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Land use land cover change and the comparative impact of co-management and government-management on the forest cover in Malawi (1999-2018)

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JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE
卷 14, 期 4-6, 页码 281-305

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2019.1706654

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Malawi; Land use; land cover; forest cover; co-management; government management; Miombo Woodlands

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  1. Malawi Government
  2. African Forest Forum

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Miombo Woodland is the major Land use/land cover with important ecological functions in Africa. In Malawi, government-management was designed to manage Woodlands. However, when illegal activities continued, Participatory Forest Management (co-management) in forest reserves was institutionalised for woodland sustainability. Currently, information on co-management mitigating deforestation and degradation is scant. This study assessed woodland/forest through Land use/land cover (LULC) classification across the country (Malawi); compared forest cover within and between strategies using 11 co-management and 12 government-management forest reserves across the country between 1999 and 2018. Overall accuracies were >90%. Woodland net loses 8.4% (4.39-3.39 million ha) were to Plantation, Grassland and Agriculture transition intensities. Agriculture net gains 9.6% (1.87-3.00 million ha) were from Grassland, Settlement and Woodland transitions for the whole Malawi. Forest cover within co-management and government-management indicated loses. Sustainable management of degraded woodlands, integrated Agriculture and monitoring is encouraged. Further interpretation of transitions is recommended.

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