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Structural diversity and regeneration of the endangered Prunus africana (Rosaceae) in Zimbabwe

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Prunus Africana is widely recognized for its medicinal purposes resulting in high unsustainable use and selling in the international market. Its bark contains many healing properties. Overexploitation has led to its listing in CITES list of endangered species. A remnant population is still available at the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe however, the area is prone to land use changes.

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The ecology and management of the Miombo woodlands for sustainable livelihoods in southern Africa: the case for non-timber forest products

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Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration Enhances Rural Livelihoods in Dryland West Africa

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Carbon colonialism and the new land grab: Plantation forestry in Uganda and its livelihood impact

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There has been a global increase in private sector investments towards activities plantations for clean fuel or climate change mitigation that are justified on the basis of their environmentally beneficial outcomes. This paper examines the discourses and mechanisms that enable the greater privatization of land and other resources using green development as a justification.

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Inverting the moral economy: the case of land acquisitions for forest plantations in Tanzania

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Conservation, green/blue grabbing, and accumulation by dispossession in Tanzania

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Potential for low-cost carbon removal through tropical reforestation

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Adaptation of five co-occurring tree and shrub species to water stress and its implication in restoration of degraded lands

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Tropical surface gold mining: A review of ecological impacts and restoration strategies

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A cautionary note for forest landscape restoration in drylands: cattle production systems in northwest Madagascar’s dry forests

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