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auspices of the national park agency (SANParks) in competition with redistribution
to landless people (see 7 Chap. 4).
In other words, this debate is clearly marked by the values and interests of the
most influential actors. Agricultural authorities use white commercial farms as a
model and ideal for the development of farming in communal areas. Therefore, they
require that the stocking density must be reduced and adapted to a fixed carrying
. Table 7.2 Small stock units in Concordia and rainfall (mm per year) in Springbok,
1909, 1938, 1971–1988, 2002–2003
Year
SSU
Residual
(absolute
value)
Year-on-year
Change SSU
Rainfall
1-year lag
Rainfall
2-year mean lagged
1909
18740 1323
211.2
170.00
1938
19327 308
161.4
177.05
1971
14768 3062
136.6
201.85
1972
4002
13792
10766
199.7
168.15
1973
10211 7547
6209
164.5
182.10
1974
15497 2224
5286
134.4
149.45
1975
31539 13854
16042
218.1
176.25
1976
22016 4367
9523
192.3
205.20
1977
23362 5749
1346
335.4
263.85
1978
38942 21365
15580
239.5
287.45
1979
17567 26
21375
106.0
172.75
1980
10965 6540
6602
115.6
110.80
1981
11925 5544
960
189.8
152.70
1982
20982 3549
9057
178.1
183.95
1983
23436 6039
2454
199.8
188.95
1984
20951 3590
2485
276.4
238.10
1985
13475 3850
7476
109.4
192.90
1986
12129 5160
1346
199.1
154.25
1987
11233 6020
896
208.6
203.85
1988
16672 545
5439
171.9
190.25
2002
17917 1204
151.4
194.25
2003
12235 4442
5682
192.7
208.55
Source: Benjaminsen et al. (2006)
7.1 · Debates About Overgrazing