School of Earth and Environment
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Felix Kalaba

Postgraduate student

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 39105
Email address: eefkk@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 9.157

Project details

Project title

Contribution of above ground forest ecosystem services to rural livelihood and potential of carbon-based based payment for ecosystem services in Miombo woodlands, Zambia

Supervisors

Dr Claire Quinn and Dr Andy Dougill

Funding

Commonwealth Scholarship

Start date

1st October 2010

Project outline

Ecosystems are increasingly being recognised for their contribution of services to human well-being. This is particularly true for developing countries whose population heavily depend on ecosystems for survival (due to high poverty levels), and have highest rates of ecosystem degradation. In tropical woodlands, forest ecosystems provide various ecosystem services that sustain rural livelihoods, as well as regulating the terrestrial carbon cycle and conserving biodiversity. The aim of this study is to investigate the contribution of Miombo forest ecosystem services to rural livelihoods, and assess the potential of carbon based-payments for ecosystem services in Copperbelt Miombo of Zambia. The study will further investigate the opportunities and challenges of reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - plus (REDD+) initiatives in Zambia.

Publications

  • Kalaba, K.F., Chirwa, P., Syampungani, S., and Ajayi, C.O. 2010. Contribution of agroforestry to biodiversity and livelihoods improvement in rural communities of Southern African regions. Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change: ecological and socio-economic valuations, pp.461-476.

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  • Kalaba F.K ,Chirwa P.W, and Prozesky. H. March 2009. The contribution of indigenous fruit trees in sustaining rural livelihoods and conservation of natural resources. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry, v.1, pp.1-6.

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  • Chirwa, P.W., Akinnifesi, F.K., Sileshi, G., Syampungani, S., Kalaba, F.K., and Aajayi, O.C. 2008. Opportunity for conserving and utilizing agrobiodiversity through agroforestry in Southern Africa. Biodiversity (Ottawa), v.9, pp.45-48.