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
Creator: Reyers, Belinda
Creator: Blanchard, Ryan
Creator: Clements, Hayley S
Creator: Cockburn, Jessica J
Creator: Cumming, Graeme S
Creator: Cundill, Georgina
Creator: de Vos, Alta
Creator: Dziba, Luthando E
Creator: Esler, Karen J
Creator: Fabricius, Christo
Creator: Hamann, Maike
Creator: Henriksson, Rebecka
Creator: Kotschy, Karen
Creator: Lindborg, Regina
Creator: Luvuno, Linda
Creator: Masterson, Vanessa A
Creator: Nel, Jeanne L
Creator: O'Farrell, Patrick
Creator: Palmer, Carolyn G
Creator: Pereira, Laura
Creator: Pollard, Sharon
Creator: Preiser, Rika
Creator: Roux, Dirk J
Creator: Scholes, Robert J
Creator: Selomane, Odirlwe
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M
Creator: Shackleton, Sheona E
Creator: Sitas, Nadia
Creator: Slingsby, Jasper A
Creator: Spierenburg, Marja
Creator: Tengö, Maria
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2023
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
Format: online resource
Format: application/pdf
Format: 1 online resource (11 pages)
Format: pdf
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Language: English
Relation: Ecosystems and People
Relation: 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
Relation: Ecosystems and People volume 19 number 1 p. 2150317 2023 2639-5916
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