Prof. Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs

SARChI Chair in Social-Ecological Systems (SES) and Resilience




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Profile

The SARChI Chair in Social-Ecological Systems (SES) and Resilience focuses on four themes: i) advancing the theory and methods related to SES and resilience; ii) analysing and documenting social-ecological regime shifts and tipping points in SES; iii) analysing and facilitating sustainability transformations in SES; and iv) supporting the development of regional and global networks for SES, and resilience research and practice. The work of this Chair is embedded in knowledge-coproduction processes and collaboration with local and international partners and networks to advance research and the implementation of resilience-building practices regionally and globally.