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Farmer-wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia (SASSCAL Book, Biodiversity & Ecology 6)

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Title Farmer-wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia (SASSCAL Book, Biodiversity & Ecology 6) ?
Author Vincent R. Nyirenda, Christopher Kaoma and Sinyala Nyirongo ?
Abstract Agricultural production of smallholder farmers can be significantly impacted by wildlife activity. In this study, we describe the forms of crop damages in the Lumimba Game Management Area in Lundazi District, Eastern Province of Zambia. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 131 randomly selected respondents. Crop damages are most frequent close to protected areas and decrease with increasing distances from these areas. As people invade habitats originally reserved for wildlife in order to cultivate food crops to support the growing human population, farmer-wildlife conflicts are likely to occur. Apart from conflicts over crops, local farmers illegally kill wild animals for bushmeat for economic reasons. A combination of countermeasures against crop damages may be effective at the farm level. ?
Citation Nyirenda, V.R., Kaoma, C. & Nyirongo, S. (2018) Farmer-wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia In: Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions (ed. by Revermann, R., Krewenka, K.M., Schmiedel, U., Olwoch, J.M., Helmschrot, J. & Jürgens, N.), pp. 251-156, Biodiversity & Ecology, 6, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. doi:10.7809/b-e.00331 ?
DOI 10.7809/b-e.00331 ?
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Document Reference Date Type publication ?
Date 2018-04-24 ?
Language English ?
Online Linkage http://www.biodiversity-plants.de/biodivers_ecol/article_meta.php?DOI=10.7809/b-e.00331&art_volume=6&lang=en ?
Associated project SASSCAL (Phase 1) ?
Subproject 189 Biodiversity monitoring and assessment programme for the Busanga Swamps, Zambia ?
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Type PDF ?
Category publication ?
Geographic Location
Study site Zambia ?
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Metadata Contact Person Nyirenda, Vincent R, Dr ?
Metadata Date Stamp 2019-06-04 ?
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Internal identifier sdp_doc_documents_6541 (Link)