ZEF Project Details

LANUSYNCON - At the Science Policy Interface: LANd Use SYNergies and CONflicts within the framework of the 2030 Agenda

Keywords

Land use, conflicts, synergies, Agenda 2030, agriculture, land degradation, biodiversity loss, agriculture, gender, climate change, health, Science Policy Interface

Countries

Africa particularly East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Sudan

Summary

In LANUYSNCON, we try to answer urgent questions about the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. This requires the conceptual and practical involvement of different perspectives, actors and research fields. Using case study in sub-Sahara Africa, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania, we examine the complex trade-offs between different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The aim is to provide results that will help to understand and consider impacts of land use decisions beyond the respective policy sector in order to promote coherent land use policies.

Methodology

Dynamic Bayesian network analysis
Decision modelling
Structured interviews
GIS analysis

Main Cooperation Partners

Dr. David Amudavi (Biovision Africa Trust)
Charles Meshack (Tanzania Forest Conservation Group)
Professor Aletta Bonn (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research /iDiv)
Professor Dr. Jan Börner (Institute for Food and Resource Economics /ILR, the University of Bonn)
Professor Dr. Pierre Ibisch (Center for Econics and Ecosystem Management, the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde /HNEE)
Dr. Thomas Dietz (Institute for Political Science /IFPOL, the University of Münster)
Dr. Guido Schmidt-Traub (United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network /SDSN)
Dr. Claire Brown (UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center /WCMC)
Dr. Cory Whitney (the University of Bonn’s Horticulture Institute)

Main Funding Partners

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Publications

Hermans, K., Berger, E., Biber-Freudenberger, L., Bossenbroek, L., Ebeler, L., Groth, J., Hack, J., Hanspach, J., Hintz, K.S., Kimengsi, J.N., Kwong, Y.M.C. Oakes, R., Pagogna, R., Plieninger, T., Sterly, H., van der Geest, K., van Vliet, J., Wiederkehr, C. (2021). Crisis-induced disruptions in place-based social-ecological research ‐ an opportunity for redirection. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 30 (2), pp. 72-76(5). doi.org/10.14512/gaia.30.2.3

See further publication on LANUSYNCON website.

Duration of the Project