Complex Systems in Transition – Stellenbosch Centre for Complex Systems in Transition

Debates centred on the role of recreational hunting in supporting nature conservation and local people’s livelihoods are among the most polarising in conservation today.

We used a vast body of information to summarise the diverse implications of hunting for nature conservation and the livelihoods of people.

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CST Co-Director awarded NRF A-rating

An A-rating is awarded to researchers who are unequivocally recognised by their peers as leading international scholars in their field for the high quality and impact of their recent research outputs.

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CST Co-Director listed again as one of the world's top cited researchers

The list identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication.

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Bold steps to stimulate a changed economy

An alternative economic strategy for South Africa could see GDP doubling in 10 years, 10-million people moving out of poverty, and unemployment cut by two-thirds to 12% by 2030.

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The integrity of science is crucial in pandemic times

It has become routine to disseminate scientific data before they have been peer-reviewed by experts in the field. We do this at our peril.

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Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast

Urgent steps must be taken this year to bring the cheapest and most reliable energy on to the grid within the next three years.

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THE RESILIENCE HUB IS LIVE

The Resilience Hub has launched, offering an online gateway to exploring resilience practice in southern Africa.

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CALL FOR DST/NRF SARChI-funded PhD APPLICATIONS

We seek motivated individuals interested to pursue a PhD linked to two projects, namely the Seeds of Good Anthropocenes initiative and the Social‐ecological regime shifts in the Anthropocene project.

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CST researchers invited to join the Club of Rome

Mark Swilling and Rika Presier have been invited to full membership of the Club of Rome.

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Investing in renewables is a no-brainer

We could be on the verge of launching the most ambitious industrialisation programme since 1994.

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CST Publications

CST Researchers have authored a number of toolkits, policy briefs and research insights. Access them here.

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Humans need to do better if we’re to avoid ocean system collapse

The paper titled A transition to sustainable ocean governance describes three key transition pathways for the complex ocean systems to a more sustainable future.

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Latest News

CST awarded USF Seminar Series Award

The CST is the recipient of one of fourteen new Seminar Series Awards, awarded by the Urban Studies Foundation, which will run until the end of 2022.

Recreational hunting, conservation and livelihoods: no clear evidence trail

In sub-Saharan Africa, almost 1,400,000 km² of land spread across many countries — from Kenya to South Africa — is dedicated to “trophy” (recreational) hunting. Debates centred on the role of recreational hunting in supporting nature conservation and local people’s livelihoods are among the most polarising in conservation today.

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Events

CST WEBINAR SERIES: ‘Slowly Slowly The Egg Begins to Walk’ — Reflections on the Ethiopian conflict

Thursday, April 8th from 16:00—17:00 (GMT+2)
Online

MONACO OCEAN WEEK: Which knowledge for which sustainable ocean governance?

Friday, March 26th from 15:30—17:30 (GMT+2)
Online

CST WEBINAR SERIES: Applying Systems Thinking to Managing Projects

Thursday, March 25th from 13:00—14:00 (GMT+2)
Online

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Blog Posts

(Re)imagining youth visions of nature-futures in the Global South

We need visions of nature-futures as imagined by the youth (aged 18-30yrs), who will be the stewards of our planet in decades to come. And importantly, we need more visions of the future that are inspired by the lives and experiences of youth from the Global South.

Coordinating food systems for Sonderwater

Young, promising ecologist Reinhold Mangundu has been running and coordinating an initiative of the Progress Namibia Project which seeks to improve the food systems of the Sonderwater Community.

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Debates centred on the role of recreational hunting in supporting nature conservation and local people’s livelihoods are among the most polarising in conservation today.

We used a vast body of information to summarise the diverse implications of hunting for nature conservation and the livelihoods of people.

CST Co-Director awarded NRF A-rating

An A-rating is awarded to researchers who are unequivocally recognised by their peers as leading international scholars in their field for the high quality and impact of their recent research outputs.

CST Co-Director listed again as one of the world's top cited researchers

The list identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication.

Bold steps to stimulate a changed economy

An alternative economic strategy for South Africa could see GDP doubling in 10 years, 10-million people moving out of poverty, and unemployment cut by two-thirds to 12% by 2030.

The integrity of science is crucial in pandemic times

It has become routine to disseminate scientific data before they have been peer-reviewed by experts in the field. We do this at our peril.

Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast

Urgent steps must be taken this year to bring the cheapest and most reliable energy on to the grid within the next three years.

THE RESILIENCE HUB IS LIVE

The Resilience Hub has launched, offering an online gateway to exploring resilience practice in southern Africa.

CALL FOR DST/NRF SARChI-funded PhD APPLICATIONS

We seek motivated individuals interested to pursue a PhD linked to two projects, namely the Seeds of Good Anthropocenes initiative and the Social‐ecological regime shifts in the Anthropocene project.

CST researchers invited to join the Club of Rome

Mark Swilling and Rika Presier have been invited to full membership of the Club of Rome.

Investing in renewables is a no-brainer

We could be on the verge of launching the most ambitious industrialisation programme since 1994.

CST Publications

CST Researchers have authored a number of toolkits, policy briefs and research insights. Access them here.

Humans need to do better if we’re to avoid ocean system collapse

The paper titled A transition to sustainable ocean governance describes three key transition pathways for the complex ocean systems to a more sustainable future.