Social-ecological systems are transforming rapidly and profoundly around the world, having significant ramifications for Nature and society. For example, multiple socioeconomic, cultural and demographic factors intersect and transform radically urban and rural food systems across the Global South. Human activity and climate change are changing coastal and marine-social ecological systems having significant implications for local communities. Many cities have been adopting Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation, with their outcomes varying substantially between geographical contexts and social groups.
We need novel interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research approaches to explore what drives change in social-ecological systems, how it affects their sustainability, and what responses can be implemented to cope with change in an equitable manner.
We use methodologies from Sustainability Science and Ecological Economics to conduct conceptual and empirical work on social-ecological systems change across different geographical contexts of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Americas.
- Food systems transformation in the Global South
- Commodity crops and Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species (NUS) in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Aquatic food systems in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Human wellbeing effects of urban green spaces
- Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation
- Change in coastal and marine social-ecological systems