Centre for Sustainability Transitions – Stellenbosch Centre for Sustainability Transitions

CST boasts 3 of SA’s 5 lead IPBES authors

The role of coordinating lead authors is an important and relatively high profile one, as they work closely with the assessment Chairs to lead and convene the overall assessment reports by coordinating a large group of lead, contributing authors and fellows under each chapter.

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Ukraine-Russia Conflict: What does it mean for Africa?

Listen to this webinar recording discussing implications that the Russian invasion of the Ukraine might have for African countries, especially in light of the Russia-Africa Summit planned for November 2022.

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CST offers (free) online short course on anticipatory governance

The self-paced online course, offered for free on the UNESCO Open Learning platform, is available until 31 March 2022.

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CST Co-director listed as one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers of 2021

Of the world’s scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers truly are one in 1,000.

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CST Researcher co-authors report detailing important new insights on the climate

Leading researchers at COP26 highlight urgent and interconnected risks/solutions in 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2021

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New publication highlights Maties researchers' role in fight against COVID-19

The latest edition of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) multi-award winning publication Research at Stellenbosch University is now available and features the work of Dr Hayley Clements of the CST.

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Biodiversity Intactness Index bridges the gap between Africa’s decision makers and biodiversity experts

The Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) is a simple and practical tool that bridges the gap between biodiversity experts and decision makers.

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The CST’s Rika Preiser has been awarded a fellowship at the Peter Wall lnstitute for Advanced Studies at the University of British Columbia.

The Wall Scholars Program offers scholars from all disciplines and career stages a year-long residence at the Institute to engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary research that challenges and expands their ways of thinking.

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New Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems

The first book to provide a guide and introduction specifically focused on methods for studying social-ecological systems, or SES, has been published

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Researchers develop new software for designing sustainable cities

By 2050, more than 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. Natural Capital Project researchers have developed software that shows city planners where to invest in nature to improve people’s lives and save billions of dollars.

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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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The CST is a world class research and teaching hub ideally positioned to combine cutting edge research with transformative, place-based learning to produce the kind of knowledge, capacities, and people required to advance sustainability transitions across a wide range of fields within the South African, broader African, and global contexts.

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CST boasts 3 of SA’s 5 lead IPBES authors

They are among five South African researchers who will be fulfilling coordinating lead author roles in these assessments.

Youth Nature Futures for Southern Africa

To capture visions of nature-futures as imagined by youth from the Global South, the CST facilitated a series of online events in 2021 with youth organisations and networks operating in southern Africa.

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Events

CST WEBINAR: Toward just environmental futures: exploring the equity dimensions of nature-based solutions in cities.

Thursday 3 March 2022
16:00 - 17:30

CST WEBINAR: What does the Russia-Ukrainian conflict mean for Africa?

Toward Just Environmental Futures: Exploring the Equity Dimensions of Nature-Based Solutions in Cities

16:00 SAST, March 3, 2022
Online

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Blog Posts

South Africa’s contested transition to energy democracy

A collection of insights emerging from the national large-scale renewable energy programme.

How African knowledge systems could breathe new life into Western sustainability science solutions

The colonisation of science that has been steadily taking place for about five centuries means that a whole body of work, in particular indigenous knowledge, has been omitted from the global knowledge library. This means that even though our global problems are diverse, the solutions being offered are mostly singular, viewed through a homogenisation lens that misrepresents reality.

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CST boasts 3 of SA’s 5 lead IPBES authors

The role of coordinating lead authors is an important and relatively high profile one, as they work closely with the assessment Chairs to lead and convene the overall assessment reports by coordinating a large group of lead, contributing authors and fellows under each chapter.

Ukraine-Russia Conflict: What does it mean for Africa?

Listen to this webinar recording discussing implications that the Russian invasion of the Ukraine might have for African countries, especially in light of the Russia-Africa Summit planned for November 2022.

CST offers (free) online short course on anticipatory governance

The self-paced online course, offered for free on the UNESCO Open Learning platform, is available until 31 March 2022.

CST Co-director listed as one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers of 2021

Of the world’s scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers truly are one in 1,000.

CST Researcher co-authors report detailing important new insights on the climate

Leading researchers at COP26 highlight urgent and interconnected risks/solutions in 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2021

New publication highlights Maties researchers' role in fight against COVID-19

The latest edition of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) multi-award winning publication Research at Stellenbosch University is now available and features the work of Dr Hayley Clements of the CST.

Biodiversity Intactness Index bridges the gap between Africa’s decision makers and biodiversity experts

The Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) is a simple and practical tool that bridges the gap between biodiversity experts and decision makers.

The CST’s Rika Preiser has been awarded a fellowship at the Peter Wall lnstitute for Advanced Studies at the University of British Columbia.

The Wall Scholars Program offers scholars from all disciplines and career stages a year-long residence at the Institute to engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary research that challenges and expands their ways of thinking.

New Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems

The first book to provide a guide and introduction specifically focused on methods for studying social-ecological systems, or SES, has been published

Researchers develop new software for designing sustainable cities

By 2050, more than 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. Natural Capital Project researchers have developed software that shows city planners where to invest in nature to improve people’s lives and save billions of dollars.

CST Publications

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

Latest News

CST boasts 3 of SA’s 5 lead IPBES authors

Youth Nature Futures for Southern Africa

Events

CST WEBINAR: Toward just environmental futures: exploring the equity dimensions of nature-based solutions in cities.

CST WEBINAR: What does the Russia-Ukrainian conflict mean for Africa?

Toward Just Environmental Futures: Exploring the Equity Dimensions of Nature-Based Solutions in Cities

Blog Posts

South Africa’s contested transition to energy democracy

How African knowledge systems could breathe new life into Western sustainability science solutions

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