Publications
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Indigenous and local communities’ initiatives are driving social positive and environmental change in the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in West Africa (Benin Republic – Togo)
Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) have been using their knowledge to cope with severe environmental change and promote sustainability at the local level in Africa. Their environmental conservation efforts...
Future of the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus: Evidence from Indigenous and Local Peoples of the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in West Africa (Benin Republic – Togo)
With a rapidly expanding population of people in Africa, the demand for food is predicted to increase, with a need for higher environmental sustainability. As such, meeting food consumption needs...
Seeding equity in African food systems: how can marginal, bottom-up initiatives promote transformations to more equitable and sustainable futures?
The multiple crises of the Anthropocene require deep transformations to achieve more sustainable, and equitable, social-ecological futures. Consequently, there is growing interest in marginal, experimental, or bottom-up initiatives that may...
Advancing the understanding of Indigenous and Local Knowledge practices in mangrove ecosystem sustainability in the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in West Africa (Benin Republic -Togo)
The participation of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) is essential for biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, as they have in-depth, alternative strategies and cross-generational knowledge on how to...
The influence of household socio-economic profiles on the use of mangrove resources along the Benin coastline
The mangrove ecosystems are crucial marine ecosystems, providing various ecological and economic benefits to local communities. This study aims to analyze the influence of household socio-economic profiles on mangrove ecosystems...
Transforming towards what? A review of futures-thinking applied in the quest for navigating sustainability transformations
There is a growing call for transformations to remain within safe and just Earth system boundaries. Coherent visions of desired futures can help motivate and orient such transformations towards Sustainability,...
African futures: a review of scenarios for Indigenous and local people and nature in Africa
There is global understanding of the use of scenarios in addressing continued environmental change in Africa. Scenarios are a powerful tool for exploring uncertainties posed by the Anthropocene. As such,...
Assessing the satisfaction level of the population towards sustainability measures in Gauteng, South Africa
Le monde fait face de plus en plus à diverses crises majeures qui appellent les gouvernantsà prendre non seulement conscience des enjeux mais surtout à intégrer le concept dedurabilité dans...
Local Farmers’ Perception in Managing Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Maize Crop in Northwest of Benin
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major insect pest which has a potential to inflict widespread damage across multiple crops since its arrival in Africa. This study...
Alternative Agri-Food Networks and Their Role in Re-Localization of Food and Creation of Shared Value: The Case of the Leuven Food Hub
Alternative Agri-Food Networks (AAFNs) are emerging as unconventional models of aggregation, distribution and marketing of food products, as opposed to the prevailing industrialized agri-food system. Within these alternative chains, different...
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