Invisible capital: The contribution of communal rangelands to rural livelihoods in South Africa

摘要: Communal rangelands (including their woodland component) contribute significantly to rural livelihoods in that a variety of natural resources are utilised for direct use and exchange local more distant markets. Natural also valued purposes which not ‘economic’ (eg ceremonial aesthetic reasons) because ecological functions. The fact many these uses monetised means true social economic value is often underestimated taken adequately into account when assessing, example, the viability land redistribution projects. dimension as crucial socio‐economic: how sustainable this multifold communal rangeland resources? More positively, can productivity ‘natural capital’ be increased, benefits utilisation activities widely distributed help address poverty? This article discusses conceptual models drawn from general literature whic...