Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

Miombo and mopane woodlands are the dominant land cover in southern Africa

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 8 August 2016

• Country: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Climate and Environment
• Authors: Ryan, C.M., Pritchard, R, McNicol, I, Owen, M, Fisher, j, Lehmann, C

Abstract

Miombo and mopane woodlands are the dominant land cover in southern Africa. Ecosystem services from these woodlands support the livelihoods of 100 million rural people and 50 million urban dwellers, and others beyond the region.

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Ryan, C.M., Pritchard, R., McNicol, I., Owen, M., .A.Fisher, J., Lehmann, C., Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, vol.371, 2016

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Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

Published 8 August 2016