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History of the Southern Cape forests (pre-modern to 1795)

Mike Hampton Posted on 4th Jul 2018 by Public Contributor4th Jul 2018

Pre-modern history The Outeniqua region was inhabited by the Khoi and San (Khoisan), who lived off the land for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The extinct San (Bushmen) were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers. They occasionally visited the forests, but did not dwell in or exploit them. Groups of San hunters occasionally smoked animals out of the forests during hunts, and this could have been the cause of some forest fires in the past which possibly contributed to the fragmentation of the forests. The Khoi people were pastoralists and frequently … Read the full article…

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Posted in Love Knysna | Tagged Khoisan, Outeniqua, Knysna forests, elephants, Ryno Joubert, Southern Cape forests, Tsitsikamma, timber history, Overberg, Piesang Valley, settlers, Strandlopers

Impact of Humans & Environment on Forest Distribution in Southern Cape

Mike Hampton Posted on 2nd Dec 2017 by Public Contributor1st Nov 2020

This is a summary/introduction to Ryno Joubert’s article ‘The Impact of Humans & Environment on Forest Distribution in the Southern Cape’. According to studies, forests are found in areas that receive annual rainfall ranging between 525 mm and 1220 mm. If you look at the southern Cape forests, it can be noted that there is no relationship between rainfall and the distribution of forests in the area. This suggests, to some people, that humans changed the area through over-exploitation. It has been suggested that much of the forested area from … Read the full article…

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Posted in Same Shit Different Government | Tagged environment, fire, Knysna forests, forest distribution, history, human impact, rainfall, Ryno Joubert, Southern Cape forests

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