Browsing by Subject "Ecosystem services"
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The 2019 review of IPBES and future priorities: reaching beyond assessment to enhance policy impact
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)The Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent scientific body focused on assessing the state of the world’s ecosystem services and biodiversity. IPBES members ... -
Assessing ecosystem services in the Fafung community of the North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Fafung is a deep rural community in South Africa’s North West Province that borders on the Borakalalo Nature Reserve. As with many communities of its kind, Fafung faces several needs and challenges such as unemployment, ... -
The concept of ecosystem services in adaptive urban planning and design: a framework for supporting innovation
(Elsevier, 2014)Recent research and professional interest in planning for sustainable and resilient cities emphasizes the assessment of a broad spectrum of urban ecosystem services. While such assessments are useful to establish specific ... -
Diversity patterns of plants and arthropods in soybean agroecosystems in the grassland biome of South Africa
(Smujo, 2020)Soybean is widely cultivated in the grassland biome of South Africa (ca. 800 000 ha per annum). Yet the possible effects that large-scale cultivation of soybean has on biodiversity in adjacent habitat are not fully ... -
Ecological risk assessment of amphibians in the Phongolo River floodplain
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The Phongolo River floodplain in South Africa hosts the highest floodplain biodiversity in the country, while also being highly utilised for commercial and subsistence agriculture. The floodplain falls within the malaria ... -
Ecosystem services and international water law: towards a more effective determination and implementation of equity?
(2013)Interest in an ecological- or an ecosystem-centred approach to natural resource management is not new, and in the case of water management has been very well emphasised for many decades. Recently however, a new focus has ... -
Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in African countries: perspectives and challenges
(Springer Verlag, 2013)The concept of ecosystem goods and services is increasingly used to describe how biodiversity and ecosystems are linked to human well-being and that it should be placed at the core of sustainable urban development. ... -
Evaluating the spatial and environmental benefits of green space : an international and local comparison on rural areas
(2015)In South Africa, urbanized environments are often studied individually, not taking the surrounding natural environment into account (McConnachie and Shackleton, 2012: 2). Current approaches focussing on the integration ... -
Garden ecosystem services of Sub-Saharan Africa and the role of health clinic gardens as social-ecological systems
(Elsevier, 2018)Rapid urbanization is predicted to take place in Africa in the near future and currently stressed cities will be even more overburdened in terms of pressure on green areas and increasing urban poverty. Effectively planning ... -
The integration of Urban Planning and Urban Ecology : investigating multi-functionality and ecosystem services
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This research departs from the understanding that ecological considerations should be an integral part of the thinking and decision-making processes of urban planners. These considerations emanate from the certainty that ...