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The Application of Paleoenvironmental Research in Supporting Land Management Approaches and Conservation in South Africa
Research into past environments and climates of South Africa has significantly grown in recent decades, owing to its rich archeological heritage and...
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A New Era of Earth Observation for the Environment: Spatio-Temporal Monitoring Capabilities for Land Degradation
Land degradation can be defined as a persistent reduction or loss of the biological and economic productivity resulting from climatic variations and...
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Projections of Future Climate Change in Southern Africa and the Potential for Regional Tip** Points
Southern Africa is a climate change hotspot with projected warming and drying trends amplifying stresses in a naturally warm, dry and water-stressed...
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Regional Land–Atmosphere Interactions in Southern Africa: Potential Impact and Sensitivity of Forest and Plantation Change
Southern Africa is experiencing increasing land transformation and natural vegetation losses. Deforestation is one type of this land degradation...
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Potential of Improved Technologies to Enhance Land Management Practices of Small-Scale Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa
In this chapter, we explore how, in the face of increasing climatic risks and resource limitations, improved agro-technologies can support...
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions in Southern African Savanna Rangelands: Threats, Impacts and Solutions
Savanna rangelands provide diverse communities across southern Africa with livestock and wildlife-based livelihoods, as well as extensive ecosystem...
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Studies of the Ecology of the Benguela Current Upwelling System: The TRAFFIC Approach
Under the umbrella of SPACES (Science Partnerships for the Adaptation to Complex Earth System Processes in Southern Africa), several marine projects...
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Soil Erosion Research and Soil Conservation Policy in South Africa
Soil erosion has been identified as an issue in South African farming for more than a century. Erosion of land surfaces by water or wind is a natural...
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The Need for Sustainable Agricultural Land-Use Systems: Benefits from Integrated Agroforestry Systems
This chapter introduces the different agroforestry systems (AFSs) as part of the diversification of agricultural landscapes and gives examples of...
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Catchment and Depositional Studies for the Reconstruction of Past Environmental Change in Southern Africa
Terrestrial signals in marine sedimentary archives are often used for reconstructing past environments, vegetation and climate, as well as for...
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The Marine Carbon Footprint: Challenges in the Quantification of the CO2 Uptake by the Biological Carbon Pump in the Benguela Upwelling System
Quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for mitigating global warming, and has become the task of individual countries assigned to...
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The Role of Endemism and Biodiversity Hotspots in Conservation: A Case Study with Neotropical Leaf Litter Weevils
Neotropical montane ecosystems are currently experiencing drastic environmental alterations due to climate change. Cold and moist high-elevation...
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Desertification
Desertification is a growing global concern as climate change and poor land management practices turn once fertile lands to desert. The concern is...
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Urban Air Quality
In many urban areas, a perfect storm of vehicle emissions, pollutants released during power generation, industrial emissions, and pollutants from...
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Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects in the Neotropics: Perspectives and Challenges
This chapter is aimed to provide an assessment of the conservation status of Neotropical aquatic insects. Thus, we outline the taxonomic and...
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Arachnids at the Edge: View and Perspectives, with Emphasis on Spiders and Scorpions
Arachnids are a diverse group of arthropods, represented by well-known organisms like spiders, with 51,164 species described to date, and scorpions,...
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Habitat Fragmentation and Insect Biodiversity Change in Mexican Landscapes
The long-term and large-scale cause of habitat fragmentation and loss is determined by human intervention, primarily due to the expansion of...
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Limestone Mining in the Himalayas: Advancing Adaptive Governance for Ecological and Socioeconomic Resilience
The Himalayan region, recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot, faces the dual challenge of promoting economic growth while ensuring ecological...
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Wetlands in the Campos Sulinos: Diversity, Functions, and Threats
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the earth, with enormous ecological and social importance. Here, we cover most of the recent...
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Soil Carbon Stocks in the Brazilian Pampa: An Update
The grasslands in Southern Brazil have been been used for cattle ranching for more than 300 years. More recently, it has been recognized that these...