Author:Abu El-Magd, SA; Taha, TH; Pienaar, Harrison H; Breil, P; Amer, RA; Namour, PHDate:Apr 2021The Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb concentrations in the sediments of Lake Mariout were measured and estimated by statistical approaches using the contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), geo-accumulation index (Igeo), Nemerow index ...Read more
Author:Gumbo, AD; Kapangaziwiri, Evison; Chikoore, H; Pienaar, Harrison HDate:Jun 2021Study Region: The Pungwe River Basin, which is predominantly rural, is a transboundary river shared between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The riparian communities along the river largely depend on the availability of streamflow for their livelihoods ...Read more
Author:Musvoto, Constansia D; Kgaphola, Motsoko J; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-MarcDate:Dec 2021Agroforestry-based sustainable land management (SLM) interventions provide opportunities for tackling land degradation and its associated socio-economic issues. Agroforestry is not a guaranteed SLM fix as every agroforestry practice is not ...Read more
Author:Suleman, Shuaib; Chetty, KT; Clark, DJ; Kapangaziwiri, EvisonDate:Nov 2020Unfortunately, for various reasons, in-situ rain gauge networks are diminishing, especially in southern Africa, resulting in sparse networks whose records give a poor representation of rainfall occurrence, patterns andmagnitudes. Hydrological ...Read more
Author:Gumbo, AD; Kapangaziwiri, EvisonDate:Oct 2021Sustaining a steady supply of water to urban communities is of importance in a period that is characterised by rapid urban population growth, a global pandemic, and a changing climate that threatens the availability of the resource from its ...Read more
Author:Pienaar, Harrison H; Xu, Y; Braune, E; Cao, J; Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Jovanovic, NZDate:Aug 2021This review paper on groundwater protection measures in South Africa focuses on the actual implementation of groundwater protection measures, in particular, the resource-directed measures (RDM) as described in Chapter 3 of the National Water ...Read more
Author:Abu-Serie, MM; Nasser, N; El-Wahab, AA; Shehawy, R; Pienaar, Harrison H; Baddour, N; Amer, RDate:Jan 2018Nostoc sp. is one of the most widely distributed cyanobacterial genera that produce potentially protein phosphatase (PP) inhibitor; microcystins (MCs). MCs have posed a worldwide concern due to predominant hepatotoxicity to human health. We ...Read more
Author:Nzuza, P; Ramoelo, Abel; Odindi, J; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc; Madonsela, SabeloDate:Sep 2020Land degradation is defined as the reduction of biological and economic productivity, which impedes the capacity of the land to provide ecosystem services. There is a need to move towards near real-time monitoring of land degradation using ...Read more
Author:Nzuza, P; Ramoelo, Abel; Odindi, J; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc; Lindeque, LDate:Nov 2021Land degradation is a complex environmental problem that requires robust decision-making processes that embrace diversity of local indigenous knowledge. Participatory approaches are essential in capturing the complexity in land degradation ...Read more
Author:Nzuza, P; Ramoelo, Abel; Odindi, J; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc; Lindeque, LDate:Nov 2021Land degradation is a complex environmental problem that requires robust decision-making processes that embrace diversity of local indigenous knowledge. Participatory approaches are essential in capturing the complexity in land degradation ...Read more
Author:Ntshidi, Zanele; Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Mazvimavi, D; Mobe, Nompumelelo; Mkunyana, YPDate:Dec 2021Cover crops are widely planted in orchards for a variety of reasons. These include suppressing soil erosion, nutrient cycling, phytosanitary purposes, general orchard aesthetics etc. However, there is need to balance these benefits against ...Read more