Central Africa

5 eme rapport national , Convention sur la Diversité Biologique de la République Centrafricaine

Roberteau-GN — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:46:40 +0000

Language English

Region

Central Africa

Country

Central African Republic

Document

cf-nr-05-fr.pdf

Document Type

National Report

Publication year

2017

A review of studies on ecosystem services in Africa

Bastian.Bertzky — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:01:21 +0000

Language English

Abstract: Assessments of ecosystem services (ES) are vital for Africa’s sustainability. ES supply and demand take place in distinctive patterns in Africa due to the continent’s characteristic spatial heterogeneity, rich biodiversity, demographic developments, resource endowment, resource management conflicts, and fragile political landscapes, along with current industrialization and urbanization processes. Ignorance of the dynamism of these parameters could diminish the capacity of the different ecosystem service providing units (SPU) to satisfy the demands in the ecosystem service benefiting areas (SBA) in Africa. The main aim of this review article is to assess the extent to which ES studies have been conducted and applied in Africa. This review analyzes those articles accessible online via the ISI Web of Science and open access journals. The online search yielded 52 ES-related studies, which were used for the review. Results indicate that most studies were conducted in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, and focused on services provided by watersheds and catchment ecosystems. Crucially, most of the studies focused on more than one ES category. Provisioning ES dominated across all the ES categories. However, ES tradeoffs and synergies were barely addressed. Economic valuation of ES and ES mapping comprised more than three-quarters of all the studies, and a quarter referred to biophysical quantification or qualification of ES. There are emerging alternative, non-monetary valuation methods for ES, which could pave a new way of capturing value of non-monetized ES in Africa. Moreover, there is an urgent need to extend ES studies to the entire continent, in order to capture spatial and socio-economic uniqueness of various countries and focus more on local-scale assessments of multiple ES, as a means for addressing ES tradeoffs, synergies and SPU-SBA relations in Africa.

Citation: P. Waweru Wangai, B. Burkhard, F. Müller (2016) A review of studies on ecosystem services in Africa. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment 5 (2): 225-245. Available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2016.08.005

Region

Document Type

Publication year

2016

Document Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2016.08.005

Document Theme

Ecosystem Services

African Elephant Action Plan

claudiacap — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:14:39 +0000

African Elephant Action Plan

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) conservation policy across the African range.

claudiacap Tue, 03/12/2019 - 16:14

Biodiversity and ecosystem services on the African continent – What is changing, and what are our options?

Bastian.Bertzky — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:41:09 +0000

Language English

Abstract: Throughout the world, biodiversity and nature's contributions to people are under threat, with clear changes evident. Biodiversity and ecosystem services have particular value in Africa– yet they are negatively impacted by a range of drivers, including land use and climate change. In this communication, we show evidence of changing biodiversity and ecosystem services in Africa, as well as the current most significant drivers of change. We then consider five plausible futures for the African continent, each underlain by differing assumptions. In three out of the five futures under consideration, negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services are likely to persist. Those two plausible futures prioritizing environment and sustainability, however, are shown as the most likely paths to achieving long term development objectives without compromising the continent's biodiversity and ecosystem services. Such a finding shows clearly that achievement of such objectives cannot be separated from full recognition of the value of such services.

Citation: E. Archer, L.E. Dziba, K.J. Mulongoy, M.A. Maoela, M. Walters, R. Biggs, M-C. Cormier Salem, F. DeClerck, M.C. Diaw, A.E. Dunham, P. Failler, C. Gordon, K.A. Harhash, R. Kasisi, F. Kizito, W.D. Nyingi, N. Oguge, B. Osman-Elasha, L.C. Stringer, L. Tito de Morais, A. Assogbadjo, B.N. Egoh, M.W. Halmy, K. Heubach, A. Mensah, L. Pereira, N. Sitas (2020) Biodiversity and ecosystem services on the African continent – What is changing, and what are our options? Environmental Development: 100558. Available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100558

Region

Document Type

Publication year

2020

Document Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100558

Document Theme

Ecosystem Services

Burundi

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:20:27 +0000

Burundi Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/14/2018 - 16:20

BDI

108

POLYGON ((29.0014 -2.3099, 29.0014 -4.47, 30.8474 -4.47, 30.8474 -2.3099, 29.0014 -2.3099))

Central Africa

Burundi: national protected areas network scaling-up report

mboni — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:05:52 +0000

Language English

First IMET "system assessment" at national level, based on the outcomes of the IMET assessments of the 14 protected areas of the Burundi national network.

Region

Central Africa

Country

Burundi

Document

2018-07-24_Burundi_scaling-up_report_0.docx

Document Type

National assessment

Publication year

2018

Document Theme

PAME (Protected Area Management Effectiveness)

Cameroon

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:20:27 +0000

Cameroon Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/14/2018 - 16:20

CMR

120

POLYGON ((8.3248 13.0781, 8.3248 1.6526, 16.1921 1.6526, 16.1921 13.0781, 8.3248 13.0781))

Central Africa

Caracterización preliminar de los manglares de la isla de Principe

Fran — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:24:16 +0000

Language English

Region

Central Africa

Document

CARACTERIZACIÓN PRELIMINAR DE LOS MANGLARES de la Isla de PRÍNCIPE 2017.pdf

Document Type

Technical report

Publication year

2017

Central African Republic

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:20:27 +0000

Central African Republic Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/14/2018 - 16:20

CAF

140

POLYGON ((14.4201 11.0076, 14.4201 2.2205, 27.4556 2.2205, 27.4556 11.0076, 14.4201 11.0076))

Central Africa

Chad

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:20:27 +0000

Chad Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/14/2018 - 16:20

TCD

148

POLYGON ((13.4735 23.4394, 13.4735 7.4411, 24 7.4411, 24 23.4394, 13.4735 23.4394))

Central Africa