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PJB-2024-442

The effective agroecological and conservation interventions in restoration of degraded ecosystems Umgababa, Ethekwini municipality, South Africa

Luthuli Khumbuzile Favorite and Mbedzi Melford
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Anthropogenic activities are a threat to natural ecosystems. Effective agroecological and conservation interventions play a vital role in restoration of degraded ecosystems. Mitigation measures contribute to the regulation of anthropogenic activities on ecosystems and promote sustainable livelihood through environmental empowerment services. Environmental education programs addressed degraded ecosystems issues through environmental translation and interpretation. The participation of schools in environmental education programs enhances the greening strategy. Promoting sustainable development and the acknowledgement of the environmental calendar of events. Illegal dumping was identified as the prevalent human activity practice on public open spaces and nature reserves of Durban South. Plastics were calculated to be 45% in the total area of the study followed by rubble at 25%, bottles 15%, degradable papers 7%, scrap metal at 5% and the minimal waste being garden waste at 3%. Invasive alien plants were identified as another factor contributing to degrading native species and other treasured resources such as species extinction, minerals and metals, and loss of ecosystem services. This led to the implementation of the community outreach program on invasive alien plants control. Propagation training was a restoration intervention that addressed the extinction of indigenous biodiversity. The results projected that majority of Umgababa: Mnini community possessed an interest in participating in substantial farming which led to an establishment of a community vegetable garden. The garden become an agroecological intervention implemented to reduce the illegal dumping on the ecosystem.

 

To Cite this article: Favorite, L.K. and M. Melford. 2026. The effective agroecological and conservation interventions in restoration of degraded ecosystems Umgababa, Ethekwini municipality, South Africa. Pak. J. Bot., 58(3): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2026-3(11)  
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