Climate change and woodlands in Africaby | 09-09-2013 16:28 |
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 Woodlands in Africa contain ahigh diversity of plant species with a high degree of endemism and are therefore important for biodiversity conservation.Woodlands in Sub-Saharan are also of crucial important to water resources management because all the major river basin in sub-Saharan are either located or have most of their head water in woodland zones where this vegaetation plays a crucial role in sustaining river flows and water supplies. Large areas of African woodland have been subjected to clearing for agriculture which has greatly affected their extent and condition.Much of the cropland is rain-fed and is therefore vulnerable to climate variablity that is characterized by periodic droughts and occasional floods that frequently cause crop failure.
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