Supplementary file 1_Fragmented environmental governance in the context of shifting Mopane

Supplementary file 1 from a study on fragmented environmental governance in shifting Mopane woodlands in Ward 12 of Musina Local Municipality, South Africa. The dataset likely contains qualitative and quantitative data from 137 questionnaire responses and a focus group discussion with 13 members, collected in October 2022 by author Andisa A. Mufungizi. The file is a 24.6 KB DOCX document last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing governance fragmentation and actor roles based on the described overlapping authorities and weak coordination.
• Studying demographic and socio-economic pressures on natural resources based on described population age, gender, education, household size, and unemployment statistics.
• Investigating community perceptions and conflicts related to woodland management based on described interview and focus group data.

Strengths

• Includes specific demographic statistics: 55.5% female respondents, 73.1% with primary/secondary education, 32.8% in households of 5+ members, 38% unemployed.
• Data collection methodology is described: 137 questionnaire responses from 200 distributed and a focus group discussion with 13 participants.
• Clear temporal and geographic scope: data collected in October 2022 from Ward 12 in Vhembe District, South Africa.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 24.6 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary text and analysis rather than raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Andisa A. Mufungizi via figshare

Collection Method

Mixed-methods approach combining semi-structured interviews and a qualitative focus group discussion.

Time Range

Primary data collection occurred from 14 to 17 October 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:22:39; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ward 12 of Musina Local Municipality in the Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa.