Natural Resource Management – Page 2

Conservancies and farming

Introduction Conservancies find common ground and create a meaningful partnership between nature conservation and agriculture. The agricultural sector uses some 80% of South Africa’s 120 million hectare land surface, incorporating some of our country’s most sensitive ecosystems. Many of our country’s farmers are indeed good land conservationists. Unfortunately, with ever increasing financial, resource and manpower […]

Birds and farming

This article deals with the role of birds in farming. It includes a look at owls, the Red-billed Oxpecker and vultures. Avitourism and South African birds in trouble feature, as do details of role players and other sources of information.

Biodiversity and ecosystems services

Threats to biodiversity, Payment for Ecosystem services (PES), Biodiversity stewardship and agriculture, Different Stewartship models