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Sustainable Land Management in Northern Namibia :Opportunities to Integrate Local and Scientific Knowledge Based on an Understanding of Land Use PotentialPolytechnic of Namibia Windhoek, Namibia23 May, 2012Jeff HerrickJornada Experimental RangeAgricultural Research ServiceUS Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)Las Cruces, NM experience: 1880 s and 1930 challenge3.(Parts of) Northern Namibia at a tipping point? of a (local to global) solution Integrating and sharing scientific and local knowledge Land Potential Knowledge System2-9 September,201114-22 January, 2012SoilsClimateVegetationCrop productionLivestockproductionForest productionWater for human use/limit floodingWildlife conservationNumber of livestock (AUM)DroughtNew Mexico, USASouthwest US Experience: 1880 s-present(Kunene climate)Southwest US Land Management 1880-1934 Objective: reduce poverty and increase agricultural production Strategy: cheap (or free) access to grazingland Other factors: U

Sustainable Land Management in Northern Namibia: Opportunities to Integrate Local and Scientific Knowledge Based on an Understanding of Land Use Potential

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