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PECS 2015 Conference: Call for SESSIONS
PECS 2015 Spier Estate | Stellenbosch | South Africa 3 - 5 November 2015 www.pecs2015.org CALL FOR SESSIONS PECS 2015 will gather scientists from various disciplines, from within and beyond the PECS network, to share cutting-edge research insights on social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene. In a move to make the conference program as vibrant as possible, and to allow for innovative ideas and new collaborations to emerge we are welcoming submissions for different session types. Each session submission will be organised and managed by its own convener or committee, [...]
New book: Principles for Building Resilience
The book "Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems" was co-edited by SAPECS-affiliated researcher Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, and provides an in-depth review of current knowledge around how resilience can be applied in the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. A number of SAPECS-affiliated researchers contributed to the book, including Georgina Cundill, Karen Kotschy, and Christo Fabricius. A matter of principle With contributions from scholars around the world and across disciplines, the chapters are structured around seven key principles for building resilience: maintain diversity and redundancy; [...]
Announcement: PECS2015 CONFERENCE
PECS 2015 CONFERENCE Social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene Stellenbosch, South Africa, 3 - 5 November 2015 www.pecs2015.org PECS 2015 will gather scientists from various disciplines, from within and beyond the PECS network, to share cutting-edge research insights on social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene. The conference will engage and involve multiple stakeholders concerned with sustainable development and who are interested in developing new solutions and strategies. The conference is intended to highlight PECS achievements and ambitions, and to synthesize and integrate PECS-related research to provide a basis for a future social-ecological [...]
First call for abstracts for “PECS 2015: Social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene”
We are delighted to announce the first call for abstracts to the international conference PECS 2015: Social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene held in Stellenbosch, November 3-5 2015. Deadline for session proposal submission is May 11th, and the deadline for talk submission is June 15th. For more details visit the conference website - www.pecs2015.org About the conference: PECS 2015 will gather scientists from various disciplines, from within and beyond the PECS network, to share cutting-edge research insights on social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene. The conference will engage and involve multiple stakeholders concerned with sustainable development [...]
The Future of South Africa’s Food Industry
Experts from across the South African food industry recently released a report exploring potential future scenarios for the country’s food industry. The report, entitled Transformative Scenarios Report: The future of food 2015-2030 highlights some dire current realities, while also noting that the system could be recast with political courage, private sector initiative and strong advocacy and support from civil society. “There are a number of critical concerns regarding production of food in South Africa in the coming years,” says Scott Drimie, Director of the Southern Africa Food Lab (SAFL). “Hunger [...]
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