13.3 General Discussion and Conclusions
Very different approaches are required for post-mining rehabilitation in Madagascar and Namibia. Because of the interests and concerns of IAPs residing near
the Madagascan study site as well as the high human population density in the
area, much planning and a variety of options were necessary for conservation and
for establishing plants for the use of local communities. In contrast, because of the
harsher climate in the Namib and the extremely low human population density in
the area, conservation was the only land-use goal to consider, and innovative
methods were developed to achieve these goals.
Acknowledgments Thanks to Rhodes University for research grants to carry out coastal
research, Exxaro Sands (Kumba Resources) and NAMDEB for their cooperation and allowing me
to report on the studies, and colleagues Ronel van der Merwe, Peter Phillipson, Blaise Cooke,
Peter Wood, Carla Strydom and those at CES for their input. Finally, most sincere thanks to Dr
Juan Gallego-Fernández and the committee for the invitation to attend the ICCD 2007 conference, where this work was presented in a plenary session.
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Very different approaches are required for post-mining rehabilitation in Madagascar and Namibia. Because of the interests and concerns of IAPs residing near
the Madagascan study site as well as the high human population density in the
area, much planning and a variety of options were necessary for conservation and
for establishing plants for the use of local communities. In contrast, because of the
harsher climate in the Namib and the extremely low human population density in
the area, conservation was the only land-use goal to consider, and innovative
methods were developed to achieve these goals.
Acknowledgments Thanks to Rhodes University for research grants to carry out coastal
research, Exxaro Sands (Kumba Resources) and NAMDEB for their cooperation and allowing me
to report on the studies, and colleagues Ronel van der Merwe, Peter Phillipson, Blaise Cooke,
Peter Wood, Carla Strydom and those at CES for their input. Finally, most sincere thanks to Dr
Juan Gallego-Fernández and the committee for the invitation to attend the ICCD 2007 conference, where this work was presented in a plenary session.
References
Anon (2004) www.africansucculents.com. Accessed 10 May 2004
Britannica Online: Madagascar and Mozambique Channel. www.britannica.com/ EBchecked/
topic/355562/Madagascar. Accessed April 2010
Burke A (1997) Environmental baseline study and implications for mining of pocket beaches in
the Sperrgebiet, Namibia. Unpublished report
Burke A (2002) Plant communities of a central Namib inselberg landscape. J Veg Sci 13:483–492
Burke A (2004) A preliminary account of patterns of endemism in Namibia’s Sperrgebiet—the
succulent Karoo. J Biogeogr 31:1613–1622
Burke A, Cloete J (2004) Restoring tire tracks: lessons from the Southern Namib Desert. Ecol
Restor 22:269–274
Burke A, Mannheimer C (2004) Plant species of the Sperrgebiet (Diamond Area 1). Dinteria
29:79–09
Burke A, Raimondo J, Wiesel I, Clark B, Pulfrich A, Noli D, Griffen M, Griffen E, Simmons R
(2002) Pocket beach areas study—environmental impact assessment and environmental
management programme. Unpublished report, Windhoek
CES (2006) Rehabilitation strategy for the Toliara sands project. Part 1: Strategic approach and
Part 2: implementation plan. Coastal & Environmental Services, Grahamstown
CSIR: Envirotek (2004) Environmental impact assessment. Proposed Kudu CCGT Power plant at
Oranjemund. Namibia Power Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Windhoek
Elouard J-M, Gibon F-M (2003) Ecology of aquatic insects. In: Goodman SM, Benstead JP (eds)
The natural history of Madagascar, vol 1709. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp 511–157
Goosem S, Tucker NIJ (1995) Repairing the rainforest. Cassowary Publications, Cairns
IUCN (1987) Madagascar: an environmental profile. Gresham Press, Surrey
Jury MR (2003) Chapter 3: climate. In: Goodman SM, Benstead JP (eds) The Natural History of
Madagascar, vol 1709. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp 75–87
Maun MA (1994) Adaptations enhancing survival and establishment of seedlings on coastal dune
systems. Vegetatio 11:59–70
214
R. A. Lubke