Ecosystem services in the Gariep basin
Date
2004
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SUN PRESS
Abstract
The Gariep Basin Millennium Ecosystem Assessment investigated the condition and trends of ecosystem services and human well-being in the Gariep basin from 1993 to 2003. The assessment features highlights from four local-scale assessments nested within the basin: Sehlabatebe, Great Fish River, Richtersveld, and Gauteng Province. Scenarios were constructed at both basin and local scales to depict possible alternative futures of ecosystem service supply and demand in 2030. Past, present, and possible future responses to change in ecosystem services were considered. Conducted with input and technical support from a User Advisory Group (UAG) comprising basin stakeholders, the assessment is aimed primarily at the international assessment community, decision-makers at national and provincial levels of government, research institutions, as well as the private sector and the general public.
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CITATION: Bohensky, E., Reyers, B., Van Jaarsveld, A.S. & Fabricius, C. 2004. Ecosystem services in the Gariep basin. Stellenbosch: AFRICAN SUNMeDIA. doi:10.18820/9781919980386.
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Keywords
Ecosystem management -- South Africa -- Gariep Basin, Conservation of natural resources -- South Africa -- Gariep basin, Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Gariep Basin
Citation
Bohensky, E., Reyers, B., Van Jaarsveld, A.S. & Fabricius, C. 2004. Ecosystem services in the Gariep basin. Stellenbosch: AFRICAN SUNMeDIA. doi:10.18820/9781919980386.