People’s perceptions and uses of invasive plant <i>Psidium guajava</i> in Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, Limpopo Province of South Africa

Ruwanza, Sheunesu; Thondhlana, Gladman

doi:10.1080/26395916.2021.2019834

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“…During the colonial period, many invasive alien plants (i.e., Acacia, Eucalyptus and Pines) were introduced purposely and accidentally by European settlers into South Africa for various purposes [2,6,[26][27][28][29]. At that point in time, the cultivation of IAPs was promoted, and many of them provided financial benefits and livelihood options to society.…”

Section: The History Of Invasive Alien Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many of these contributed to so many unforeseen problems that the ecosystem and society are facing today. They escaped and outcompeted native species, making the situation uncontrolled today [2,6,30]. The few IAPs control programme that was tried in the Cape Floristic Region previously (in the 1940s) failed due to a lack of systematic strategy and methodology [7].…”

Section: The History Of Invasive Alien Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The removal of IAPs from the property also makes room for animal grazing [28,41]; otherwise, it occupies the grazing spaces [6]. The open grazing spaces created by the removal of IAPs have increased the carrying capacity of the pasture, and landowners can profit more from livestock production.…”

Section: Grazing Spaces For Livestockmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, incentive mechanisms (e.g., fiscal and motivational) are being developed to encourage private landowners to enter into stewardship agreements for IAPs management and soil and water conservation [5]. Additionally, it is also critical to develop collaboration and coordination for environmental protection, landscape-level connectivity, and ecosystem functionality [1,2,6,7]. The ecosystems are dire due to the destruction and suppression of native species (e.g., flora and fauna), which further increased the risks (such as fire and flood risks), affected ecosystem services (e.g., water) and nature conservation [8][9][10][11][12].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…IAPs management is critical on a global scale as invasive species have threatened native biodiversity and adversely impacted water resources and ecosystem services [1,3,4,6,[9][10][11][12]14,[16][17][18][19][20][21]. The Working for Water Programme in South Africa (1995) aimed to manage IAPs in order to achieve environmental (e.g., soil and water conservation, biodiversity conservation) and social (e.g., green job creation, skills and capacity building, and inclusion of marginalised and disadvantaged communities) sustainability goals [7,22,23].…”

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Collaborative Adaptive Stewardship for Invasive Alien Plants Management in South Africa

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This study examined the knowledge of Collaborative Adaptive Stewardship (CASt) to advance Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs) management in South Africa. This concept promotes the involvement of private landowners and other stakeholders in the management and action processes, hence promoting social inclusivity, job creation, and sustainable biodiversity stewardship. It demonstrates that landowners are major stakeholders in IAPs management, thereby practising biodiversity stewardship in the 80% of privately owned lands of the country. The involvement of landowners in the management process aids in the prevention of further expansion of IAPs, the mitigation of risks (such as fire and flooding), and the maintenance of ecosystem functionality and landscape-scale connectivity. CASt fosters synergy among many stakeholders for the management of IAPs and long-term sustainable biodiversity stewardship. In South Africa, a number of landowners have entered into stewardship agreements as a result of incentives and subsidies for IAPs management. The benefits should be contingent on private landowner actions to IAPs management; this will support biodiversity stewardship. This study serves as a foundation for collaborative IAPs management and will be crucial in achieving long-term sustainability goals (e.g., economy, society and environment) to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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