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Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights

Planned Deliverables

Chapter in IUCN-CEM Ecosystem Approach Book Papers at Thicket Forum (SA); Wildlife Management Symposium (SA); NAJU Workshop (Germany); ISEE 2008 (Kenya) & IUCN-WCC (Spain); 8 MSc Theses (w/ posters) using SELS framework; Probable (co-funded sandwich) PhD trajectories 2 peer-reviewed articles Stakeholder outreach newsletters & updates Leverage for continued support / funding

Scientific Relevance

Testing the SELS framework with respect to: international relevance restoration of ecosystem/landscape services (understanding the trade-offs with land-use changes)

transdisciplinarity & integration of concepts effective stakeholder engagement (how does the framework

answer the right questions for the right people?)

Contribution to scientific understanding of values, perceptions, trade-offs & financing across institutional and geographical scales.

Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights

Position

Establishing partnerships with: Various WUR Chair Groups (MSc students)Water for Food & Ecosystems Programme of the Dutch Government (LNV-DLG) (in collaboration with WUR-ALTERRA, WUR-LEI) . CSIR ecosystem services research programme DWAF and CAPE PES research programme

Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights

Ecosystem Management And Restoration Knowledge (EMARK) Centre – Research & Botanical Gardens

Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights

Realising the 2008 AMC2 “Growing into the Future”

Nursery Proposal

Future Position?

Planned Deliverables Scientific Relevance Position Highlights

Highlights

Successful 3-day workshop (2007)

Inventory knowledge, expertise & partners: what we have and what is needed

Identifying key questions and focus areas from research-implementation perspective

Stimulating collaboration for supporting multidisciplinary research & capacity building – institutional fixing & social capital

Publishing and distributing of the PRESENCE Workshop Outcomes (Apr. 2008)

Highlights