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Archer, Emma Rosa Mary
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Dziba, L.E.
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Mulongoy, K.J.
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Maoela, M.A.
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Walters, M.
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Biggs, R.
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Salem, M.C.C.
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DeClerck, F.
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Diaw, M.C.
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Dunham, A.E.
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Failler, P.
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Gordon, C.
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Harhash, K.A.
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Kasisi, R.
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Kizito, F.
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Nyingi, W.D.
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Oguge, N.
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Osman-Elasha, B.
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Stringer, L.C.
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De Morais, L.T.
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Assogbadjo, A.
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Egoh, B.N.
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Halmy, M.W.
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Heubach, K.
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Mensah, A.
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Pereira, L.
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Sitas, N.
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2021-08-25T06:04:45Z |
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2021-03 |
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Throughout the world, biodiversity and nature's contributions to people are under threat, with clear changes evident. Biodiversity and ecosystem services have particular value in Africa– yet they are negatively impacted by a range of drivers, including land use and climate change. In this communication, we show evidence of changing biodiversity and ecosystem services in Africa, as well as the current most significant drivers of change. We then consider five plausible futures for the African continent, each underlain by differing assumptions. In three out of the five futures under consideration, negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services are likely to persist. Those two plausible futures prioritizing environment and sustainability, however, are shown as the most likely paths to achieving long term development objectives without compromising the continent's biodiversity and ecosystem services. Such a finding shows clearly that achievement of such objectives cannot be separated from full recognition of the value of such services. |
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Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology |
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2022-08-29 |
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hj2021 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation of South Africa; the Guidance for Resilience in the Anthropocene: Investments for Development (GRAID) project funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida); and a Young Researchers Grant from the Vetenskapsrådet in Sweden. |
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http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envdev |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Archer, E., Dziba, L.E., Mulongoy, K.J. et al. 2021, 'Biodiversity and ecosystem services on the African continent - What is changing, and what are our options?', Environmental Development, vol. 37, art. 100558, pp. 1-9. |
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2211-4645 |
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10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100558 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81483 |
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en |
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Elsevier |
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© 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Environmental Development. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Environmental Development, vol. 37, art. 100558, pp. 1-9, 2021. doi : 10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100558. |
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Biodiversity |
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Ecosystem services (ES) |
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Africa |
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Degradation |
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Climate change |
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dc.title |
Biodiversity and ecosystem services on the African continent - what is changing, and what are our options? |
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Postprint Article |
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