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Engaging with complexity in resilience practiceM.M. Sellberg, A. Quinlan, R. Preiser, K. Malmborg and G. D. PetersonPublication: Ecology and Society 2021 - Journal Articles This study synthesizes lessons from how twelve cases of social-ecological resilience practice are engaging with complexity. We assessed how each case engaged with complexity, according to a framework of six features of complex adaptive systems. The cases are situated in a diversity of contexts. |
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The influence of biophysical and socio-economic factors on the effectiveness of private land conservation areas in preventing natural land cover loss across South AfricaAlta De VosPublication: Global Ecology and Conservation 2021 - Journal Articles There is growing recognition of the potential for private land to contribute to global conservation efforts. Private land conservation areas (PLCAs) complement state-owned protected areas by increasing the total area available for biodiversity conservation, protecting species and habitats in threatened landscapes that are under-represented in state-owned protected areas and increasing the diversity of tenure types and conservation models that protect and manage biodiversity. Protected areas with different conservation models are likely to respond differently to social-ecological stressors. |
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Patchwork Earth: navigating pathways to just, thriving, and sustainable futuresElena M. Bennett, Reinette Biggs, Garry D. Peterson, and Line J. GordonPublication: One Earth 2021 - Journal Articles Different regions, with different contexts and values, will follow different sustainability transformation pathways, giving rise to tensions and opportunities as the outcomes of regional pathways interact. To navigate these changes, we need a better understanding of how regional pathways interact to produce outcomes for people and nature. |
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Advancing a toolkit of diverse futures approaches for global environmental assessmentsLaura Pereira, Jan J. Kuiper, Odirilwe Selomane, Ana Paula D. Aguiar, Ghassem R. Asrar, Elena M. Bennett, Reinette Biggs, Katherine Calvin, Steve Hedden, Angel Hsu, Jason Jabbour, Nicholas King, Alexandre C. Köberle, Paul Lucas, Jeanne Nel, Albert V. NorsPublication: Ecosystems and People 2021 - Journal Articles Can enough healthy food for all be provided while sustaining the biosphere? What role do different technologies and actors play in achieving this goal? Can globalisation enhance inclusion and respect for bio-cultural diversity? How do abrupt events affect sustainable trajectories of development, and how do we anticipate their adverse impacts? These and other sustainability questions are complex and interconnected, and answering them requires bridging diverse sources of experience and knowledge. |
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Looking across diverse food system futures: Implications for climate change and the environmentZurek, M., Hebinck, A. and Selomane, O.Publication: QOpen 2020 - Journal Articles Agriculture and food systems are in urgent need of transformation. They currently do not provide the needed food and nutrition security outcomes while having far-reaching environmental and social impacts. Many interrelated challenges obscure how to transform the agri-food system towards environmental, economic, and social sustainability. |