• Pectin a multifaceted biopolymer in the management of cancer : a review 

  Picot-Allain, Marie Carene Nancy (Elsevier, 2023-11-11)

  This review article focuses on the multifaceted roles of pectin in cancer management, namely as an oncotherapeutic delivery vehicle and a pharmacological agent. Over the past decades, the potential of pectin as a novel ...
• Gaps and opportunities in research on food systems; a micro-institutional analysis of the University of Nairobi 

  Munialo, Sussy; Onyango, Cecilia Moraa; Lukachi, Jane Ambuko; Wasonga, Oliver Vivian; Maina, Joyce Gichuku; Nzuma, Jonathan Makau; Dawood, Abeda; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (Frontiers Media, 2023-10-26)

  Research conducted on food systems by higher institutions can contribute to sustainable food security and nutrition at a local level and reduce the impact of societal challenges such as malnutrition. Unfortunately, ...
• Proposing a farm assessment toolkit : evaluating a South African land reform case study 

  Verschoor, Aart-Jan; Gandidzanwa, Colleta; Newby, Terence; Collett, Anneliza; Venter, Sonja (Routledge, 2023)

  The paper presents a robust, scientific evaluation method to determine the potential viability of a farm, compared to its current performance. The comparison informs recommendations for sustainable farm development. The ...
• Groundwater vulnerability to pollution assessment : an application of geospatial techniques and integrated IRN-DEMATEL-ANP decision model 

  Chukwuma, Emmanuel Chibundo; Okonkwo, Chris Chris; Afolabi, Oluwasola Olakunle Daniel; Pham, Quoc Bao; Anizoba, Daniel Chinazom; Okpala, Chikwunonso Divine (Springer, 2023-04)

  This study evaluated the susceptibility to groundwater pollution using a modified DRASTIC model. A novel hybrid multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model integrating Interval Rough Numbers (IRN), Decision Making Trial ...
• Reinforcement of polypropylene with natural fibers : mitigation of environmental pollution 

  Chukwuma, Emmanuel Chibundo; Arinze, R.U.; Oramah, E.; Chukwuma, Emmanuel Chibundo; Okoye, N.H.; Eboatu, A.N.; Udeozo, P.I.; Chris-Okafor, P.U.; Ekwunife, M.C. (Elsevier, 2023-04)

  Recently, natural fibers have gained research attention in reinforcing polymers due to their availability and unique properties in polymer applications. Preliminary studies indicate indiscriminate disposal of human hair ...
• The Southern African program on ecosystem change and society : an emergent community of practice 

  Biggs, Reinette (Oonsie); Reyers, Belinda; Blanchard, Ryan; Clements, Hayley; Cockburn, Jessica; Cumming, Graeme S.; Cundill, Georgina; De Vos, Alta; Dziba, Luthando; Esler, Karen J.; Fabricius, Christo; Hamann, Maike; Henriksson, Rebecka; Kotschy, Karen; Lindborg, Regina; Luvuno, Linda; Masterson, Vanessa; Nel, Jeanne L.; O’Farrell, Patrick J.; Palmer, Carolyn G.; Pereira, Laura; Pollard, Sharon; Preiser, Rika; Roux, Dirk J.; Scholes, Robert J.; Selomane, Odirilwe; Shackleton, Charlie; Shackleton, Sheona; Sitas, Nadia; Slingsby, Jasper A.; Spierenburg, Marja; Tengo, Maria (Taylor and Francis, 2023-01-29)

  Sustainability-focused research networks and communities of practice have emerged as a key response and strategy to build capacity and knowledge to support transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable ...
• Reorienting research investments toward under-researched crops for sustainable food systems 

  Munialo, Sussy; Siddique, Kadambot H.M.; Barker, Nigel; Onyango, Cecilia Moraa; Amissah, Jacqueline Naalamle; Wamalwa, Lydia Nanjala; Qwabe, Qinisani; Dougill, Andrew J.; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (Wiley, 2024-03)

  The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and nutrition. Research and development attention has focused on ...
• Frontiers of belonging and politics of identity : the materiality of funeral rituals and festivals in Nigeria's urban space 

  Nnabuihe, Onyekachi E. (Cambridge University Press, 2023-08)

  This article draws from funeral rituals and performative festivals to reflect on how and why burials, reburials and performances of Eyo and Nzem Berom festivals provide excellent examples of cultural politics and represent ...
• Disentangling the complexity of human–nature interactions 

  Bennett, Elena M.; Reyers, Belinda (Wiley, 2023-04)

  Human–nature interactions have been identified as an important leverage point for achieving sustainability. Processes to recognize, protect, improve and reimagine human–nature interactions will be central to shift the world ...
• Exploring the integration of the land, water, and energy nexus in sustainable food systems research through a socio-economic lens : a systematic literature review 

  Cho, Matilda Azong; Ramoelo, Abel; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (MDPI, 2023-12-04)

  The efficient use of land, water, and energy resources in Africa is crucial for achieving sustainable food systems (SFSs). A SFS refers to all the related activities and processes from farm to fork and the range of actors ...
• Politics of security sector reform : violence and the emergence of regional security outfits in Nigeria 

  Nnabuihe, Onyekachi E.; Ashindorbe, Kelvin; Odobo, Samuel Osagie (Center for African Studies, University of Florida, 2023-07)

  A growing deterioration of the security situation in Nigeria is provoking debate about the subsisting federalized but ineffective policing structure. The general deterioration of security is also manifesting in the growth ...
• Sustainability of drinking water and sanitation delivery systems in rural communities of the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality, South Africa 

  Bazaanah, Prosper; Mothapo, Raesibe A. (Springer, 2024-06)

  Water and sanitation are core for the growth and development of communities. Yet, South African local municipalities are often unable to sustainably deliver safe water and basic sanitation for all. Drawing on perspectives ...
• Proposed solutions to anthropogenic climate change : a systematic literature review and a new way forward 

  Feigin, Svetlana V.; Wiebers, David O.; Lueddeke, George; Morand, Serge; Lee, Kelley; Knight, Andrew; Brainin, Michael; Feigin, Valery L.; Whitfort, Amanda; Marcum, James; Shackelford, Todd K.; Skerratt, Lee F.; Winkler, Andrea S. (Elsevier, 2023-10)

  Humanity is now facing what may be the biggest challenge to its existence: irreversible climate change brought about by human activity. Our planet is in a state of emergency, and we only have a short window of time (7–8 ...
• Ten new insights in climate science 2022 

  Mbow, Cheikh; Martin, Maria A.; Boakye, Emmanuel A.; Boyd, Emily; Broadgate, Wendy; Bustamante, Mercedes; Canadell, Josep G.; Carr, Edward R.; Chu, Eric K.; Cleugh, Helen; Csevár, Szilvia; Daoudy, Marwa; De Bremond, Ariane; Dhimal, Meghnath; Ebi, Kristie L.; Edwards, Clea; Fuss, Sabine; Girardin, Martin P.; Glavovic, Bruce; Hebden, Sophie; Hirota, Marina; Hsu, Huang-Hsiung; Huq, Saleemul; Ingold, Karin; Johannessen, Ola M.; Kameyama, Yasuko; Kumarasinghe, Nilushi; Langendijk, Gaby S.; Lissner, Tabea; Lwasa, Shuaib; Machalaba, Catherine; Maltais, Aaron; Mathai, Manu V.; Mbow, Cheikh; McNamara, Karen E.; Mukherji, Aditi; Murray, Virginia; Mysiak, Jaroslav; Okereke, Chukwumerije; Ospina, Daniel; Otto, Friederike; Prakash, Anjal; Pulhin, Juan M.; Raju, Emmanuel; Redman, Aaron; Rigaud, Kanta K.; Rockstrom, Johan; Roy, Joyashree; Schipper, E. Lisa F.; Schlosser, Peter; Schulz, Karsten A.; Schumacher, Kim; Schwarz, Luana; Scown, Murray; Sedova, Barbora; Siddiqui, Tasneem A.; Singh, Chandni; Sioen, Giles B.; Stammer, Detlef; Steinert, Norman J.; Suk, Sunhee; Sutton, Rowan; Thalheimer, Lisa; Van Aalst, Maarten; Van der Geest, Kees; Zhao, Zhirong Jerry (Cambridge University Press, 2022-11)

  NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY. We summarize what we assess as the past year’s most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate–health ...
• Why care about theories? Innovative ways of theorizing in sustainability science 

  Schluter, Maja; Caniglia, Guido; Orach, Kirill; Bodin, Orjan; Magliocca, Nicolas; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Reyers, Belinda (Elsevier, 2022-02)

  The complex nature of sustainability problems and the aim of sustainability science to support emergent processes of transformation require rethinking how we build and make use of theories. We highlight the diversity of ...
• Geospatial-based analysis for soil erosion susceptibility evaluation : application of a hybrid decision model 

  Okonkwo, Chris C.; Chukwuma, Emmanuel Chibundo; Orakwe, Louis C.; Okafor, Gloria C. (Springer, 2023-03)

  Erosion hazard is a major environmental change in developing countries and therefore necessitates investigations for effective erosion control measures. This study is hinged on the numerous advantages of a hybrid Multi-Criteria ...
• The International Law Commission, the Institut, and States 

  Tladi, Dire (Cambridge University Press, 2023-09-11)
• Agricultural social networks : an agricultural value chain-based digitalization framework for an inclusive digital economy 

  Tombe, Ronald; Smuts, H (MDPI, 2023-05)

  Sustainable agriculture is the backbone of food security systems and a driver of human well-being in global economic development (Sustainable Development Goal SDG 3). With the increase in world population and the effects ...
• Exploring wildfire occurrence : local farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies in Central Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa 

  Kouassi, Jean-Luc; Wandan, Narcisse; Mbow, Cheikh (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  Wildfires are an important ecological threat in Côte d’Ivoire with the northern half the most affected zone. This study assessed farmers’ perception of wildfire occurrence in the N’Zi River Watershed and compared this ...
• Social-ecological change : insights from the Southern African program on ecosystem change and society 

  Biggs, Reinette; Clements, Hayley S.; Cumming, Graeme S.; Cundill, Georgina; De Vos, Alta; Hamann, Maike; Luvuno, Linda; Roux, Dirk J.; Selomane, Odirilwe; Blanchard, Ryan; Cockburn, Jessica; Dziba, Luthando; Esler, Karen J.; Fabricius, Christo; Henriksson, Rebecka; Kotschy, Karen; Lindborg, Regina; Masterson, Vanessa A.; Nel, Jeanne L.; O’Farrell, Patrick; Palmer, Carolyn G.; Pereira, Laura; Pollard, Sharon; Preiser, Rika; Scholes, Robert J.; Shackleton, Charlie; Shackleton, Sheona; Sitas, Nadia; Slingsby, Jasper A.; Spierenburg, Marja; Tengo, Maria; Reyers, Belinda (Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-08-14)

  Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. To ...

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