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The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice

Ecosystems and People, 2023
Sustainability-focused research networks and communities of practice have emerged as a key response and strategy to build capacity and knowledge to support transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures.
Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, Belinda Reyers, Ryan Blanchard, Hayley Clements, Jessica Cockburn, Graeme S. Cumming, Georgina Cundill, Alta de Vos, Luthando Dziba, Karen J. Esler, Christo Fabricius, Maike Hamann, Rebecka Henriksson, Karen Kotschy, Regina Lindborg, Linda Luvuno, Vanessa Masterson, Jeanne L. Nel, Patrick O’Farrell, Carolyn G. Palmer, Laura Pereira, Sharon Pollard, Rika Preiser, Dirk J. Roux, Robert J. Scholes, Odirilwe Selomane, Charlie Shackleton, Sheona Shackleton, Nadia Sitas, Jasper A. Slingsby, Marja Spierenburg, Maria Tengö   +31 more
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The transition to agricultural sustainability [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1999
The transition to sustainable growth in agricultural production during the 21st century will take place within the context of a transition to a stable population and a possible transition to a stable level of material consumption. If the world fails to successfully navigate a transition to sustainable growth in agricultural production, the failure
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Hailstorms Damage and Resilience-Building in South Africa’s Key Tourism Destinations and Attractions [PDF]

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023
Hailstorm research in tourism remains scant despite growing evidence of increasing hailstorms and associated damages to destinations and attractions due to climate change.
Catherine Kifworo, Kaitano Dube, Godwell Nhamo   +2 more
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The Great O.R. Tambo International Airport Flood: Dealing with the Harsh Realities of Climate-induced Extreme Weather Events [PDF]

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023
Climate-related extreme flooding at airports is commonly associated with sea level rise. However, more and more airport floods occur on these tourism assets, even inland.
Tawanda Makuyana, Godwell Nhamo, Kaitano Dube   +2 more
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Transitions to freshwater sustainability [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
Fundamental transitions in natural resources technologies, institutions, and management approaches are often difficult to see in advance, or even in the midst, of actual changes. Such a transformation now appears to be underway for freshwater resources, driven by increasingly severe water-related crises around the world.
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Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society

Ecosystems and People, 2022
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. To date, much SES research has been done
Reinette Biggs, Hayley S. Clements, Graeme S. Cumming, Georgina Cundill, Alta de Vos, Maike Hamann, Linda Luvuno, Dirk J. Roux, Odirilwe Selomane, Ryan Blanchard, Jessica Cockburn, Luthando Dziba, Karen J. Esler, Christo Fabricius, Rebecka Henriksson, Karen Kotschy, Regina Lindborg, Vanessa A. Masterson, Jeanne L. Nel, Patrick O’Farrell, Carolyn G. Palmer, Laura Pereira, Sharon Pollard, Rika Preiser, Robert J. Scholes, Charlie Shackleton, Sheona Shackleton, Nadia Sitas, Jasper A. Slingsby, Marja Spierenburg, Maria Tengö, Belinda Reyers   +31 more
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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 Africa

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
There is increasing interest in the potential of private land conservation areas (PLCAs) as a complementary biodiversity conservation strategy to state-owned protected areas.
Tafadzwa Shumba, Alta De Vos, Reinette Biggs, Karen J. Esler, Hayley S. Clements   +4 more
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Transitioning to sustainable academic conferences needs more experimentation and reflection

Global Sustainability, 2023
Non-technical summary Accelerated decarbonization of academic conferences is necessary and urgent. Despite the window of opportunity that COVID-19 created for rethinking conferences, there is a risk of slipping back into old habits now that restrictions
Rob Raven, Paris Hadfield, Brianna Butler, Jennifer Eagleton, Gael Giraud, Merin Jacob, Jochen Markard, Katharina Schiller, Mark Swilling, Mapula Tshangela   +9 more
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Axes of contestation in sustainability transitions [PDF]

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2022
Research in sustainability transitions increasingly acknowledges that the structural characteristics of socio-technical systems differ. However, little attention has been paid to the specific transition dynamics that can result from this structural variation.
Stine Madsen, Johan Miörner, Teis Hansen   +2 more
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Engaging with complexity in resilience practice

Ecology and Society, 2021
In a complex and turbulent world, there is heightened interest in managing for resilience. However, resilience guides, particularly those used in the development field, often lack a theoretical grounding in complex adaptive systems.
My M. Sellberg, Allyson Quinlan, Rika Preiser, Katja Malmborg, Garry D. Peterson   +4 more
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