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Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/33185 Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa Chirwa, Paxie W. sammisto@yahoo.com smamba95@gmail.com Mamba, Samkelo South Africa Land claims Forest plantations Mpumalanga Forestry industry operations UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Some forestry industry operations in South Africa are currently on land that is under claim. This case study was aimed at identifying the most suitable model for future engagement of communities in forestry with forest land under claim in Mpumalanga. In total, 231 households were purposively sampled at Jessievale (n=100) and Roburna (n=131) where the primary data was collected through interviews and interactions with household heads. In general, 70% of the respondents indicated that they would opt for a settlement model that involves forestry. About 26.8% chose the joint venture model, whereas 18.6% chose the lease agreement model and 19.4% chose at least one of any other forestry settlement model among those that were given. The joint venture model was the most preferred due to its ability to transfer the land to the claimants and to transfer management skills, create jobs and empower communities. In addition, the study showed that age and forestry skills significantly contribute to the choice of a different model. The study also showed that while communities were interested in getting their land back, they are not fully utilizing the small portions of land currently available to them for agriculture and that the demand for land may be driven more by other land use options such as land for expanding new homes and grazing. In conclusion, communities are still interested in forestry as a land use option. However, future forestry models should clearly address land ownership and accommodate other land use options. gm2014 Plant Production and Soil Science unrestricted 2014-01-28T14:28:43Z 2014-01-28T14:28:43Z 2013-09-06 2013 Dissertation Mamba, S 2013, Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa , MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33185> E13/9/911/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33185 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle South Africa
Land claims
Forest plantations
Mpumalanga
Forestry industry operations
UCTD
Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
title Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
title_full Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
title_fullStr Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
title_short Evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims : the case of Jessievale and Roburna forest plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa
title_sort evaluation of forestry models for future settlement of forestry plantations under land claims the case of jessievale and roburna forest plantations in mpumalanga south africa
topic South Africa
Land claims
Forest plantations
Mpumalanga
Forestry industry operations
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33185