Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Conservation"
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Agreement-based expansion of protected areas : requirements in terms of South African Environmental Law
(North-West University, 2019)Protected areas can be defined as "an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection of biological diversity, and/or natural and associated culture resources and managed through legal or other effective ... -
Amphibian diversity and community-based ecotourism in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Amphibian diversity is declining at an alarming rate globally. Monitoring of amphibian communities is lax, yet vital to their conservation and understanding of their decline. Conservation areas often harbour rich ... -
Apicomplexan diversity of selected southern African snakes and terrapins
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Southern Africa has the highest diversity of reptile fauna in Africa. Despite estimates that diversity of reptile associated haematozoans are higher compared to mammals and birds, there is a lack of research regarding ... -
Beach visitors’ perceptions of shark hazard mitigation in South Africa : implications for shark conservation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Sharks are very important species in the marine ecosystem; however, they face several threats. One of these includes lethal shark hazard mitigation. Shark hazard mitigation strategies are normally adopted on popular ... -
Biodiversity offsets : investigating the perceived benefits for conservation in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Biodiversity offsets can be defined as conservation actions that compensate for residual significant, adverse, and unavoidable impacts of proposed developments on biodiversity and have been widely applied in South Africa. ... -
Breeding biology and ecological niche of the Knysna leaf-folding frog (Afrixalus knysnae)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Amphibians as a vertebrate class are under tremendous extinction risk. At the time of finalising this document, 41% of all amphibians worldwide face this prospect (IUCN, 2018). CHAPTER ONE discusses these threats and ... -
A comparative study of the Wet-Health tool and the citizen-science land-cover based wetland assessment method
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Citizen science approach has a role to play in the determination of the wetland condition in South Africa (SA). Public participation in wetland health assessment and monitoring can help them interact with authorities, and ... -
Disease dynamics in a metapopulation of Amietia hymenopus
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungal pathogen of amphibians capable of adversely affecting all levels of organisation up to community level. In South Africa B. dendrobatidis is widely distributed including in ... -
The evaluation and promotion of best practices for the restoration of arid- and semi-arid rangelands in southern Africa
(North-West University, 2007)Land degradation and desertification are threatening the livelihoods of millions of people all over the world, especially those living in sub-Saharan Africa. The problem is mainly ascribed to climatic factors, exacerbated ... -
Fostering sustainable domestic water debt management in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Non-payment for water and services consumed is a persistent problem among South Africa’s local municipalities. The primary research question addressed is – “what needs to be done to improve the payment of water bills by ...