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Flood hazards in a changing world: Challenges and opportunities in the Garden Route

Author: Smith-Adao, Lindie B ; Blanchard, R ; Kotzee, Ilse M ; Le Maitre, D ; Ntshotsho, Phumza ; Audouin, Michelle A ; Forsyth, G ; Walters, M Date: Jul 2022 In its 2022 Global Risks Report, the World Economic Forum states that environmental concerns dominate the top five long-term risks (in terms of likelihood) with three of them also being among the top five in terms of impact. Biodiversity loss ... Read more
A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making

Author: Pandit, R ; Parrotta, JA ; Chaudhary, AK ; Karlen, DL ; Vieira, DLM ; Anker, Y ; Chen, R ; Morris, J ; Harris, J ; Ntshotsho, Phumza Date: Dec 2019 Avoiding, reducing or reversing land degradation will require increased restoration investments, carefully targeted and implemented to maximize environmental, economic and social benefits. Our objective was to develop a multi-criteria framework ... Read more
Identifying Challenges to Building an Evidence Base for Restoration Practice

Author: Ntshotsho, Phumza ; Esler, KJ ; Reyers, B Date: Nov 2015 Global acknowledgement of ecological restoration, as an important tool to complement conservation efforts, requires an effort to increase the effectiveness of restoration interventions. Evidence-based practice is purported to promote ... Read more
Making the most of South Africa’s natural capital

Author: Reyers, B ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Nel, JL ; Le Maitre, David C ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Wise, R ; Forsyth, GG ; Smith-Adao, Lindie B ; Ntshotsho, Phumza ; Egoh, Benis N Date: Nov 2008 Human actions have fundamentally changed the way the world’s ecosystems look and function. Our efforts to produce more food, fibre, and fuel, control our water supplies and protect ourselves from the elements (e.g. storms or predators) have ... Read more
No evidence-based restoration without a sound evidence base: a reply to Guldemond et al.

Author: Ntshotsho, Phumza ; Reyers, B ; Esler, KJ Date: Mar 2012 Evidence-based practice is not possible without an evidence base. Guldemond et al. confuse our attempt at assessing the status of the evidence base of restoration programs in South Africa with attempting to assess whether restoration is ... Read more
Responses to halt land degradation and to restore degraded land

Author: Pandit, R ; Parrota, J ; Anker, Y ; Coudel, E ; Diaz Morejón, CF ; Harris, J ; Karlen, DL ; Kertész, A ; Mariño De Posada, JL ; Ntshotsho, Phumza Date: Mar 2018 The most cost-effective approach to reduce land degradation in the long run is to follow the adage “prevention is better than cure” (well established) {6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.2}. The economic consequences of land degradation are significant. For ... Read more
Two decades of fighting aliens: exploring Working for Water successes

Author: Ntshotsho, Phumza Date: Oct 2015 Ntshotsho and her colleagues sought to verify and characterise success in government’s efforts to restore degraded ecosystems through invasive alien plant management. Invasive alien plants pose a significant threat to South Africa’s biodiversity ... Read more

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