The relevance of ecosystem services to land reform policies: Insights from South Africa

Clements, Hayley S; de Vos, Alta; Bezerra, Joana C; Coetzer, Kaera; Maciejewski, Kristine; Mograbi, Penelope J; Shackleton, Charlie M

Title: The relevance of ecosystem services to land reform policies: Insights from South Africa
Creator: Clements, Hayley S
Creator: de Vos, Alta
Creator: Bezerra, Joana C
Creator: Coetzer, Kaera
Creator: Maciejewski, Kristine
Creator: Mograbi, Penelope J
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M
Date Issued: 2021
Date: 2021
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175767
Identifier: vital:42622
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104939
Description: Land reform is an important socio-political strategy in many countries. Despite the importance of ecosystem health in attaining land reform objectives, human-nature interactions have been largely absent from contemporary land reform discussions. In this perspectives paper, we highlight why land reform programmes could benefit from considering ecosystem services in their planning processes, to better achieve their goals of socio-economic development and equity. Drawing on examples from South Africa, we argue that an ecosystem services lens can help achieve equity in land reform programmes by providing insight into how land-use legacies and the multi-functional nature of landscapes influence who benefits from land reform across space and through time.
Format: 11 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Land Use Policy
Relation: Clements, H.S., De Vos, A., Bezerra, J.C., Coetzer, K., Maciejewski, K., Mograbi, P.J. and Shackleton, C., 2021. The relevance of ecosystem services to land reform policies: Insights from South Africa. Land Use Policy, 100, p.104939.
Relation: Land Use Policy volume 100 number p. 104939 2021 0264-8377
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