This paper presents the results of studies conducted to compare local stakeholders' perceptions of the effects of Prosopis juliflora invasions in Afar (Ethiopia) and Baringo (Kenya) with detailed ecological data. Focusing on biodiversity and water availability, factors affecting local households...

Our study aimed at understanding the utilization of research knowledge generated in sustainable development research. Drawing on a sample of 54 recent research projects, we investigated how and by whom the knowledge was used, what changes were achieved, and how non-academic actors were involved. As ...

While the ecological impact of environmental change drivers, such as alien plant invasions, is relatively well described, quantitative social-ecological studies detailing how these changes impact multiple ecosystem services, and subsequently stakeholders, are lacking. We used a social-ecological...

Climate change, land degradation and invasive alien species (IAS) threaten grassland ecosystems worldwide. IAS clearing and grassland restoration would help to reduce the negative effects of IAS, restore the original vegetation cover and sustain livelihoods while contributing to climate change...

Background: Invasive alien species (IAS) cause significant economic losses in all parts of the world. Although IAS are widespread in Africa and cause serious negative impacts on livelihoods as a result of yield losses and increased labour costs associated with IAS management, few data on the...

The significant resource investment in research on ecosystems for development of the Global South does not necessarily result in high levels of research knowledge utilisation (RKU). Understanding the factors associated with various levels of RKU can inform funding agencies and researchers...

Grassland degradation and the concomitant loss of soil organic carbon is widespread in tropical arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Afforestation of degraded grassland, sometimes by using invasive alien trees, has been put forward as a legitimate climate change mitigation strategy. However,...

This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on how to attribute and evaluate the contribution of transdisciplinary research to sustainable development. As co-created knowledge is a key product of transdisciplinary research, we tested the hypothesis that the extent to which this knowledge is...

This paper focuses on the risks posed by plant and seed exchanges in the movement of plant pests and diseases. Since seeds and dormant twigs carry a large diversity of potentially pathogenic fungi and insect pests, vigilance when importing or exchanging plant material is therefore highly...

This article provides information on the report of the Euphresco project 2016-I-224 (An International Plant Sentinel Network as an early-warning system; research on future pest threats), which aims to develop early warning systems for regulated and emerging plant pests and to provide information...