Plant Conservation Unit, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Geography, Archeology and Environmental Studies, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Hoffman, T., Plant Conservation Unit, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Vogel, C., School of Geography, Archeology and Environmental Studies, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Despite the fact that Africa has contributed the most minimal in worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, the impact of climate change will be greatest for Africa. The reasons for this include majority of the population lives in a region projected to be affected by increased temperature and reduced precipitation, the almost exclusive dependence of people on natural resources, livestock, and agriculture for their livelihoods, extreme poverty, and the degraded state of Africa's natural resources. Meanwhile, Africa's rangelands play an important role in the continent, and they are affected by complex land tenure arrangements.