Palmiet peatlands in the agricultural landscape are viewed by farmers as problematic. They obstruct the effective passage of water along watercourses and therefore promote localized flooding of lands and infrastructure, and they trap sediment delivered along watercourses that drowns fields and infrastructure with sedimentary deposits. These events are problematic for farmers trying to make a living off the land. Wetlands are also often viewed as wastelands that should be put to more productive use. The obvious thing to do is to bring in machinery to drain the wetlands and improve the flow of water and sediment through these wetlands.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:rhodes/vital:25951 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Job, Nancy, Ellery, William |
| Publisher | Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Environmental Science |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | 8 pages, pdf |
| Rights | Rhodes University |
| Relation | Policy brief |
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