| Abstract |
BIOTA AFRICA has been jointly invented by African and German researchers aiming at the establishment of research supporting sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in Africa.
The project, from its beginning, had a very visible continent-wide dimension and consisted of four sub-projects BIOTA Southern Africa, BIOTA West Africa, BIOTA East Africa and Biota Maroc.
The goal of BIOTA Southern Africa was to gain knowledge for decision makers for a feasible and sustainable management of biodiversity, by taking natural as well as socio-economic conditions into account. This interdisciplinary and applied research project concentrated on studies in Namibia and the western parts of South Africa. The investigation focused on the change of biodiversity caused by different land use systems and intensities. Therefore, systematic comparative studies on land use alternatives at different thematic levels and spatial scales have been established.
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