INTRODUCTION Since the advent of the Sahelian drought in early ‘70s, an intense debate over the desertification phenomenon has been raging . The debate has generated some new knowledge, raised interest in, and stimulated commitment to, controlling the phenomenon. But it has also generated some myths, to the extent that some have begun to question the existence of desertification. The issues around which certain myths have been built, and which tend to detract attention from the pressing realities of combatting it and alleviating its effects, include:
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Pub Date : 2018-12-20DOI: 10.4324/9781315192963-11
O. Smith, S. Koala
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{"title":"Environmental Security in the Drylands of Africa: The Role of Science and Technology","authors":"M. Darkoh","doi":"10.4324/9781315192963-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315192963-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":272371,"journal":{"name":"Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127145345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Population-Environment Interface in Botswana: Issues, Challenges and Prospects","authors":"G. Letamo, O. Totolo","doi":"10.4324/9781315192963-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315192963-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":272371,"journal":{"name":"Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116841712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4324/9781315192963-16
J. Mbaiwa
{"title":"Community-Based Tourism in Ngamiland District, Botswana: Development Impacts and Challenges","authors":"J. Mbaiwa","doi":"10.4324/9781315192963-16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315192963-16","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":272371,"journal":{"name":"Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122283817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4324/9781315192963-14
B. T. Kgabung
{"title":"The Livestock Industry and the Subsistence Economy of Rangelands in Africa with Special Reference to Botswana","authors":"B. T. Kgabung","doi":"10.4324/9781315192963-14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315192963-14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":272371,"journal":{"name":"Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114371127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environment and Forced Migration: A Review","authors":"W. Cardy","doi":"10.4324/9781315192963-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315192963-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":272371,"journal":{"name":"Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116203897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Political and Social Dimensions of Environmental Crisis in Nigeria","authors":"Cyril I. Obi","doi":"10.4324/9781315192963-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315192963-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":272371,"journal":{"name":"Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128494715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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