| Type | Book Section - Bush encroachment, de-bushing and energy production in Namibia |
| Title | Perspectives on Energy Security and Renewable Energies in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2016 |
| Page numbers | 291-296 |
| URL | https://su-plus.strathmore.edu/bitstream/handle/11071/4458/Perspectives on energy security andrenewable energies in Sub-Saharan Africa.pdf?sequence=1#page=306 |
| Abstract | Namibia is challenged by massive bush encroachment that currently affects more than 26 million hectares of agricultural land.1 The bush-encroached area constitutes more than 30% of the 829 000 km2 -large country and spans eight of its 13 regions, with a concentration on the central northern part of Namibia (see Figure 1). There is evidence that the process of bush encroachment has been triggered by man-made factors like overgrazing and prevention of natural fires. These factors distorted the natural savannah ecosystem and favoured the growth of woody vegetation, in particular ‘intruder’ bush, at the expense of grass vegetation |
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