A5050690587- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Forest Management and Policy
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Mining and Resource Management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Community Health and Development
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Marine and fisheries research
- European and International Law Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- International Arbitration and Investment Law
International Development Research Centre
2017-2025
Rhodes University
2009-2018
Instituto de Estudios Avanzados
2010-2011
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2009
Reed, M. S., A. C. Evely, G. Cundill, I. Fazey, J. Glass, Laing, Newig, B. Parrish, Prell, Raymond, and L. Stringer. 2010. What is social learning? Ecology Society 15(4): r1. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03564-1504r01
Enhancing the resilience of ecosystem services (ES) that underpin human well-being is critical for meeting current and future societal needs, requires specific governance management policies. Using literature, we identify seven generic policy-relevant principles enhancing desired ES in face disturbance ongoing change social-ecological systems (SES). These are (P1) maintain diversity redundancy, (P2) manage connectivity, (P3) slow variables feedbacks, (P4) foster an understanding SES as...
Fabricius, C., C. Folke, G. Cundill, and L. Schultz. 2007. Powerless spectators, coping actors, adaptive co-managers: a synthesis of the role communities in ecosystem management. Ecology Society 12(1): 29. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02072-120129
Biggs, R., C. Raudsepp-Hearne, Atkinson-Palombo, E. Bohensky, Boyd, G. Cundill, H. Fox, S. Ingram, K. Kok, Spehar, M. Tengö, D. Timmer, and Zurek 2007. Linking futures across scales: a dialog on multiscale scenarios. Ecology Society 12(1): 17. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02051-120117
Abstract: The success of adaptive management in conservation has been questioned and the objective‐based paradigm on which it is based heavily criticized. Soft systems thinking social‐learning theory expose errors assumption that complex can be dispassionately managed by objective observers highlight fact a social process objectives are contested learning context dependent. We used these insights to rethink way focuses processes involved decision making. Our approach following assumptions:...
The governance outcomes of natural resource co-management have been neither systematically monitored nor rigorously assessed.We identified system attributes and key variables that could form the basis for monitoring dimension adaptive co-management.A methodology collaboratively these was tested in four localities South Africa.Our results suggest creating conditions facilitate self-organization, particularly cross-scale institutional linkages, is major challenge facing attempts to initiate...
Transdisciplinary research practice has become a core element of global sustainability science.Transdisciplinary brings with it an expectation that people different backgrounds and interests will learn together through collective problem solving innovation.Here we introduce the concept "transdisciplinary communities practice, " draw on both situated learning theory transdisciplinary to identify three key lessons for working in, managing, or funding such groups.(1) Opportunities need be...
Although adaptation to climate change is vital in vulnerable developing country communities, there are limits what these communities can do autonomously. Many face existing challenges such as poverty, food insecurity and lack of resources. Hence, seems be a logical case for planned community-based (CBA) contexts, but limited empirical evidence CBA countries. Numerous barriers hinder the implementation CBA. This systematic literature review investigated how they influence adaptation....
Adaptive management is often advocated as a solution to understanding and managing complexity in social-ecological systems.Given the centrality of learning adaptive management, it remains unclear how understood occur, who learns, what they learn about, learn.We conducted systematic review using Thomson Reuters Web Science, searched specifically for examples practical implementation between 2011 2013, i.e., excluding articles that suggested frameworks, models, or recommendations future...
Mobility is a key livelihood and risk management strategy, including in the context of climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced long standing concerns that migrant populations remain largely overlooked economic development, adaptation to change, spatial planning. We synthesize evidence across multiple studies confirms overwhelming preponderance in-country short distance rather than international migration change hotspots Asia Africa. emerging findings highlight critical...
An increasing number of research programs seek to support adaptation climate change through the engagement large-scale transdisciplinary networks that span countries and continents. While processes have been a topic reflection, practice, refinement for some time, these trends now mean global community needs reflect learn how pursue collaborative on large scale. This paper shares insights from seven-year program supports collaboration between more than 450 researchers practitioners across...
Learning provides the basis for fostering transitions toward adaptive comanagement.Understanding ways in which arenas collaboration and learning are created, outcomes of these processes different contexts, is therefore crucial.This paper presents results an experimental research process that identified a small set key variables influence effective learning, tested methodology monitoring collaborative way three case studies South Africa.The this study was sensitive enough to register change...
Concerns about ecological degradation and social inequalities have prompted increasing calls for stewardship in the social–ecological systems sustainability science literature. However, how can ideals of be realised practice? The links between theory practice are under-developed, research to support place-based is limited. We therefore bring together complementary perspectives guide on context multifunctional landscapes. unpack synthesise literature stewardship, landscapes, collaboration...
This paper applies a scoping review approach to inductively assess the evolution of empirical adaptation research in global South over period 2010 2020 using, as indicators literature, three leading journals covering different scales analysis: Global Environmental Change, Regional Change and Climate Development. The confirms that previous calls for an increase have been heeded. Research covers both policy practice, also scales, with particular focus on agricultural rural settings. There is...
Abstract Relational values feature prominently in recent international efforts to protect global biodiversity. In this article, we provide a conceptual approach for researchers, facilitators and policy‐makers adequately represent place‐based relational assessments of nature's value that inform practice policy. We suggest employing horizontal portability as an alternative complement the dominant mode assessing via vertical subsumption. Vertical subsumption is process through which particular...
ABSTRACT There is a well‐acknowledged communication or knowledge gap between scientists and decision‐makers. Many who take on the challenge of narrowing this operate understanding that their role to communicate findings in one‐way flow information: from science However, be effective must engage an ongoing social learning process with decision‐makers, regard themselves as facilitators, also one among many stakeholders have valid important ecological knowledge. The developing world poses some...