Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa: Some Critical Issues

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Sustainable Development in Africa in the 1990s and Beyond: Meeting the Challenge....Pages 9-29
Population Dynamics and the Environment....Pages 30-44
Adjustment Programmes and the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Exploratory Results....Pages 45-61
The Response of Non-Governmental Organizations to the Ecological Crisis in the South with Special Reference to Eastern Africa....Pages 62-82
Poverty Alleviation and Food Security in Tanzania: An Environmental Perspective....Pages 83-103
Drought and Famine in Eastern Sudan: The Socio-Cultural Dimension....Pages 104-117
Soil Erosion and Conservation Techniques for Sustainable Crop Production in Zimbabwe....Pages 118-127
The Promotion of Small Farms in Swaziland: A Sound Agrarian Policy, Friendly to the Environment....Pages 128-143
The Impact of Agricultural Technology on Sustainable Land Resource Utilization in Africa: The Case of Semi-Arid Tanzania....Pages 144-160
Sustainability of Forests in Kenya: Emerging Issues....Pages 161-175
Agricultural Extension Policy in Malawi: Past Experiences and Future Directions....Pages 176-189
The Impact of the 1991/92 Drought in Zambia....Pages 190-206
Restoring the Land: Environment and Change in a Non-Racial, Democratic South Africa....Pages 207-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-233