Research Articles (Centre for Complex Systems in Transition)

Harnessing insights from social-ecological systems research for monitoring sustainable development

Selomane, Odirilwe; Reyers, Belinda; Biggs, Reinette; Hamann, Maike (MDPI, 2019)

The United Nations’ Agenda 2030 marks significant progress towards sustainable development by making explicit the intention to integrate previously separate social, economic and environmental agendas. Despite this intention, ...
Fairness and transparency are required for the inclusion of privately protected areas in publicly accessible conservation databases

Clements, Hayley S.; Selinske, Matthew J.; Archibald, Carla L.; Cooke, Benjamin; Fitzsimons, James A.; Groce, Julie E.; Torabi, Nooshin; Hardy, Mathew J. (MDPI, 2018)

There is a growing recognition of the contribution that privately-owned land makes to conservation efforts, and governments are increasingly counting privately protected areas (PPAs) towards their international conservation ...