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The Mpumalanga-Northern Province slot, called Mopane, will broadcast in eight languages.
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Other regionally important rivers found within the Zambezian and Mopane Woodlands are the Save, Crocodile, and Nkomati Rivers.
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Mopane often forms pure stands to the exclusion of other species, but is generally associated with several other prominent trees and shrubs, such as Kirkia acuminata, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Adansonia digitata, Combretum apiculatum, C. imberbe, Acacia nigrescens, Cissus cornifolia, and Commiphora spp.
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Zambezian and Mopane Woodlands are dispersed throughout southern Africa, bounded by the Luangwa River in the north and the Pongola River in the south.
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The agricultural marginality of the Zambezian and Mopane Woodlands and the large attendant mammal populations have encouraged the establishment of an extensive protected area network in the ecoregion.
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Aside from the southeastern portion of the ecoregion in South Africa and Swaziland, the majority of Zambezian and Mopane Woodlands occur in areas of low human population density.
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands - Encyclopedia of Earth
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Zambezian and Mopane Woodlands are widespread throughout the lower-lying areas in the eastern half of southern Africa.
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Mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane) woodlands mix with Zambezian woodlands in lower-elevation areas, often along major river valleys.
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Mopane trees are ecologically important as browse for numerous animals, notably elephants, and economically the wood is prized for building and fuel.
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