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With the continuing increase in Sub-Saharan African countries, will Sustainable Development Goal 1 ever be achieved by 2030?
(MDPI, 2022)The poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are in a worse predicament than their counterparts in other regions. The goal of this study was to establish the key drivers of poverty in SSA by looking at how economic variables affect ... -
Effectiveness of cattle dung biogas digestate on spinach growth and nutrient uptake
(Elsevier, 2022)New farming techniques should be introduced to improve yield quality and quantity while taking preservation of the environment into consideration. This study investigated effectiveness of cattle dung biogas digestate on ... -
Evaluating stakeholder perceptions concerning the free-roaming desert-adapted lions in the Skeleton Coast National Park in Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2018-03)This study evaluated the views and possible concerns of the main stakeholders of the Skeleton Coast National Park of the presence of lions through questionnaires. Any type of human-wildlife conflict, whether from tourism ... -
Developing and enforcing fracking regulations to protect groundwater resources
(Nature Research, 2022)Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction can augment energy supplies in countries with viable gas resources, but it risks damaging water resources. Water supply problems for fracking can also limit UOG extraction, ... -
Socio-economic assessment of the proposed tourism development at Mount Aux Sources, Eastern Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2008-03)This study assesses the Potential Socio-economic Impact of the Tlokweng/Sentinel Cableway Development in the Tsheseng Community of Qwaqwa, Eastern Free State, South Africa. The survey was carried out during a month of ... -
Development of sustainability indicators for catchment management information systems
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)Abstract not available -
Enviromental and socio-economic sustainability of marula harvesting in the Lubombo region, Swaziland
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: People form an integral part of ecosystems and derive a range of products from, and also influence, ecosystem processes. Poverty stricken people in rural areas of Swaziland utilize marula to alleviate poverty and ... -
The integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies into wetlands management in the Eastern Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2016-12)English: This research examined the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies into wetlands management in the eastern Free State in South Africa. The main identified problem was the ... -
An inquiry as to whether the operational activities at Soshanguve landfill site comply with the standards laid down in the document entitled "Minimum requirements for waste disposal by landfill" - Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
(University of the Free State, 2000-11)A cross sectional study was conducted at the Soshanguve landfill site north of Pretoria between June and December 1999. The site is classified as a General. Medium and Less significant leachate producing disposal site ... -
The integration of strategic environmental assessments with the integrated development planning process
(University of the Free State, 2001-07)Since the first living forms emerged miraculously from earth's cloak of gas millions of years ago, the planet has maintained a capacity to support life in a myriad of ever changing forms. Among all the species that have ... -
A participatory sustainability assessment framework for biodiversity conservation in rural areas
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: Biodiversity conservation is critical for the continued supply of ecosystem services to secure the sustainability of livelihoods, especially for poor rural people. Therefore, current rates of biodiversity loss, ... -
A study on periphyton as indicator of water-quality in regulated rivers
(University of the Free State, 2015-01)In the central part of South Africa, where the average rainfall is 400–600 mm/yr and evaporation far exceeds precipitation, it is important to monitor the limited freshwater resources that are available and to keep the ... -
A bioindicator protocol for sustainable agribusiness in South Africa, using new crops as case studies
(University of the Free State, 2014-11)English: This study is innovative in that it proposes an Index determined by the functional qualities of arthropods and relates a monetary value to these qualities, based on new crop case studies conducted at two contrasting ... -
Expanding the conservation estate in South Africa : the case of Coleske Farm in the Baviaanskloof
(University of the Free State, 2014-01)Finding the balance between biodiversity conservation and development imperatives is a global quandary. Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs) that seek to link conservation and development are thus being ... -
Application of multi-criteria analysis in land use decisions
(University of the Free State, 2006-05)Global land use trends have resulted in extensive transformation and loss of biodiversity in natural landscapes. In South Africa these trends are apparent in the Grassland Biome. Although it has a very high level of ... -
A strategy for linking South Africa to the Water Programme of the United Nations Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS)
(University of the Free State, 2005-11)English: The tasks of managing and protecting South Africa’s water resources are being performed by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), although the requirement to protect water resources are also entrenched ... -
Charcoal production as a managment tool against bush encroachment: vegetation dynamics
(University of the Free State, 2013-11-14)Bush encroachment has become a worldwide phenomenon and a concern for the world’s arid and semiarid biomes. Savannas are turning into shrublands and thickets as evident in Namibia. This change in vegetation communities has ... -
Determining the water quality ecological reserve for non-perennial rivers: a prototype environmental water assessment methodology
(University of the Free State, 2011)The South African National Water Act adopted in 1998, is implemented by means of the National Water Resource Strategy. The NWRS provides the framework for the management of the water resources. Some of the protective ... -
Municipal solid waste disposal site selection
(University of the Free State, 2013-03-11)The exceptional growth in the urban population of cities in developing countries has mandated a critical analysis of urban waste management practices. In the context of increasing urban population density, sanitary landfill ... -
Impacts of exotic invasive plants on the composition and structure of riparian woody vegetation in the lower Orange River- Tsau/Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park, Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2013-11)The adverse impacts of exotic invasive plants in protected areas, agricultural areas and riparian zones are a global concern. With particular focus on riparian zones, the invasive alien plant species displaces indigenous ...
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