Reorienting land degradation towards sustainable land management: Linking sustainable livelihoods with ecosystem services in rangeland systems

Reed, M.S. and Stringer, L.C. and Dougill, A.J. and Perkins, J.S. and Atlhopheng, J.R. and Mulale, K. and Favretto, N. (2015) Reorienting land degradation towards sustainable land management: Linking sustainable livelihoods with ecosystem services in rangeland systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 151. pp. 472-485. ISSN 03014797 (ISSN)

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Abstract

This paper identifies new ways of moving from land degradation towards sustainable land management through the development of economic mechanisms. It identifies new mechanisms to tackle land degradation based on retaining critical levels of natural capital whilst basing livelihoods on a wider range of ecosystem services. This is achieved through a case study analysis of the Kalahari rangelands in southwest Botswana. The paper first describes the socio-economic and ecological characteristics of the Kalahari rangelands and the types of land degradation taking place. It then focuses on bush encroachment as a way of exploring new economic instruments (e.g. Payments for Ecosystem Services) designed to enhance the flow of ecosystem services that support livelihoods in rangeland systems. It does this by evaluating the likely impacts of bush encroachment, one of the key forms of rangeland degradation, on a range of ecosystem services in three land tenure types (private fenced ranches, communal grazing areas and Wildlife Management Areas), before considering options for more sustainable land management in these systems. We argue that with adequate policy support, economic mechanisms could help reorient degraded rangelands towards more sustainable land management. © 2014 The Authors.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010
Dates:	Date Event 2015 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Botswana, Bush encroachment, Desertification, Economics of land degradation, Land degradation, Land policy, Payments for ecosystem services, Article, ecosystem, human, land degradation, nonhuman, rangeland, resource management, soil degradation, sustainable agriculture, wildlife conservation, agriculture, animal, Botswana, ecosystem, environmental protection, procedures, Agriculture, Animals, Botswana, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem, Humans
Subjects:	CAH26 - geography, earth and environmental studies > CAH26-01 - geography, earth and environmental studies > CAH26-01-02 - physical geographical sciences CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-03 - landscape design
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Built Environment
Depositing User:	Users 18 not found.
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2016 08:39
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2024 11:46
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/624

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