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This book consists of oral, written and observation experience in Zimbabwe where the author has stayed for six months every year to carry out field research. Information was gathered from various individuals with concerns on the govavhu, poverty and ecological problems. The relevant written documents were accessed from government departments. The inspiration for this book draws from both the dramatic character of the land reform process and th...

African forests provide the focus for a growing body of historical research in Zimbabwe. This book draws on economic and environmental history approaches in exploring the exploitation and conservation of woodland, respectively. The main focus of the investigation is the consumption-conservation relationship between humans and the forest zone. Customary forest practice in the Zambezi teak or Baikiea woodland points towards a better understandin...

This book examines the debates and processes on woodland exploitation in Zimbabwe during the colonial era (1890-1960). It explores the social, economic, and political contexts of perceptions on woodland distribution and management. Much of the period was characterized by both local and global debates about environmental problems, generating in their wake politically charged and emotive language about the consequences--deforestation, soil erosi...