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Loss of ecosystem services: Provisioning: Supply of material for horticultural activities Resource harvest (medicinal plants, firewood) Supports commercial & subsistence pastoralism Cultural: Wildlife-based tourism, hunting & recreation Cultural & spiritual activities
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Loss of ecosystem services: Provisioning: Supply of material for horticultural activities Resource harvest (medicinal plants, firewood) Supports commercial & subsistence pastoralism Cultural: Wildlife-based tourism, hunting & recreation Cultural & spiritual activities Contribution to economic diversification Regulating: Erosion & sedimentation control Climate regulation (provision of clean air) Sustaining water quality (purification) Supporting: Provision of habitat (biodiversity) Maintenance of nutrient, carbon & water cycles Soil formation & retention • Planned Deliverables • Scientific Relevance • Position • Highlights
Planned Deliverables • Chapter in IUCN-CEM Ecosystem Approach Book • Papers at Thicket Forum (SA); Wildlife Management Symposium (SA); NAJU Workshop (Germany); ISEE 2008 (Kenya) & IUCN-WCC (Spain); • 8 MSc Theses (w/ posters) using SELS framework; • Probable (co-funded sandwich) PhD trajectories • 2 peer-reviewed articles • Stakeholder outreach newsletters & updates • Leverage for continued support / funding Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights
Scientific Relevance • Testing the SELS framework with respect to: • international relevance • restoration of ecosystem/landscape services (understanding the trade-offs with land-use changes) • transdisciplinarity & integration of concepts • effective stakeholder engagement (how does the framework answer the right questions for the right people?) • Contribution to scientific understanding of values, perceptions, trade-offs & financing across institutional and geographical scales. Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights
Position Establishing partnerships with: • Various WUR Chair Groups (MSc students) • Water for Food & Ecosystems Programme of the Dutch Government (LNV-DLG) (in collaboration with WUR-ALTERRA, WUR-LEI) . • CSIR ecosystem services research programme • DWAF and CAPE PES research programme Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights
Future Position? • Ecosystem Management And Restoration Knowledge (EMARK) Centre – Research & Botanical Gardens Realising the 2008 AMC2 “Growing into the Future” Nursery Proposal Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights
Highlights • Successful 3-day workshop (2007) • Inventory knowledge, expertise &partners: what we have and what is needed • Identifying key questions and focus areas from research-implementation perspective • Stimulating collaboration for supporting multidisciplinary research &capacity building – institutional fixing & social capital • Publishing and distributing of the PRESENCE Workshop Outcomes (Apr. 2008) Highlights Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights