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

Biggs, Reinette; Reyers, Belinda; Blanchard, Ryan; Clements, Hayley S; Cockburn, Jessica J; Cumming, Graeme S; Cundill, Georgina; de Vos, Alta; Dziba, Luthando E; Esler, Karen J; Fabricius, Christo; Hamann, Maike; Henriksson, Rebecka; Kotschy, Karen; Lindborg, Regina; Luvuno, Linda; Masterson, Vanessa A; Nel, Jeanne L; O'Farrell, Patrick; Palmer, Carolyn G; Pereira, Laura; Pollard, Sharon; Preiser, Rika; Roux, Dirk J; Scholes, Robert J; Selomane, Odirlwe; Shackleton, Charlie M; Shackleton, Sheona E; Sitas, Nadia; Slingsby, Jasper A; Spierenburg, Marja; Tengö, Maria

Title: The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice
Creator: Biggs, Reinette, Reyers, Belinda, Blanchard, Ryan, Clements, Hayley S, Cockburn, Jessica J, Cumming, Graeme S, Cundill, Georgina, de Vos, Alta, Dziba, Luthando E, Esler, Karen J, Fabricius, Christo, Hamann, Maike, Henriksson, Rebecka, Kotschy, Karen, Lindborg, Regina, Luvuno, Linda, Masterson, Vanessa A, Nel, Jeanne L, O'Farrell, Patrick, Palmer, Carolyn G, Pereira, Laura, Pollard, Sharon, Preiser, Rika, Roux, Dirk J, Scholes, Robert J, Selomane, Odirlwe, Shackleton, Charlie M, Shackleton, Sheona E, Sitas, Nadia, Slingsby, Jasper A, Spierenburg, Marja, Tengö, Maria
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2023
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/401330
Identifier: vital:69726
Identifier: xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2150317"
Description: 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. This paper synthesises insights from the development of a community of practice on social-ecological systems (SES) research in southern Africa over the past decade, linked to the international Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS). This community consists of a network of researchers who carry out place-based SES research in the southern African region. They interact through various cross-cutting working groups and also host a variety of public colloquia and student and practitioner training events. Known as the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (SAPECS), its core objectives are to: (1) derive new approaches and empirical insights on SES dynamics in the southern African context; (2) have a tangible impact by mainstreaming knowledge into policy and practice; and (3) grow the community of practice engaged in SES research and governance, including researchers, students and practitioners. This paper reflects on experiences in building the SAPECS community, with the aim of supporting the development of similar networks elsewhere in the world, particularly in the Global South.
Format: computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (11 pages), pdf
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Language: English
Relation: Ecosystems and People, Biggs, R., Reyers, B., Blanchard, R., Clements, H., Cockburn, J., Cumming, G.S., Cundill, G., de Vos, A., Dziba, L., Esler, K.J. and Fabricius, C., 2023. The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice. Ecosystems and People, 19(1), p.2150317, Ecosystems and People volume 19 number 1 p. 2150317 2023 2639-5916
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