CONCEPTUALISING THE LINKS BETWEEN ECOSYSTEMS AND POVERTY
2010 LIVELIHOODS AND VULNERABILITY IN THE ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN ECOSYSTEM SERICES AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION 2010 null(卷), null(期), (9-48页)
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This chapter outlines the purpose of the book and defines key concepts and definitions relating to the links between ecosystem services and poverty in the drylands of southern Africa. Thereafter, it provides an overview of the arid and semi-arid lands of southern Africa, which are the focus of the subsequent chapters. We end the chapter outlining some of the challenges we encountered in trying to compile the book. The summary purpose of the book is to provide evidence for policy analysts, decision-makers and researchers of the significant links between the health of ecosystems and human well-being, based on a review of literature and case studies from the arid and semi-arid lands of southern Africa. The argument is introduced in this chapter that a neglect and abuse of ecosystem goods and services exacerbates poverty, especially for the already vulnerable and marginalised who typically have inadequate options or capital to address these negative effects. Consequently, investment in, and wise management of, ecosystem goods and services can prevent a deepening of poverty.
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