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A Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Benefits of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems

A Global System for Monitoring Ecosystem Service Change

scholarly article by Heather Tallis et al published November 2012 in BioScience

A comparative analysis of components incorporated in conservation priority assessments: a case study based on South African species of terrestrial mammals

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An Exploration of Human Well-Being Bundles as Identifiers of Ecosystem Service Use Patterns

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An evaluation of global conservation effort: constraints and contrasts

scientific article published in 1997

An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation

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Animal conservation and ecosystem services: garnering the support of mightier forces

scholarly article by Belinda Reyers et al published 26 November 2010 in Animal Conservation

Approaches to defining a planetary boundary for biodiversity

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Assessing the Evidence Base for Restoration in South Africa

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Biodiversity and ecosystem services science for a sustainable planet: the DIVERSITAS vision for 2012-20

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Can ecosystem services lead ecology on a transdisciplinary pathway?

scholarly article by Belinda Reyers et al published 19 November 2010 in Environmental Conservation

Climate change and the tick-borne disease, Theileriosis (East Coast fever) in sub-Saharan Africa

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Confronting the costs and conflicts associated with biodiversity

Conservation planning as a transdisciplinary process.

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Conserving biodiversity efficiently: what to do, where, and when

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Conserving pattern and process in the Southern Ocean: designing a Marine Protected Area for the Prince Edward Islands

Costs of expanding the network of protected areas as a response to climate change in the Cape Floristic Region

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Designing a conservation area network that supports the representation and persistence of freshwater biodiversity

Developing products for conservation decision-making: lessons from a spatial biodiversity assessment for South Africa

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Do ecosystem service maps and models meet stakeholders’ needs? A preliminary survey across sub-Saharan Africa

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Ecology. Essential biodiversity variables

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Effect of land cover and ecosystem mapping on ecosystem-risk assessment in the Little Karoo, South Africa

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Erratum to: Opportunities and challenges for mainstreaming ecosystem services in development planning: perspectives from a landscape level

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Essential Variables help to focus Sustainable Development Goals monitoring

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Establishing IUCN Red List criteria for threatened ecosystems

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Estimating the abundances of large herbivores in the Kruger National Park using presence–absence data

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Expanding protected areas beyond their terrestrial comfort zone: Identifying spatial options for river conservation

Expanding the conservation toolbox: conservation planning of multifunctional landscapes

scientific article published in 2012

Exploring the Gap between Ecosystem Service Research and Management in Development Planning

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Extrapolating population size from the occupancy-abundance relationship and the scaling pattern of occupancy

scientific article published in December 2009

Fostering collaboration for knowledge and action in disaster management in South Africa

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Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables: challenges and future directions

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Future ecosystem services in a Southern African river basin: a scenario planning approach to uncertainty

scientific article published on August 2006

Getting the measure of ecosystem services: a social–ecological approach

scholarly article by Belinda Reyers et al published June 2013 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Global targets that reveal the social-ecological interdependencies of sustainable development

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Harnessing Insights from Social-Ecological Systems Research for Monitoring Sustainable Development

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Host-parasite distribution patterns under simulated climate: implications for tick-borne diseases

scholarly article by J. M. Olwoch et al published 15 June 2009 in International Journal of Climatology

Identification of potential conflict areas between land transformation and biodiversity conservation in north-eastern South Africa

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Identifying Challenges to Building an Evidence Base for Restoration Practice

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Identifying priority areas for ecosystem service management in South African grasslands

scientific article published on February 18, 2011

Impacts of land change on biodiversity: making the link to ecosystem services

scholarly article by Harini Nagendra et al published October 2013 in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Improving the Key Biodiversity Areas Approach for Effective Conservation Planning

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Incorporating anthropogenic threats into evaluations of regional biodiversity and prioritisation of conservation areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Insurers could help address climate risks

scientific article published on 3 August 2011

Integrating ecosystem services into conservation assessments: A review

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Integration: the key to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

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Knowledge co-production and boundary work to promote implementation of conservation plans

scientific article published on 3 June 2015

Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

scholarly article by Elena M. Bennett et al published June 2015 in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Mapping ecosystem services for planning and management

scholarly article by Benis Egoh et al published August 2008 in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Mapping social–ecological systems: Identifying ‘green-loop’ and ‘red-loop’ dynamics based on characteristic bundles of ecosystem service use

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Measuring conditions and trends in ecosystem services at multiple scales: the Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SAfMA) experience

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Meeting the challenge of conserving Africa's biodiversity: The role of GIS, now and in the future

scholarly article by Ruth D. Swetnam & Belinda Reyers published April 2011 in Landscape and Urban Planning

Multi-functional landscapes in semi arid environments: implications for biodiversity and ecosystem services

scholarly article by P. J. O’Farrell et al published 15 June 2010 in Landscape Ecology

Multi-scale and cross-scale assessments of social–ecological systems and their ecosystem services

scholarly article by RJ Scholes et al published March 2013 in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Natural capital and ecosystem services informing decisions: From promise to practice

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Natural hazards in a changing world: a case for ecosystem-based management

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Navigating complexity through knowledge coproduction: Mainstreaming ecosystem services into disaster risk reduction

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No Evidence-Based Restoration Without a Sound Evidence Base: A Reply to Guldemond et al

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On fair, effective and efficient REDD mechanism design

scientific article (publication date: 27 November 2009)

Opportunities and challenges for mainstreaming ecosystem services in development planning: perspectives from a landscape level

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Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Piloting a social-ecological index for measuring flood resilience: A composite index approach

scientific article published in 2016

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

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Post-2020 aspirations for biodiversity

scientific article published in July 2021

Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Priority areas for the conservation of South African vegetation: a coarse-filter approach

scientific article published in 2001

Priority areas for the conservation of subtropical indigenous forest in southern Africa: a case study from KwaZulu-Natal

Research priorities for managing the impacts and dependencies of business upon food, energy, water and the environment

Review of multispecies indices for monitoring human impacts on biodiversity

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Rivers in peril inside and outside protected areas: a systematic approach to conservation assessment of river ecosystems

scientific article published in 2007

Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Little Karoo, South Africa.

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Setting the bar: Standards for ecosystem services

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Social-Ecological Systems Insights for Navigating the Dynamics of the Anthropocene

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

scientific article published in 2022

Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

scientific article published in 2016

Spatial congruence between biodiversity and ecosystem services in South Africa

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Spatial optimization of carbon-stocking projects across Africa integrating stocking potential with co-benefits and feasibility

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Species and environment representation: selecting reserves for the retention of avian diversity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Taxonomic and phylogenetic distinctiveness in regional conservation assessments: a case study based on extant South African Chiroptera and Carnivora

scholarly article by Mark Keith et al published August 2005 in Animal Conservation

The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

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

The economics of ecosystem services: from local analysis to national policies

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The possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystem service valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot

scholarly article by P.J. O’Farrell et al published June 2011 in Journal of Arid Environments

The race for space: tracking land-cover transformation in a socio-ecological landscape, South Africa

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The role of private conservation areas in biodiversity representation and target achievement within the Little Karoo region, South Africa

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Towards integrated social–ecological sustainability indicators: Exploring the contribution and gaps in existing global data

scientific article published in 2015

What drives the use of scientific evidence in decision making? The case of the South African Working for Water program