Bøker av Cliff Dlamini

In view of the fact that control and management of IAPS is a complex process that requires a scientific approach and wide stakeholder participation, the approach to the strategy development has to be through a desk study (review of local, national, regional and international documents) and multi-stakeholder consultations in meetings and face to face interviews. The ultimate aim of the strategy should be to promote Cooperative, Coordinated & Integrated control and management of IAPS to reduce their ecological, economic and social impacts on human and natural resources. The review of recent national, regional and international publications and policies and legislation relevant to IAPS management, the synthesis of existing literature on the bio-ecology and invasion ecology of IAPS and possible control strategies and mechanical, chemical and biological treatment methods should form the basis of the desk study.

The total value generated by a forest consists ofwood and non-wood goods and services. Goods andservices of the forest resource can be classifiedinto three broad categories, namely direct usebenefits, indirect use benefits and intermediate useservices. Direct use benefits include timber for constructionand furniture, wood for crafts and household tools,fire wood, construction poles, wild fruits, wildvegetables, wild herbs, honey, bush meat, insects forfood, bird eggs, medicinal products, thatch, grasshand-brushes, twig hand-brushes, weaving reeds,sand/clay, plant dyes, plant resins, seeds forrattles and decoration and other benefits. Indirect use benefits include pollination services,livestock grazing, recreation/aesthetic services(eco-tourism), religious functions and other benefits. Intermediate use services comprise carbonsequestration, water shed protection, protectionagainst soil erosion, habitat for wild fauna andflora (breeding and nursery functions), biodiversityreserve, oxygen production, acid rain deposition,roles in the water cycle, runoff reduction(cultivated) and other services