Venue: Lake Side Lecture Theatre, building 1252, room 204
Organizers: Jens-Christian Svenning, AU & Elizabeth Le Roux, AU
Coffee Break: 15:05–15:30
13:00–13:05 Welcome – Elizabeth le Roux
13:05- 13:45 Odirilwe Selomane (Keynote speaker)
Future interactions of the Nexus of biodiversity food, water, health and climate (based on the recent IPBES Nexus assessment)
Sub-theme: Climate Stress, Drought, and Local Resilience
13:45–14:05 Mokwite, Chauke & Tshikororo
The nexus between climate finance and climate-smart agricultural (CSA) technologies and practices (CSAP): A review of experiences and lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa
14:05–14:25 Kanengoni
Women's Experiences of Drought as a Hyperobject in the Global South
14:25–14:45 Machete & Senyolo
Vulnerability Assessment of Households Maize Growers to Climate Change Risks in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Sub-theme: Ecosystem Management and Biodiversity Conservation
14:45–15:05 Masinde
Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation through Indigenous Knowledge
15:05–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–15:50 Mungi et al.
Tiger recovery amidst people and poverty
15:50–16:10 Nicora Chequin
The Importance of Long-Term Studies in Human-used Forests for Developing Sustainable Management Strategies
16:10–16:25 le Roux – Cattle Corridors: Aligning ecological processes and local livelihoods
16:25–16:40 Buitenwerf
Managing African rangelands for nature and people
16:40-17:00 Maré
Conserving wild grazers for resilient African savannas
17:00 End of Day 1
Lunch: 12:30–13:30 | Coffee Break: 15:00–15:30
Sub-theme: Sustainable Agriculture and Local Innovations
10:30–10:50 Svenning
Ecosystem management under emerging novel biosphere conditions - navigating challenges, necessities, and opportunities.
10:50–11:10 Qwabe & Munialo
Indigenous Crops Conquest on Native Soils, an Agritech Experience
11:10–11:30 Itaye
Improving Collaboration to Mitigate Non-Economic Loss and Damage Attributed to Disasters and Disruptions to School Feeding Programs
Sub-theme: Climate Modelling, Technological Tools and Nature-Based Solutions
11:30–11:50 Mugwena et al.
Evaluating and Comparing Machine Learning Algorithms for Forest Cover Mapping
11:50–12:10 Mnisi
An Appraisal of the Relationship Between Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation
12:10–12:30 Ejaz & Svenning
From Contaminated Soils to Self-Sustaining Ecosystems: Nature-Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration
12:30–13:30 Lunch Break
Sub-theme: Governance and Political Ecology
13:30–13:50 Mbanga
The in(ex)clusive potentiality of science, innovation and knowledge for policy
13:50–14:10 Seletlo, Mtili & le Roux
Variation in Soil Element Dynamics Under Different Land Uses
14:10–14:30 Seedat
Small-scale farming: Toward a Decolonial Political Ecology in Cape Town.
Online Presentations
14:30–14:45 Welz
A Future for Nature: Conservation for the Age of Climate Breakdown
14:45–15:00 Ramakgasha-Molobe
Empowering smallholder farmers: unveiling the key drivers of climate-smart agriculture adoption across Africa: a systematic review
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–15:40 Mucomole & Silva
Prediction of Long-term and Short-scale Wind Power Potential in Mozambique
15:40–15:50 Fenyvesi – Intercultural activities for sustainability: South African and Finnish children’s futures reflected through mathematical art and generative AI
15:50-16:00 Wrap-up – le Roux & Svenning
