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List of works by Charlie M. Shackleton

'Rich man poor man' — inter-household and community factors influencing the use of wild plant resources amongst rural households in South Africa

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A spatio-temporal, landscape perspective on Acacia dealbata invasions and broader land use and cover changes in the northern Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published on 15 January 2019

Abundance and correlates of the Acacia dealbata invasion in the northern Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

Addressing constraints in promoting wild edible plants’ utilization in household nutrition: case of the Congo Basin forest area

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Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world

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African Indigenous Vegetables in Urban Agriculture

Agroforestry Tree Products (AFTPs): Targeting Poverty Reduction and Enhanced Livelihoods

article published in 2005

Annual production of harvestable deadwood in semi-arid savannas, South Africa

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Assessing climate risk to support urban forests in a changing climate

scientific article published on 19 January 2022

Assessing household food insecurity experience in the context of deforestation in Cameroon

scientific article published in 2019

Beyond Just Research: Experiences from Southern Africa in Developing Social Learning Partnerships for Resource Conservation Initiatives

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Building a Holistic Picture: An Integrative Analysis of Current and Future Prospects for Non-timber Forest Products in a Changing World

Can local use assist in controlling invasive alien species in tropical forests? The case of Lantana camara in southern India

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Changes in fuelwood use and selection following electrification in the Bushbuckridge lowveld, South Africa.

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Changes in woody community structure and composition under constrasting landuse systems in a semi-arid savanna, South Africa

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Children and Wild Foods in the Context of Deforestation in Rural Malawi.

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Children navigating rural poverty: Rural children's use of wild resources to counteract food insecurity in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Collection of urban tree products by households in poorer residential areas of three South African towns

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Community-based natural resource use and management of Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, Uganda, for livelihood benefits

scholarly article by A. Gosling et al published 6 April 2017 in Wetlands Ecology and Management

Comparative avifaunal richness and diversity in invasive <i>Acacia dealbata</i> patches and adjacent montane grasslands

scientific article published in 2022

Comparison of plant diversity in protected and communal lands in the Bushbuckridge lowveld savanna, South Africa

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Conceptualizing the human use of wild edible herbs for conservation in South African communal areas.

scientific article published on 12 October 2006

Conservation, commercialisation and confusion: harvesting of Ischyrolepis in a coastal forest, South Africa

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Contrasting architecture of key African and Australian savanna tree taxa drives intercontinental structural divergence

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Correction to: Children and Wild Foods in the Context of Deforestation in Rural Malawi.

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Correction to: Fruits of the Veld: Ecological and Socioeconomic Patterns of Natural Resource Use across South Africa

journal article from 'Human Ecology' published in 2020

Cropland Abandonment in South African Smallholder Communal Lands: Land Cover Change (1950–2010) and Farmer Perceptions of Contributing Factors

Current and potential carbon stocks of trees in urban parking lots in towns of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Deagrarianisation and forest revegetation in a biodiversity hotspot on the Wild Coast, South Africa

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Deagrarianisation and forest revegetation in a biodiversity hotspot on the Wild Coast, South Africa.

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Direct-use value of smallholder crop production in a semi-arid rural South African village

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Direct-use values of woodland resources consumed and traded in a South African village

scholarly article by Delali B. K. Dovie et al published September 2002 in International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Do Indigenous Street Trees Promote More Biodiversity than Alien Ones? Evidence Using Mistletoes and Birds in South Africa

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Does the absence of community involvement underpin the demise of urban neighbourhood parks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa?

scientific article published in 2021

Ecological Knowledge Among Communities, Managers and Scientists: Bridging Divergent Perspectives to Improve Forest Management Outcomes

scientific article published on 12 December 2015

Ecological patterns and effectiveness of protected areas in the preservation of Mimusops species’ habitats under climate change

scientific article published in 2021

Effects of the invasive shrub,Lantana camara, on soil properties in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Explaining people's perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework

Factors influencing prices of medicinal plants traded in the Lowveld, South Africa

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Food Taboos and Cultural Beliefs Influence Food Choice and Dietary Preferences among Pregnant Women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Food security in a perfect storm: using the ecosystem services framework to increase understanding

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Forest degradation and invasive species synergistically impactMimusops andongensis(Sapotaceae) in Lama Forest Reserve, Benin

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Fruits of the Veld: Ecological and Socioeconomic Patterns of Natural Resource Use across South Africa

journal article from 'Human Ecology' published in 2020

Fuelwood harvesting and selection in Valley Thicket, South Africa

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Grand Challenges in Urban Agriculture: Ecological and Social Approaches to Transformative Sustainability

scientific article published in 2021

Green Apartheid: Urban green infrastructure remains unequally distributed across income and race geographies in South Africa

scientific article published on 06 July 2020

Growth and fruit production of Sclerocarya birrea in the South African lowveld

Growth of Aloe ferox Mill. at selected sites in the Makana region of the Eastern Cape

scientific article published in 2007

Growth patterns of Pterocarpus angolensis in savannas of the South African lowveld

scholarly article by Charlie M. Shackleton published August 2002 in Forest Ecology and Management

Has deregulation of non-timber forest product controls and marketing in Orissa state (India) affected local patterns of use and marketing

article by Ajay Kumar Mahapatra & Charlie M. Shackleton published October 2011 in Forest Policy and Economics

Homestead greening is widespread amongst the urban poor in three medium-sized South African towns

scholarly article by Humphrey Kaoma & Charlie M. Shackleton published 25 April 2014 in Urban Ecosystems

Household Food Insecurity along an Agro-Ecological Gradient Influences Children's Nutritional Status in South Africa

scientific article published in January 2017

Household attributes promote diversity of tree holdings in rural areas, South Africa

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Household wealth status and natural resource use in the Kat River valley, South Africa

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How People Foraging in Urban Greenspace Can Mobilize Social–Ecological Resilience During Covid-19 and Beyond

scientific article published in 2021

Impacts of gum-resin harvest and Lantana camara invasion on the population structure and dynamics of Boswellia serrata in the Western Ghats, India

scientific article published on 12 September 2019

Integrating Local Knowledge and Forest Surveys to Assess Lantana camara Impacts on Indigenous Species Recruitment in Mazeppa Bay, South Africa

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Invasive alien species as drivers in socio-ecological systems: local adaptations towards use of Lantana in Southern India

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Is HIV/AIDS jeopardizing biodiversity?

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Is green space associated with reduced crime? A national-scale study from the Global South

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Knowledge of plant resource use based on location, gender and generation

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Knowledge onSclerocarya birreasubsp.caffrawith emphasis on its importance as a non-timber forest product in South and southern Mrica: A Summary

Knowledge, perceptions and willingness to control designated invasive tree species in urban household gardens in South Africa

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Linking poverty, HIV/AIDS and climate change to human and ecosystem vulnerability in southern Africa: consequences for livelihoods and sustainable ecosystem management

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Links between the Local Trade in Natural Products, Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in a Semi-arid Region of South Africa

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Livelihood benefits and costs from an invasive alien tree ( Acacia dealbata ) to rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Local peoples’ knowledge and perceptions of Australian wattle (<i>Acacia</i>) species invasion, ecosystem services and disservices in grassland landscapes, South Africa

scientific article published in 2023

Local setting influences the quantity of household food waste in mid-sized South African towns

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Managing regrowth of an indigenous savanna tree species (Terminalia sericea) for fuelwood: the influence of stump dimensions and post-harvest coppice pruning

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Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Minimum Dietary Diversity Scores for Women Indicate Micronutrient Adequacy and Food Insecurity Status in South African Towns

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Monetary valuation of livelihoods for understanding the composition and complexity of rural households

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More than just fields: Reframing deagrarianisation in landscapes and livelihoods

Multiple benefits and values of trees in urban landscapes in two towns in northern South Africa

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Nationwide Assessment of Population Structure, Stability and Plant Morphology of Two Mimusops Species along a Social-Ecological Gradient in Benin, West Africa

scientific article published on 17 November 2021

Nearest-neighbour analysis and the prevelance of woody plant competition in South African savannas

scientific article published in 2002

Non-timber Forest Products: Concept and Definitions

Perceptions and use of public green space is influenced by its relative abundance in two small towns in South Africa

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Population size and development history determine street tree distribution and composition within and between Eastern Cape towns, South Africa

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Positioning non-timber forest products on the development agenda

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Production of and trade in African indigenous vegetables in the urban and peri-urban areas of Durban, South Africa

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Public green space inequality in small towns in South Africa

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Reconstructing the history of introduction and spread of the invasive species, Lantana, at three spatial scales in India

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Reproductive phenology of two<i>Mimusops</i>species in relation to climate, tree diameter and canopy position in Benin (West Africa)

scientific article published in 2017

Rethinking urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services from the perspective of sub-Saharan African cities

Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society

scientific article published in 2022

The Challenges of Alleviating Poverty through Ecological Restoration: Insights from South Africa's “Working for Water” Program

The Effects of Expansive Shrubs on Plant Species Richness and Soils in Semi-arid Communal Lands, South Africa

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The Fuelwood Crisis in Southern Africa – Relating Fuelwood Use to Livelihoods in a Rural Village

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The Landscape of Childhood: Play and Place as Tools to Understanding Children’s Enviromental Use and Perceptions

journal article from 'Human Ecology' published in 2015

The Legacy Effects of Colonial and Apartheid Imprints on Urban Greening in South Africa: Spaces, Species, and Suitability

scientific article published on 12 January 2021

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

The benefits from and barriers to participation in civic environmental organisations in South Africa

scientific article published on 10 April 2015

The development visions and attitudes towards urban forestry of officials responsible for greening in South African towns

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The direct-use value of urban tree non-timber forest products to household income in poorer suburbs in South African towns

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The distribution of selected woody invasive alien species in small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published in 2021

The distribution, abundance and composition of street trees in selected towns of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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The effect of harvesting approaches on fruit yield, embelin concentration and regrowth dynamics of the forest shrub, Embelia tsjeriam-cottam, in central India

scientific article published in 2012

The effectiveness of schools-based National Arbor Week activities in greening of urban homesteads: A case study of Grahamstown, South Africa

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The effects of fire on post-fire seed germination of selected Savanna woody species

scientific article published in 2007

The genetic legacy of fragmentation and overexploitation in the threatened medicinal African pepper-bark tree, Warburgia salutaris

scientific article published on 12 November 2020

The importance of dry woodlands and forests in rural livelihoods and poverty alleviation in South Africa

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The next decade of environmental science in South Africa: a horizon scan

article by Charlie M. Shackleton et al published 16 May 2011 in South African Geographical Journal

The potential for voluntary instruments to achieve conservation planning goals: the case of conservancies in South Africa

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The potential influence of commercial plant nurseries in shaping the urban forest in South Africa

scientific article published on 17 July 2021

The prevalence, composition and distribution of forageable plant species in different urban spaces in two medium-sized towns in South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

The role of invasive alien species in shaping local livelihoods and human well-being: A review

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The role of land-based strategies in rural livelihoods: The contribution of arable production, animal husbandry and natural resource harvesting in communal areas in South Africa

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The role of non-timber forest products in household coping strategies in South Africa: the influence of household wealth and gender

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The safety net function of NTFPs in different agro-ecological zones of South Africa

scientific article published in 2017

The use and appreciation of botanical gardens as urban green spaces in South Africa

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Trade in reed-based craft products in rural villages in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

scholarly article by Taryn Pereira et al published October 2006 in Development Southern Africa

Unsustainable trade-offs: provisioning ecosystem services in rapidly changing Likangala River catchment in southern Malawi

scientific article published on 21 August 2018

Urban Foraging: A Ubiquitous Human Practice Overlooked by Urban Planners, Policy, and Research

article published in 2017

Urban foraging: Land management policy, perspectives, and potential

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Urban street names: An opportunity to examine biocultural relationships?

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Urbanisation and ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa: Current status and scenarios

Use and users of municipal commonage around three small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Using local experts as benchmarks for household local ecological knowledge: scoring in South African savannas

scientific article published on 24 April 2010

Valuation of communal area livestock benefits, rural livelihoods and related policy issues

Voices of the hungry: a qualitative measure of household food access and food insecurity in South Africa

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Woody plant species richness, composition and structure in urban sacred sites, Grahamstown, South Africa

scientific article published on 09 April 2017