Trees in a Sub-Saharan Multi-functional Landscape: Research, Management, and Policy

Author:   Paxie W. Chirwa ,  Stephen Syampungani ,  Theodore M. Mwamba
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Pages:   349
Publication Date:   03 October 2025
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Trees in a Sub-Saharan Multi-functional Landscape: Research, Management, and Policy


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Author:   Paxie W. Chirwa ,  Stephen Syampungani ,  Theodore M. Mwamba
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:  

9783031698149


ISBN 10:   3031698142
Pages:   349
Publication Date:   03 October 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Trees in Multifunctional Landscapes: definition, classification, systems, structure, functionality, examples in Africa.- Chapter 3. Place and roles of trees in a multifunctional landscape: Trees and environmental services.- Chapter 4. Distribution and potential of rocky outcrop plant species in African landscapes.- Chapter 5. Trees and agricultural production systems.- Chapter 6. Promoting crop productivity from Improved Soil Management in Smallholder Farming Systems: Policy implications for smart input subsidy programs in Africa.- Chapter 7. Land use and land cover change in Africa: implications on landscape multifunctionality.- Chapter 8. The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products for Sustainable Livelihoods in African Multifunctional Landscapes.- Chapter 9. Commercialization Potential of Africa's Indigenous Fruit Trees (IFTs) and Their Products for Enhancing Nutrition and Rural Livelihoods.- Chapter 10. Germplasm systems of multipurpose indigenous trees in Africa.- Chapter 11. Management of biological invasions in Multifunctional Landscapes of agroecological ecosystems.- Chapter 12. Socio-ecological management of multifunctional landscapes.- Chapter 13. Socio-economic factors, Policy and Governance systems influencing multifunctional landscapes.- Chapter 14. Securing multifunctional landscapes in Africa: What is the future policy research and development direction?.

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Prof Paxie Wanangwa CHIRWA is a Professor of Forest Science in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria. He is also a Forest Chair for the Forest Science Postgraduate Programme in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. His area of specialization is socio-ecological systems in forests; agroforestry. He works in forest ecosystems in Africa including the miombo dry forests and woodlands of southern Africa. He has supervised over 21 PhDs and 40 Masters students. He has published over 150 scientific publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals; 21 Book Chapters and Edited 3 Books. He has acted as Guest editor for three special issues of forestry journals; the International Forestry Review, Agroforestry Systems, and the Southern Forest: A Journal of Forest Science. He recently was one of the co-editors of the book “Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands. Springer, Cham. Ribeiro N.S., Katerere Y., Chirwa P.W., Grundy I.M. (eds) (2020). He was also International Scientific Committee Member for the 2022 Quebec, World Congress on Agroforestry. He is an Associate Editor: Agroforestry Systems Journal (Springer); Associate Editor: Journal of Forestry Research (Springer); Editorial Advisory Board Member: Southern Forests: A Journal of Forest Science (Francis & Taylor); Editor: Environmental and Geosciences - Scientific African Journal (Elsevier); Editor: Malawi Journal of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Development Studies; and recently the Carbon Footprint Journal. Prof Stephen SYAMPUNGANI, is both a Restoration Ecologist and Environmental Engineer focussing on restoration of mine wastelands and environmental risk assessment associated with various developmental activities. He holds a BSc in Forest Science (Copperbelt University), MSc Environmental Engineering (University of Nottingham, UK) and PhD in Forest Ecology (Stellenbosch University, South Africa). Stephen is a Professor of Restoration Ecology at the Copperbelt University as well as an Extra Ordinary Professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He holds a Professorial Chair of Environment and Development, the Oliver R Tambo African Research Chair Initiative (ORTARChI) Chair funded by the IDRC (Canada), National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) of South Africa and the National Science and Technology Council of Zambia hosted by the Copperbelt University. Stephen has co-authored a number of publications in the area of Mine wasteland restoration and environment risk modelling.

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