Perceptions of ecosystem services provision performance in the face of climate change among communities in Bobirwa sub-district, Botswana

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2018-06

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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This study provides recent knowledge and evidence of consequences of environmental change on semi-arid to arid landscapes and communities. Analyses were centred on changes in seasonal quantities, seasonality, condition of ecosystem service sites, distance to ecosystem service sites and total area providing these services in three study villages. Woodlands provided the greatest number of ecosystem services. Results show that adverse weather conditions, drought frequency, changes in land-use and/or land-cover have intensified in the past decade. The climate change burden interacts with other non-climatic drivers to further constrain the ecosystem-based livelihood options leaving those highly dependent on the natural environment even more vulnerable.

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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, SEMI-ARID REGIONS, ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS, DROUGHT, LAND USE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, RURAL POVERTY, FUELWOOD, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, BOTSWANA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58667

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (CARIAA) / Résultats de recherches (IRCAAA)