanna.pdf	3.86 MB

Obopile M, Karabo O, Pearl Tshipinare B, Losologolo M, Bernard N, Ngwako S, Batlang U, Nnaniki Mashungwa G, Tselaesele N, Pule-Meulenberg F 2018. Increasing yields of cereals: benefits derived from intercropping with legumes and from the associated bacteria. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 265-271

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Increasing yields of cereals_benefits derived from intercropping with legumes and from the associated bacteria.pdf	1.18 MB

Zimmermann I, Pringle H, Madibela O, Kahl U 2018. Initial experiments on intensified use of rangelands through enhanced water and nutrient cycling. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 226-234

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Initial experiments on intensified use of rangelands through enhanced water and nutrient cycling.pdf	3.72 MB

Posada R, Riede J 2018. Key Entry Form Application to digitize climate data (keyEntry-App). Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 31

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Key Entry Form Application to digitize climate data.pdf	1.62 MB

Schneibel A, Röder A, Stellmes M, Frantz D 2018. Long-term land use change analysis in south-central Angola. Assessing the trade-off between major ecosystem services with remote sensing data. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 360-367

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Long_term land use change analysis in south_central Angola.pdf	4.88 MB

du Toit B, Malherbe GF, Lambrechts H, Naidoo S, Eatwell K 2018. Market analysis to assess timber products from dryland woodlots and farm forests in South Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 336-342

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Market analysis to assess timber products from dryland woodlots and farm forests in South Africa.pdf	1.43 MB

Müller I, Hipondoka M, Winkler K, Geßner U, Martinis S, Taubenböck H 2018. Monitoring flood and drought events - earth observation for multiscale assessment of water-related hazards and exposed elements. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 136-143

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Monitoring flood and drought events_earth observation for multiscale assessment of water_related hazards and exposed elements.pdf	3.01 MB

Mogobe O, Mosimanyana E, Masamba WRL, Mosepele K 2018. Monitoring water quality of the Upper Okavango Delta. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 106-111

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Monitoring water quality of the Upper Okavango Delta.pdf	1.25 MB

Hillmann T, Muche G, Josenhans K, Jürgens N 2018. Online presentation of the SASSCAL ObservationNet. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 448-449

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Online presentation of the SASSCAL ObservationNet.pdf	2.85 MB

Stolter C 2018. Open-access database – HERBFEEDS on nutritional quality of food plants for herbivores. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 200-201

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Open-access database_HERBFEEDS on nutritional quality of food plants for herbivores.pdf	1.11 MB

Sichone P, de Cauwer V, Chisingui AV, Goncalves FMP, Finckh M, Revermann R 2018. Patterns of above-ground biomass and its environmental drivers: an analysis based on plotbased surveys in the dry tropical forests and woodlands of southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 309-316

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Patterns of above_ground biomass and its environmental drivers.pdf	1.42 MB

Knox NM, Strohbach BJ, de Cauwer V 2018. Potential use of 3D-derived products generated from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for monitoring forest degradation and woodland structure changes in the Namibian dry woodlands. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 378-379

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Potential use of 3D_derived products.pdf	1.38 MB

Moalafhi DB, Kenabatho PK, Parida BP, Matlhodi B 2018. Predictability of daily precipitation using data from newly established automated weather stations over Notwane catchment in Botswana. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 46-51

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Predictability of daily precipitation_Notwane catchment Botswana.pdf	1.34 MB

Madibela OR, Kemiso D, Kwedibana J 2018. Quality of wild herbaceous legumes and its role in livestock nutrition. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 202-206

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Quality of wild herbaceous legumes and its role in livestock nutrition.pdf	1.17 MB

Ramoelo A, Stolter C, Joubert D, Cho MA, Groengroeft A, Madibela OR, Zimmermann I, Pringle H 2018. Rangeland monitoring and assessment: a review. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 170-176

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Rangeland monitoring and assessment_a review.pdf	973.1 KB

Röder A, Stellmes M, Frantz D, Hill J 2018. Remote sensing-based environmental assessment and monitoring - generation of operational baseline and enhanced experimental products in southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 344-354

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Remote sensing_based environmental assessment and monitoring.pdf	2.23 MB

Taubenböck H, Müller I, Geiß C, Luetkemeier R 2018. Risk management - a conceptual foundation. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 132-135

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Risk management_a conceptual foundation.pdf	965.87 KB

Hillmann T, Muche G, Josenhans K, Jürgens N 2018. SASSCAL Photo Guide to Plants of Southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 424-425

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SASSCAL Photo Guide to Plants of Southern Africa.pdf	2.08 MB

Muche G, Kruger S, Hillmann T, Josenhans K, Ribeiro C, Bazibi M, Seely M, Nkonde E, de Clercq W, Strohbach B, Kenabatho KP, Vogt R, Kaspar F, Helmschrot J, Jürgens N 2018. SASSCAL WeatherNet: present state, challenges, and achievements of the regional climatic observation network and database. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 34-43

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SASSCAL WeatherNet.pdf	1.91 MB

Zigelski P, Lages F, Finckh M 2018. Seasonal changes of biodiversity patterns and habitat conditions in a flooded savanna - The Cameia National Park Biodiversity Observatory in the Upper Zambezi catchment, Angola. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 438-447

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Seasonal changes of biodiversity patterns and habitat conditions in a flooded savanna.pdf	3.15 MB

Archer E, Engelbrecht F, Hänsler A, Landman W, Tadross M, Helmschrot J 2018. Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 14-21

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Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa.pdf	2.3 MB

Parduhn D, Frantz D 2018. Seeing deforestation in Zambia - On the discrepancy between biophysical land-use changes and social perception. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 317-323

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Seeing deforestation in Zambia_On the discrepancy between biophysical land_use changes and social perception.pdf	1.79 MB

Meinhardt M, Fleischer M, Fink M, Kralisch S, Kenabatho P, de Clercq WP, Zimba H, Phiri W, Helmschrot J 2018. Semi-arid catchments under change: Adapted hydrological models to simulate the influence of climate change and human activities on rainfall-runoff processes in southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 114-130

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Semi_arid catchments under change.pdf	4.43 MB

Winter E, Gronau S, Grote U 2018. Sustaining rural livelihoods through an integrated landscape approach. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 288-294

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Sustaining rural livelihoods through an integrated landscape approach.pdf	1.4 MB

Malherbe J, Iyahen E, Engelbrecht F, Chamunorwa M, Helmschrot J 2018. The Extreme Climate Index (ECI), a tool for monitoring regional extreme events. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 144-145

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The Extreme Climate Index ECI_a tool for monitoring regional extreme events.pdf	1.37 MB

Wanke H, Beyer M, Hipondoka M, Hamutoko J, Gaj M, Koeniger P, Himmelsbach T 2018. The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 75-83

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The long road to sustainability_2018.pdf	2.63 MB

Namukonde N, Simukonda C 2018. The response of small mammal communities to low and high fire recurrences in Kafue National Park, Zambia. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 460-465

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The response of small mammal communities to low and high fire recurrences in Kafue National Park_Zambia.pdf	2.76 MB

Helmschrot J, Thompson S, Kralisch S, Zander F 2018. The SASSCAL Data and Information Portal. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 112-113

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The SASSCAL Data and Information Portal.pdf	1.29 MB

Beck J, López-Ballesteros A, Helmschrot J 2018. Towards an integrated pan-African observation network for long-term climate change monitoring: A web-based tool for collaborative data collection and analysis. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 44-45

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Towards an integrated pan_African observation network_climate change monitoring.pdf	1.76 MB

Schmiedel U, Oldeland J 2018. Vegetation dynamics in the Namaqualand Hardeveld - observations from 17 years of annual monitoring. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 450-457

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Vegetation dynamics in the Namaqualand Hardeveld_observations from 17 years of annual monitoring.pdf	1.68 MB

Chisingui AV, Goncalves FMP, Tchamba JJ, Camongua Luís J, Rafael MFF, Alexandre JLM 2018. Vegetation survey of the woodlands of Huíla Province. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 426-437

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Vegetation survey of the woodlands of Huíla Province.pdf	4.37 MB

de Clercq W, Helmschrot J, de Witt M, Himmelsbach T, Kenabatho P, Kralisch S, Liehr S, Ferreira-Baptista L, Mogobe O, Mufeti P, Müller I, Nyambe I, Sichingabula HN, Teixeira- Pinto A, Teixeira Pires GJP, Hipondoka M, Wanke H 2018. Water research in southern Africa: Data collection and innovative approaches towards climate change adaptation in the water sector. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 54-65

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Water research in southern Africa.pdf	2.61 MB

Beyer M, Hipondoka M, Hamutoko J, Wanke H 2018. Water resources in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 84-85

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Water resources in the Cuvelai_Etosha Basin.pdf	1.31 MB

Stolter C 2018. What is quality for a ruminant? A short introduction to the meaning of plant chemical composition measurements. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 197-199

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What is quality for a ruminant_A short introduction to the meaning of plant chemical composition measurements.pdf	886.41 KB

de Cauwer V, Knox N, Kobue-Lekalake R, Lepetu JP, Matenanga O, Naidoo S, Nott A, Parduhn D, Sichone P, Tshwenyane S, Yeboah E, Revermann R 2018. Woodland resources and management in southern Africa. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 296-308

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Woodland resources and management in southern Africa.pdf	3.79 MB

Palacios G, Lara-Gomez M, Márquez A, Vaca JL, Ariza D, Lacerda V, Navarro-Cerrillo RM 2015. Spatial Dynamic and Quantification of Deforestation and Degradation in Miombo Forest of Huambo Province (Angola) during the period 2002-2015.

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Monitoring deforestation in Huambo SASSCAL Task 137 Final Report.pdf	235.59 KB

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Palacios G, Lara-Gomez M, Márquez A, Vaca JL, Ariza D, Lacerda V, Navarro-Cerrillo RM 2015. Sasscal Project Task 137: Deforestation monitoring in Huambo province from 2002 - 2012 using detection technologies and geographic information systems (GIS).

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Report_I_Task_137.pdf	24.94 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 2015. Namibia - Land Degradation Neutrality National Report 2015.

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Namibia Land Degradation Neurality National Report 2015.pdf	8.74 MB

2014. Concise Strategy and Action Plan for Namibia's Presidency of the 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

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11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 2014.pdf	738.76 KB

Hanke W, Böhner J, Dreber N, Jürgens N, Schmiedel U, Wesuls D, Dengler J 2014. The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity: an analysis across dryland ecosystems and scales in southern Africa. Ecological Applications 24 (5) 1188–1203

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The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity.pdf	1.28 MB

Stafford W, Birch C, Etter H, Blanchard R, Mudavanhu S, Angelstam P, Blignaut J, Ferreira L, Marais C 2017. The economics of landscape restoration: benefits of controlling bush encroachment and invasive plant species in South Africa and Namibia. Ecosystem Services 27 193–202

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The economics of landscape restoration_2017.pdf	724.63 KB