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Current and future interactions between nature and society

Author: Biggs, R ; Kizito, F ; Adjonou, K ; Ahmed, MT ; Blanchard, Ryan ; Coetzer, K ; Handa, CO ; Dickens, C ; Hamann, M ; O’Farrell, Patrick J ; Sitas, Nadia E Date: Nov 2018 In this chapter, we undertake a comprehensive assessment of scenario studies that have been conducted to explore the future of the African region. The objective of the assessment is to explore the implications of different possible evolving ... Read more
Do ecosystem service maps and models meet stakeholders’ needs? A preliminary survey across sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Willcock, S ; Hooftman, D ; Sitas, Nadia E ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Hudson, MD ; Reyers, B ; Eigenbrod, F ; Bullock, JM Date: Apr 2016 To achieve sustainability goals, it is important to incorporate ecosystem service (ES) information into decision-making processes. However, little is known about the correspondence between the needs of ES information users and the data provided ... Read more
Exploring the dynamics of research collaborations by mapping social networks in invasion science

Author: Abrahams, B ; Sitas, Nadia E ; Esler, KJ Date: Jun 2019 Moving towards more integrative approaches within the invasion sciences has been recognized as a means of improving linkages between science, policy, and practice. Yet despite the recognition that biological invasions pose complex social-ecological ... Read more
Fostering collaboration for knowledge and action in disaster management in South Africa

Author: Sitas, Nadia E ; Reyers, B ; Cundill, G ; Prozesky, HE ; Nel, JL ; Esler, KJ Date: Apr 2016 Engaging diverse stakeholders in collaborative processes to integrate environmental information into decision making is important, but challenging. It requires working at and across the boundaries between knowledge types — a complex milieu ... Read more
Human dependence on natural resources in rapidly urbanising South African regions

Author: Balbi, S ; Selomane, O ; Sitas, Nadia E ; Blanchard, Ryan ; Kotzee, Ilse M ; O’Farrell, Patrick J ; Villa, F Date: Jan 2019 Enhancing the governance of social-ecological systems for more equitable and sustainable development is hindered by inadequate knowledge about how different social groups and communities rely on natural resources. We used openly accessible ... Read more
Multiscale scenarios for nature futures

Author: Rosa, IMD ; Pereira, HM ; Ferrier, S ; Alkemade, R ; Acosta, LA ; Akcakaya, HR ; den Belder, E ; Fazel, AM ; Fujimori, S ; Sitas, Nadia E Date: Sep 2017 Targets for human development are increasingly connected with targets for nature, however, existing scenarios do not explicitly address this relationship. Here, we outline a strategy to generate scenarios centred on our relationship with ... Read more
Navigating complexity through knowledge coproduction: Mainstreaming ecosystem services into disaster risk reduction

Author: Reyers, B ; Nel, JL ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Sitas, Nadia E ; Nel, DC Date: Jun 2015 Achieving the policy and practice shifts needed to secure ecosystem services is hampered by the inherent complexities of ecosystem services and their management. Methods for the participatory production and exchange of knowledge offer an ... Read more
Opportunities and challenges for mainstreaming ecosystem services in development planning: perspectives from a landscape level

Author: Sitas, Nadia E ; Prozesky, HE ; Esler, KJ ; Reyers, B Date: Oct 2014 Despite much progress in ecosystem services research, a gap still appears to exist between this research and the implementation of landscape management and development activities on the ground, especially within a developing country context. ... Read more
Options for governance and decision-making across scales and sectors

Author: Stringer, LC ; Osman-Elasha, B ; DeClerck, F ; Ayuke, FO ; Gebremikaal, MB ; Barau, AS ; Denboba, MA ; Diallo, MA ; Molua, EL ; Sitas, Nadia E Date: Nov 2018 African populations share a close relationship with, and are highly dependent on, biodiversity and ecosystem services. A major challenge lies in managing and governing this human-environment relationship for Africa’s transformation towards ... Read more
Strategic water source areas for urban water security: Making the connection between protecting ecosystems and benefiting from their services

Author: Nel, JL ; Le Maitre, David C ; Roux, DJ ; Colvin, C ; Smith, JS ; Smith-Adao, Lindie B ; Maherry, A ; Sitas, Nadia E Date: 2017 Strategic water source areas are those areas that have a relatively high natural runoff in the region of interest, which is made accessible for supporting the region’s population or economy. These areas contribute substantially to development ... Read more
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: A SWOT analysis of the ecosystem services framework

Author: Bull, JW ; Jobstvogt, N ; Böhnke-Henrichs, A ; Mascarenhas, A ; Sitas, Nadia E ; Lambini, CK ; Rawlins, M ; Baral, H ; Zähringer, J ; Carter-Silk, E ; Balzan, MV ; Kenter, JO ; Häyhä, TK ; Petz, K ; Koss, R Date: Feb 2016 The ecosystem services concept (ES) is becoming a cornerstone of contemporary sustainability thought. Challenges with this concept and its applications are well documented, but have not yet been systematically assessed alongside strengths and ... Read more

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