Caring For Natural Rangelands

Description

Caring For Natural Rangelands – Second Edition

Author: Coetzee
Format: Paperback
Published: August 2023

There is no single correct way to pre-empt or restore environmental damage, but this revised second edition of “Caring for Natural Rangelands” book will help readers to gain an understanding of the ecological and physical principles that underlie the development of sustainable grazing, effective erosion works, stable water-courses, durable roads and cost-effective alien vegetation control. New section guide the reader through fire management, grazing during drought recovery, game animal introductions and community based natural resource management.

There are several books available on the management of vegetation, livestock and game in southern African rangelands, but this book is the first to deal with the principles of rangeland repair from the bottom up, and to give advice at the pick-and-shovel level at which most rangeland restoration takes place.

This handbook is based on the author’s 50 years of experience as a manager and adviser of conservators and ranchers and his sound understanding of the effects of structures and vegetation on soil and water movement. Problems and technical solutions are clearly illustrated throughout with annotated drawings and photographs. This book is a valuable resource for farmers, conservators, game ranchers, extension officers, environmental consultants, planners and all others to whom society entrusts the care for the land.