Collisions between aircraft and birds and other animals occur frequently and are known in the aviation industry as wildlife strikes. They are considered to be one of the most serious safety and financial risks to the global ...
Werner, Wolfgang(Namibia University of Science and Technology, Integrated Land Management Institute, 2015)
The Land, Livelihoods and Housing Programme aims at deepening and expanding the focus on these three key issues in Namibia. This thematic approach seeks to reflect the wide-ranging skills exiting at the FNRSS, and was ...
Namibia is a very arid country, which has experienced significant bush encroachment and associated decreased livestock productivity. Therefore, it is essential to monitor bush encroachment and widespread debushing activities, ...
Orti, Miguel Vallejo; Negussie, Kaleb(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2019-08)
Namibia is a semi-arid country characterized by the alternation of long drought periods and short episodes of intense rain, which often causes great stress to plants, animals and people. Thus, a deep understanding of the ...
This paper presents the results of a study which reviews Namibia’s performance over
its two decades since independence. The study examines the achievements and
shortcomings of the country in various fields: politics, ...
The paper presents empirical findings on the potential value of participatory
mapping for effective Integrated Land Use Plan (ILUP) by local communities
in Hardap Region. It reflects on how future participatory approaches ...
Knox, N.M.; Skidmore, A.K.; Prins, H.H.T.; Heitkönig, I.M.A.; Slotow, R.; van der Waal, C.; de Boer, W.F.(Elsevier, 2012)
Forage quality in grassland-savanna ecosystems support high biomass of both wild ungulates and domestic
livestock. Forage quality is however variable in both space and time. In this study findings from
ecological and ...
This paper presents the results of a study which reviews Namibia’s performance over its two decades since independence. The study examines the achievements and shortcomings of the country in various fields: politics, civil ...
The dry woodland savannas of Namibia are of significant socio-economic importance. The paper tests the suitability of a number of diversity indicators developed for species poor systems in Europe in the woodland context. ...
Namibia is a dry and low populated country highly dependent on agriculture, with many areas experiencing land degradation accelerated by climate change. One of the most obvious and damaging manifestations of these degradation ...
The countries of southern Africa have an average forest cover of 32% with most forest situated in the tropics. These dry to moist forests are deciduous with a few evergreen species. The open canopy allows enough light to ...
Knox, N.; Strohbach, B.J.; De Cauwer, V.(Klaus Hess Publishers, 2018)
Different remote sensing approaches (in terms of data and analysis) have been demonstrated to be efficient mechanisms for monitoring changes in woodland cover. The use of optical remote sensing in monitoring dry woodlands ...
Zongwe, D.P.; Dausab, Y.(Ministry of Justice Law Reform and Development Commission, 2017)
The current formal land tenure system in Namibia is unable to effectively deal with the huge backlog in formalization of informal settlements, most of which are in the rural areas of Namibia. The system is considered too ...
Holben, B.N.; Kim, J.; Sano, I.; Mukai, S.; Eck, T.F.; Giles, D.M.; Schafer, J.S.; Sinyuk, A.; Slutsker, I.; Smirnov, A.; Sorokin, M.; Anderson, B.E.; Che, H.; Choi, M.; Crawford, J.H.; Ferrare, R.A.; Garay, M.J.; Jeong, U.; Kim, M.; Kim, W.; Knox, N.; Li, Z.; Lim, H.S.; Lui, Y.; Maring, H.; Nakata, M.; Pickering, K.E.; Piketh, S.; Redemann, J.; Reid, J.S.; Salinas, S.; Seo, S.; Tan, F.; Tripathi, S.N.; Toon, O.B.; Xiao, Q.(Copernicus Publications, 2018)
: Over the past 24 years, the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) program has provided highly accurate remote-sensing characterization of aerosol optical and physical properties for an increasingly extensive geographic ...
De Vries, W.T.; Georgiadou, P.Y (Yola).; Lewis, J.(International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, Netherlands, 2003-06)
In the light of the global discussion on reducing public and private expenditure on cadastral processes and services, this article reviews the transaction costs of land registration, based on data gathered in Namibia. The ...
The tree Pterocarpus angolensis is an important component of the dry woodland savanna of northern Namibia. Its timber provides the basic resource for much of the carvings in Namibia. Unfortunately little management, ...
The article describes the methods used to obtain data with the use of a total station. The advantage of the proposed method is the ease with which data for investigation of spatial relationships between plants and topographical ...
The nuts of the Mangetti, Schinziophyton rautanenii, are an important food source for a number of rural communities. The environment in which the tree grows, however, is subject to frequent burning. A number of trees have ...
The Manketti, Mangongo or Mangetti, Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm is an indigenous tree in Namibia, the fruit of which are of significant socio-economic value. The tree occurs in what appears to be even aged ...
Negussie, Kaleb; Orti, Miguel, Vallejo(Namibia University of Science and Technology, Integrated Land Management Institute, 2019-01)
Land degradation in Namibia is currently threatening livelihoods from several regions of the country. One of the major causes of land degradation in Namibia is soil erosion, which produces very critical ecological, landscape ...