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Spatial distribution and anthropogenic threats facing medicinal plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Simanjiro Area, Northern Tanzania.
(Elsevier, 2020-11)
Knob wood (Zanthoxylum chalybeum - Rutaceae) is a medicinal plant species subject to heavy exploitation throughout its areas of occurrence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite that the tree has different values as a traditional ...
Integrating land-water-people connectivity concepts across disciplines for co-design of soil erosion solutions
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020-10-02)
Soil resources in East Africa are being rapidly depleted by erosion, threatening food, water and livelihood security in the region. Here we demonstrate how the integration of evidence from natural and social sciences has ...
Potentially toxic elements status and distribution in Usangu agroecosystem-Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2021-08)
This study was conducted to highlight status and distribution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in Usangu
agroecosystem-Tanzania. The study involved 198 soil samples from 10 irrigation schemes including three land
use. ...
Predicting uptake of a malignant catarrhal fever vaccine by pastoralists in northern Tanzania: Opportunities for improving livelihoods and ecosystem health
(Elsevier, 2021-08-16)
Malignant Catarhal Fever (MCF), caused by a virus transmitted from asymptomatic wildebeest, is a lethal disease
in cattle that threatens livestock-based livelihoods and food security in many areas of Africa. Many herd ...
Performance of Pinus patula in Areas Invaded by Acacia mearnsii in Sao Hill Forest Plantation, Southern Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-07-06)
Problems associated with the invasiveness of exotic tree species such as Acacia mearnsii have increased recently causing vast damage in environment and economy worldwide. Sao Hill Forest Plantation (SHFP) in southern ...
Connectivity between land, water, and people: integrating process concepts and assessment evidence across disciplines for co-design of soil erosion solutions
(Authorea, 2020-04-20)
Soil resources in East Africa are being rapidly depleted by erosion, threatening food-, water- and livelihood security in the region. Here we demonstrate how integration of evidence from natural and social sciences has ...
Conservation and Management Challenges Facing a Medicinal Plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Simanjiro Area, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2020-05-19)
The information on the medicinal use, availability, challenges, and future conservation strategies for the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum were gathered by using a semi-structured questionnaire, focused group ...
Demography of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) population in different land uses in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2020-12)
Baobab is a deciduous non-timber tree species that are facing severe threats from both anthropogenic and climatic pressures across its range states. This study assessed natural rates of recruitment and associated threats ...
Protecting the commons: Predictors of willingness to mitigate communal land degradation among Maasai pastoralists
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-12)
Extensive land degradation is a global problem that presents a critical threat to pastoralists’ welfare in East Africa and beyond. Although the reasons for this environmental problem are complex, it is likely to be exacerbated ...