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Assessing the outcomes of implementing natural open space plans in a Global South cityWessels, N., Sitas, N., O'Farrell, P., and Esler, K.J.Publication: Landscape and Urban Planning 2021 - Journal Articles We present a practical approach to assess the outcomes of implementing natural open space plans in urban areas, especially for the local (municipal) level where resource challenges may hinder assessment. |
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Grounding global environmental assessments through bottom-up futures based on local practices and perspectivesPereira, L., Asrar, G., Bhargava, R., Fisher, L., Hsu, A., Jabbour, J., Nel, J., Selomane, O., Sitas, N., Trisos, C., Ward, J., van den Ende, M., Vervoort, J. & Weinfurter, A.Publication: Sustainability Science 2021 - Journal Articles The rapid pace and scale of societal and environmental changes in the anthropocene necessitate important changes in how integrated scientific assessments are carried out to account for such changes from local to regional and global levels. Contemporary global environmental assessments are shifting focus from only synthesizing the current state of knowledge towards understanding transformations and interventions needed to mitigate and manage environmental risks |
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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. |