Description
Social-ecological systems face an uncertain future driven by multiple interacting social, environmental and biotic factors, particularly tied to population growth, migration, development and the continued spectre of changing climates. Here we present insights from applying a scenario planning tool that integrates multiple knowledge streams to explore diverse visions of land use change across multiple ecosystems and land use systems - from coffee to pastoralism, from carbon to conservation. The ‘KESHO scenario tool has been applied across multiple ecosystems (from mangrove, rangeland to mountain systems) to explore potential land use futures at 2030 and 2063; chosen to resonate with the development agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals and African 2063. For each case study area, a history of past social ecological system changes is presented and how this deeper time perspective can be used to inform potential land use transformations and understand the drivers of land use transformation. Such insights through time and across space can inform future decisions to unpin conservation or wider goals to support nature based solutions to future societal and environmental challenges.| Period | 13 Dec 2021 |
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| Event title | International Congress for Conservation Biology |
| Event type | Conference |