Balancing the use of wetlands for economic well-being and ecological security : the case of the Limpopo wetland in Southern Africa

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dc.contributor.author Jogo, Wellington
dc.contributor.author Hassan, Rashid M.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-05-25T07:05:23Z
dc.date.available 2010-05-25T07:05:23Z
dc.date.issued 2010-04
dc.description.abstract Wetlands in southern Africa continue to be degraded and lost through conversion to agriculture and other uses. One of the major constraints to sustainable management of wetlands in the region is that wetland users and decision-makers have insufficient understanding of the consequences of alternative management and policy regimes on wetland functioning, ecosystem services and human well-being. This study developed an ecological–economic model based on the system dynamics framework to simulate the impacts of alternative policy regimes on wetland functioning and economic well-being. Results showed that wetland services (crop production and natural resource harvesting) are inter-linked with trade-offs involved through their competition for labour, land and water resources. Policy scenario simulation results showed that diversifying livelihoods out of agriculture simultaneously improves economic well-being and enhances wetland conservation. Pure conservation strategies impose significant losses in the economic welfare of local population unless supported with diversification of livelihood sources. Government policies that support livelihood diversification into off-farm livelihood opportunities for the rural poor are critical for sustainable wetland management. en
dc.identifier.citation Jogo, W., Hassan, R., Balancing the use of wetlands for economic well-being and ecological security: The case of the Limpopo wetland in southern Africa, Ecol. Econ. (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.02.021 en
dc.identifier.issn 0921-8009
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.02.021
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14112
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights Elsevier en_US
dc.subject Ecological–economic model en
dc.subject.lcsh Wetlands -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Wetland management -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Ecology -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Well-being -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Wetland biodiversity conservation -- South Africa -- Limpopo -- Government policy en
dc.title Balancing the use of wetlands for economic well-being and ecological security : the case of the Limpopo wetland in Southern Africa en
dc.type Postprint Article en


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