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Ecosystem change and society in southern and western Africa

Biggs R., Ducrot R., Daré W.. 2014. In : Resilience and development: mobilising for transformation. Villeurbanne : Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe, p. 774-775. Resilience Alliance 2014, 2014-05-04/2014-05-08, Montpellier (France).

This two hour sessions includes two different parts: - A specific session of the Southern African Program on Ecosystems Change and Society (SAPECS) - A second part presenting socio-ecosystem changes and resilience in Sub-Sahara Africa through different disciplinary lenses. Part 1: Supporting social-ecological stewardship and finding pathways out of poverty: The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (SAPECS) ? Coordination Dr Oonsie Biggs A defining challenge of the 21st century is to find new pathways for large-scale societal transformation out of poverty that significantly reduce the impact of human activities on the Earth system. This challenge is particularly acute in southern Africa, which contains some of the world's most biodiverse and least impacted ecosystems, but where many people still live below the poverty line. The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (SAPECS) is a transdisciplinary research program that aims to contribute to this challenge by better understanding: How changes in social-ecological systems (SES) and ecosystem services influence human wellbeing and equity, with an emphasis on poverty and inequality How the dynamics of SES in southern African are shaped by structures and processes at interconnected local, regional and global scales, as well as over a range of timescales How governance and management institutions and practices affect SES, including the capacity for learning and transformation Potential traps and transformations in the structure and dynamics of SES, and the consequences of different development trajectories How knowledge can be mainstreamed into policy and practice to achieve tangible impact and effect change in SES governance How transdisciplinary, collaborative approaches can be best applied, including transdisciplinary graduate training. SAPECS is linked to the international Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS), a 10-year research initiative within the ICSU global change pr

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