Globally, hydropower developers are increasingly expected to share benefits with people
living in project-affected areas. Nevertheless, hydropower benefit-sharing has not found …

The proposed site for the construction of a new dam (Laleni Dam) on the Tsitsa River in the
Eastern Cape, South Africa falls within a high soil erosion zone, which is expected to affect …

Soil erosion is a major land degradation problem in South Africa (SA) that has economic,
social and environmental implications due to both on-site and off-site effects. High rates of …

Transdisciplinarity is gaining acceptance in sustainability science research as an approach
to work across disparate types of knowledge and practices in order to tackle complex social …

Digital participatory mapping improves accessibility to spatial information and the way in
which knowledge is co-constructed and landscapes co-managed with impoverished …

Soil erosion is probably the most common form of land degradation, leading to on and off
site detrimental effects, such as an increase in river sediment load which have been shown …

Soil spatial information is increasingly sought after for various agricultural, environmental
and developmental uses, but is often unavailable, also in southern Africa. Digital soil …

Abstract Indigenous communities in South Africa are severely affected by land degradation
and global climate change, which lead to decline in the provision of multiple ecosystem …

Innovative, pragmatic approaches are needed to support sustainable livelihoods and
landscape management in complex social-ecological systems (CSES) such as river …

The resilience of soils under varying litter quality is unclear. Therefore, this study
investigated the effects of different litter sources on soils with low (< 2%) initial organic …