Prickly Pear Cactus and Pastoralism in Southwest Madagascar

Kaufmann, Jeffrey C.

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“…le Maitre et al, 2002, Brooks et al, 2004, although at times confused by a lack systematic adoption of standard terminology and definitions (Richardson et al, 2000;Colautti and MacIssac, 2004). In comparison, there is relatively little rigorous work exploring the role of IAS in local livelihoods, other than that of Geesing et al (2004), Kaufmann (2004), de Neergaard et al (2005 and Siges et al (2005). This imbalance is telling because, with the increasing global awareness of the negative impacts of IAS, there is greater effort to control and remove them.…”

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Assessing the Effects of Invasive Alien Species on Rural Livelihoods: Case Examples and a Framework from South Africa

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The detrimental impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on ecosystem goods and services and local and regional economies are well documented. However, the use of IAS by rural communities is little understood, and rarely factored into IAS control programmes. Understanding the use of IAS by rural communities and factoring these into cost-benefit models is complex, depending upon a range of local-level attributes such as the time since invasion, abundance, and local-level costs and benefits. This paper reports on two case studies examining the role of IAS in rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In both cases, rural communities made widespread consumptive use of the IAS and generally would prefer higher densities, except in certain key localities. Several households traded in IAS products to generate supplementary income. We present a conceptual framework to guide interpretation of these and future case studies, considering attributes such as time since invasion, the competitiveness of the species, and the relative costs and benefits.

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Assessing the Effects of Invasive Alien Species on Rural Livelihoods: Case Examples and a Framework from South Africa

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“…The variations in interactions between agricultural households with diverse livelihood strategies and invasive plants producing different types of ecosystem services are undisputed (e.g. Kaufman 2004;Pasiecznik et al 2001;Shackleton et al 2007). …”

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Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers’ perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Kumar

Scarborough

Subedi

et al. 2012

Journal for Nature Conservation

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“…In contrast, little work has been undertaken at the local level to explore the role, both negative and positive, of IAS in livelihoods and informal economic activities (exceptions include Geesing et al, 2002;Kaufmann, 2004;De Neergaard et al, 2005;Siges et al, 2005). This gap is of particular concern to researchers working on household livelihoods systems (e.g.…”

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Invasive plants – friends or foes? Contribution of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) to livelihoods in Makana Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Shackleton

Kirby

Gambiza

2011

Development Southern Africa

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The negative impacts of invasive alien species on the environment are well documented. However, despite the predominantly negative perceptions associated with invasive species, it is evident that a number of these plants have been part of the landscape for generations and have numerous commercial and non-market uses. Consequently, there is a need for research that considers the impact of invasive species on the livelihoods and well-being of local communities. The authors investigated the contribution that the trade in prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), an invasive alien species, makes to the household income streams of poor trading households. The research highlights the apparent conflict of interests and trade-offs that exists between local traders, for whom the sale of the prickly pear provides a livelihood source, and the South African Government, who are actively seeking to remove the plant from the landscape.

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Prickly Pear Cactus and Pastoralism in Southwest Madagascar

Cited by 32 publications

References 14 publications

Assessing the Effects of Invasive Alien Species on Rural Livelihoods: Case Examples and a Framework from South Africa

Assessing the Effects of Invasive Alien Species on Rural Livelihoods: Case Examples and a Framework from South Africa

Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers’ perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Invasive plants – friends or foes? Contribution of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) to livelihoods in Makana Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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