Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi

Tree species diversity in urban green spaces supports the provision of a wide range of urban ecosystem services, well studied in developed countries and less so in developing countries, where little is discussed concerning the role of urban communities in addressing the eminent threat facing green s...

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Autores principales:	Patrick J. Likongwe, Frank B. Chimaimba, Sosten S. Chiotha, Treaser Mandevu, Lois Kamuyango, Hesekia Garekae
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	biodiversity conservation ecosystem services and disservices green space community management trees Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e258932ab4c14b9185f11fad1f83dfff2021-11-25T18:10:05ZUrban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi10.3390/land101112582073-445Xhttps://doaj.org/article/e258932ab4c14b9185f11fad1f83dfff2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1258https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445XTree species diversity in urban green spaces supports the provision of a wide range of urban ecosystem services, well studied in developed countries and less so in developing countries, where little is discussed concerning the role of urban communities in addressing the eminent threat facing green spaces. A study was, therefore, conducted to assess the impact of community involvement in the management of urban green spaces, which is mostly left in the hands of the central government in most developing countries. Two hills, namely, Sadzi and Chiperoni hills, were selected within Zomba city, where the latter has no community involvement in managing it. Trees with diameters at breast height (DBH) of ≥5 cm were measured and identified to species level from 25 sampled plots (20 × 20 m each). The results found a total of 51 species, 40 genera and 17 families, with the Fabaceae family dominant in both hills. A Shannon index of above 3.0 was recorded from both hills, with a greater tree density for Sadzi hill at 695 trees/ha. Sadzi hill has gained more than a twofold increase in green cover, while Chiperoni has lost 10%. Despite being in the regenerating phase, the community management is contributing to urban green space provision, ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation.Patrick J. LikongweFrank B. ChimaimbaSosten S. ChiothaTreaser MandevuLois KamuyangoHesekia GarekaeMDPI AGarticlebiodiversityconservationecosystem services and disservicesgreen spacecommunity managementtreesAgricultureSENLand, Vol 10, Iss 1258, p 1258 (2021)
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topic	biodiversity conservation ecosystem services and disservices green space community management trees Agriculture S
spellingShingle	biodiversity conservation ecosystem services and disservices green space community management trees Agriculture S Patrick J. Likongwe Frank B. Chimaimba Sosten S. Chiotha Treaser Mandevu Lois Kamuyango Hesekia Garekae Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi
description	Tree species diversity in urban green spaces supports the provision of a wide range of urban ecosystem services, well studied in developed countries and less so in developing countries, where little is discussed concerning the role of urban communities in addressing the eminent threat facing green spaces. A study was, therefore, conducted to assess the impact of community involvement in the management of urban green spaces, which is mostly left in the hands of the central government in most developing countries. Two hills, namely, Sadzi and Chiperoni hills, were selected within Zomba city, where the latter has no community involvement in managing it. Trees with diameters at breast height (DBH) of ≥5 cm were measured and identified to species level from 25 sampled plots (20 × 20 m each). The results found a total of 51 species, 40 genera and 17 families, with the Fabaceae family dominant in both hills. A Shannon index of above 3.0 was recorded from both hills, with a greater tree density for Sadzi hill at 695 trees/ha. Sadzi hill has gained more than a twofold increase in green cover, while Chiperoni has lost 10%. Despite being in the regenerating phase, the community management is contributing to urban green space provision, ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation.
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author	Patrick J. Likongwe Frank B. Chimaimba Sosten S. Chiotha Treaser Mandevu Lois Kamuyango Hesekia Garekae
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author_sort	Patrick J. Likongwe
title	Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi
title_short	Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi
title_full	Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi
title_fullStr	Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi
title_full_unstemmed	Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi
title_sort	urban community power: enhancing urban forest diversity and reversing ecosystem disservices in zomba city, malawi
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e258932ab4c14b9185f11fad1f83dfff
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Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi

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