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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Taylor and Francis, 2019)The management of forests for multiple purposes coupled with a varying socioeconomic profile of forest users can result in attitudinal differences towards forest management. This study examines the attitudes of rural people ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, J.; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (Elsevier, 2016-04)In this study, various coping strategies used by forest-based rural communities in Vhembe District of South Africa in response to climate variability and change challenges were investigated. The effect of community ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, J.; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (Taylor and Francis, 2019)Community-based forest management is a key climate change adaptation initiative in South Africa. It is aimed at enhancing the sustainability of rural household livelihoods and livelihood resilience against climate variability ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika (Taylor and Francis, 2017-08)This study examined rural peoples ’ intention to adopt sustainability practices in communally managed forests in Vhembe district, South Africa, using the theory of planned behavior as a conceptual framework. A total of 155 ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, Joseph; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (Emerald, 2017)PURPOSE : The paper aims to enhance the understanding of the impacts of climate change on rural communities in Africa, including people's livelihoods, their adaptive capacity, coping practice and ability to engage in ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, J.; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (Commonwealth Forestry Association, 2016-09)The perceptions of forest-based communities in Vhembe District of South Africa were examined. Special attention in this study was paid to the following aspects of climate change: socio-cultural issues, views and awareness, ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere (Commonwealth Forestry Association, 2014-06)This paper examines the contribution of industrial tree plantation to welfare of rural households in villages located in the industrial tree plantations in Iswepe and Piet Retief communities of Mkhondo local municipality, ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, Joseph; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-07-29)Forests are vulnerable to climate change and are also major sources of livelihood for many rural households in Africa. This study examines rural people’s perceptions of climate change impacts on forest-based livelihoods ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Ogbonnaya, Ugorji Iheanachor; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (Univerzitet Crne Gore, Biotehnicki Institut Podgorica, 2014)Wood wastage during conversion has been identified as one of the factors contributing to forest loss. This study analysed efficiency of timber conversion at the sawmill section of Calabar Wood Export Processing Factory ...
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Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, J.; Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo (Taylor and Francis, 2017-02)In most African countries, forest-based climate change intervention initiatives such as the nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and national adaptation programme of actions (NAPAs) are widely accepted. This ...
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