Department of Natural Resources
Knowledge fields
Knowledge nodes
| Geo-information for the environment |
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The environment knowledge node has its primary focus on:
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| Geo-information for forestry |
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The forestry knowledge node has its primary focus on:
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| Geo-information for sustainable agriculture |
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The sustainable agriculture knowledge node has its primary focus on:
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 Knowledge Development
All intensities of land use, from conservation (e.g. national parks) to production (e.g.cropping) are considered, with an emphasis on sustainable use of resources. In between these extremes are land uses of varying intensities. The interaction between these land uses, and the often conflicting requirements for space, is the basis of land use planning and land allocation.
A philosophy of treating the landscape as a whole dominates our thinking. Important in this is the role of people in the landscape such as farmers, foresters, tourists, planners, and nature conservation managers.
We focus on five main land cover types:
- forests
- savannas
- rangelands
- wetlands
- (agricultural) fields.
We aim to understand fundamental landscape processes by using a systems approach, to offer decision makers, managers and local stakeholders (farmers) solutions for natural resource management problems.