Opportunities and challenges for savanna burning emissions abatement in southern Africa

J Russell-Smith, C Yates, R Vernooij, T Eames… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Savanna fires occurring in sub-Saharan Africa account for over 60% of global fire extent, of
which more than half occurs in the Southern Hemisphere contributing~ 29% of global fire …

Above‐and belowground carbon stocks in a miombo woodland landscape of Mozambique

CM Ryan, M Williams, J Grace - Biotropica, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying ecosystem carbon stocks is vital for understanding the relationship between
changes in land use and carbon dioxide emissions. Here, we estimate carbon stocks in an …

The application of UASs in forest management and monitoring: challenges and opportunities for use in the Miombo woodland

H Shamaoma, PW Chirwa, A Ramoelo, AT Hudak… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Miombo woodland is the most extensive tropical woodland in south-central Africa.
However, field sample plot data on forest cover changes, species distribution and carbon …

Savanna fire management can generate enough carbon revenue to help restore Africa's rangelands and fill protected area funding gaps

TH Tear, NH Wolff, GJ Lipsett-Moore, ME Ritchie… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Many savanna-dependent species in Africa including large herbivores and apex predators
are at increasing risk of extinction. Achieving effective management of protected areas (PAs) …

Monitoring vegetation dynamics and carbon stock density in miombo woodlands

NS Ribeiro, CN Matos, IR Moura… - Carbon balance and …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The United Nation's Program for Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to reduce the 20% contribution to …

Estimates of volume and carbon stock removals in Miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania

BJ Manyanda, EF Nzunda, WA Mugasha… - … Journal of Forestry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Miombo woodlands are major vegetation type covering about 93% of the forest land of
Mainland Tanzania. It forms an integral part of the rural landscape in Tanzania and plays a …

From land productivity trends to land degradation assessment in Mozambique: Effects of climate, human activities and stakeholder definitions

F Montfort, A Bégué, L Leroux, L Blanc… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Remote sensing observations such as normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) trends
can provide important insights into past and present land condition. However, they do not …

A Livelihood and Farming System approach for effective conservation policies in Protected Areas of Developing Countries: The case study of the Niassa National …

AA Mbanze, CV da Silva, NS Ribeiro, JF Silva… - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective conservation requires that conservation policies and management decisions first
target local actors who are dependent on natural resource use in Protected Areas (PA) of …

Biomass equations for tropical forest tree species in Mozambique

R Mate, T Johansson, A Sitoe - Forests, 2014 - mdpi.com
Chanfuta (Afzelia quanzensis Welw.), Jambire (Millettia stuhlmannii Taub.) and Umbila
(Pterocarpus angolensis DC) are, among others, three of the main tropical tree species …

Prediction of forest parameters and carbon accounting under different fire regimes in Miombo woodlands, Niassa Special Reserve, Northern Mozambique

NS Ribeiro, AH Armstrong, R Fischer, YS Kim… - Forest Policy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Miombo woodlands are the most extensive dry forest type in southern Africa, covering ca.
1.9 million km 2 across seven countries. Fire is a key ecosystem process that has structured …