Wild fire impact assessment on availability of the main Forest Resources in the Nniassa National Reserve
Abstract
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This study was conducted in Niassa National Reserve (NNR),
located in the north of Mozambique. The main objective was to
examine the availability of selected forest resources to local
communities along a fire gradient. To achieve this objective
areas located in the north-central and east NNR were selected.
In these areas we conducted focus group discussions and
established transects to assess vegetation structure and
composition with focus on selected tree resources. The study
will contribute to the fire management programme of NNR
adjusted to the needs of local communities. Preliminary results
indicate that the main causes of fires in the reserve are: honey
production, pedestrian routes to Tanzania and, to a less extent,
agriculture; and tends to reduce from the centre to east and
west. Selected tree species assessed in the study were:
Julbernardia globiflora and Brachystegia boehmii (used for
beehives and poultry activities) and Pterocarpus angolensis
(used for making canoes).
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