land-use management

Near-real time forecasting and change detection for an open ecosystem with complex natural dynamics

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2020.05.017) Managing fire, water, biodiversity and carbon stocks can greatly benefit from early warning of changes in the state of vegetation. While near-real time tools to detect forest …

RReTool

Developing remote-sensing tools for natural resource management

Priority questions for biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean biome: Heterogeneous perspectives across continents and stakeholders

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.118) The identification of research questions with high relevance for biodiversity conservation is an important step towards designing more effective policies and management actions, and to better …

Spatial patterns in small wetland systems: identifying and prioritising wetlands most at risk from environmental and anthropogenic impacts

[Access the paper here.](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11273-018-9626-7) This study establishes whether analysing the distribution patterns of wetlands could identify key systems that would focus conservation and management decisions, …

Adaptive management for complex communal rangelands in South Africa

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2013.781062) Many of the intransigent problems facing the world arise in complex systems. In this paper, I propose that communal rangelands in South Africa be recognised as complex social-- …

How could herd mobility be used to manage resources and livestock grazing in semi-arid rangeland commons?

[Access the paper here.](https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2013.781063) Pastoralists in Namaqualand, South Africa, use herd mobility to manage livestock and rangeland resources. However, their socioeconomic conditions and ecological landscapes are …