Zimbabwe:
Landuse in Dry Tropical Savannas

Case Study Report

Issues
(and links to Agenda 21 ):
Indicators

Summary:
The study will focus on a fragile ecozone known as the
Limpopo Valley ,
straddling the Limpopo river. The river marks the political boundary between Zimbabwe and
South Africa. Land use conflict issues of the Limpopo valley in southern
Zimbabwe will be specifically looked at, and similar cases across the border
in northern South Africa will be highlighted.
Objectives:
The main objective of the study is to develop an integrated
approach to sustainable natural resource
management in a fragile ecosystem (dry savanna) with a focus on
conflicts between wildlife and agricultural land use. The long-term
objective should be to enable the people in the
area to achieve sustainable livelihoods. This objective should be the
integrating factor in policy decisions to address issues of development,
sustainable resource management and
poverty eradication in line with
Agenda 21.

Location and Additional Information Resources:
- Location name: Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe
- Latitude: 20o to 23o South
- Longitude: 30o to 32o East
- Size of study area:
- Population: ca. 9,000,000 (Zimbabwe total)
- Population Trends
- Topography:
- Climate
- CIA Factbook (2008)
-
The Zimbabwe Page
(maintained by the African Studies Center
at the University of Pennsylvania)
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