Egoh, Benis NO'Farrell, Patrick JCharef, AGurney, LJKoellner, TAbi, HNEgoh, Benis NWillemen, L2013-03-252013-03-252012-12Egoh, BN, O’Farrell, PJ, Charef, A, Gurney, LJ, Koellner, T, Abi, HN, Egoh,M and Willemen, L. 2012. An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods. Ecosystem Services, vol. 2, pp 71-812212-0416http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041612000307http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6596Copyright: 2012 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Ecosystem Services, vol. 2, pp 71-81Scientific work on ecosystem services has been growing globally as well as in Africa. Human dependence on provisioning ecosystem services in particular is mostly acknowledged in developing countries like those in Africa, where many people are poor and reliant on natural resources. The reliance of communities on natural resources in Africa varies from place to place as aridity, vegetation and socio-economic conditions change. In the humid and forested areas in the west and central parts of Africa, food and raw materials coupled with agriculture are important ecosystem services while in the dryer arid and semi-arid countries in southern and northern Africa, tourism, water and grazing are priorities. Overexploitation of resources coupled with large scale agriculture threatens both ecosystem services and livelihoods. The need to safeguard ecosystem services is urgent. There are some efforts to safeguard ecosystem services in Africa. However, realizing benefits to livelihoods still faces serious challenges due to climate change, recent land grabbing and urbanization. These challenges are compounded by the land tenure situation in Africa. Whilst policy goals have been established at both the international and national levels the implementation of such policies and likelihood of them leading to sustainable land management for delivery of ecosystem services remains a key challenge.enBiodiversitySustainable livelihoodsMillennium Ecosystem AssessmentAfrican ecosystem servicesLand reformArticleEgoh, B. N., O'Farrell, P. J., Charef, A., Gurney, L., Koellner, T., Abi, H., ... Willemen, L. (2012). An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6596Egoh, Benis N, Patrick J O'Farrell, A Charef, LJ Gurney, T Koellner, HN Abi, Benis N Egoh, and L Willemen "An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6596Egoh BN, O'Farrell PJ, Charef A, Gurney L, Koellner T, Abi H, et al. An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6596.TY - Article AU - Egoh, Benis N AU - O'Farrell, Patrick J AU - Charef, A AU - Gurney, LJ AU - Koellner, T AU - Abi, HN AU - Egoh, Benis N AU - Willemen, L AB - Scientific work on ecosystem services has been growing globally as well as in Africa. Human dependence on provisioning ecosystem services in particular is mostly acknowledged in developing countries like those in Africa, where many people are poor and reliant on natural resources. The reliance of communities on natural resources in Africa varies from place to place as aridity, vegetation and socio-economic conditions change. In the humid and forested areas in the west and central parts of Africa, food and raw materials coupled with agriculture are important ecosystem services while in the dryer arid and semi-arid countries in southern and northern Africa, tourism, water and grazing are priorities. Overexploitation of resources coupled with large scale agriculture threatens both ecosystem services and livelihoods. The need to safeguard ecosystem services is urgent. There are some efforts to safeguard ecosystem services in Africa. However, realizing benefits to livelihoods still faces serious challenges due to climate change, recent land grabbing and urbanization. These challenges are compounded by the land tenure situation in Africa. Whilst policy goals have been established at both the international and national levels the implementation of such policies and likelihood of them leading to sustainable land management for delivery of ecosystem services remains a key challenge. DA - 2012-12 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Biodiversity KW - Sustainable livelihoods KW - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment KW - African ecosystem services KW - Land reform LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 SM - 2212-0416 T1 - An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods TI - An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6596 ER -