Browsing by Author "Botts, Emily"
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- ItemBiodiversity and Land Use project: Lessons learnt and sustainability report_Component 2: Land under better management(2021-02) Botts, Emily; SANBI
- ItemBridging the research–implementation gap: Mainstreaming biodiversity into the South African mining sector(2018-05-30) Holness, Stephen; Stephens, Anthea; Ginsburg, Aimee; Botts, Emily; Wickens, Patti; Lutsch, Wilma; Mohasoa, Peter; Mudau, Stephinah
- ItemEnvironment Quarterly(2022-01)
- ItemKey Biodiversity Areas of South Africa - Infosheets per KBA(2025-03-05) Von Staden, Lize; Streicher, Jarryd; Botts, Emily
- ItemKey Ingredients, Challenges and Lessons from Biodiversity Mainstreaming in South Africa: People, Products, Process(OECD Publishing, 2016-04-29) Botts, Emily; Holness, Stephen; Nel, Jeanne
- ItemMainstreaming biodiversity priorities: A practical guide on how to integrate spatial biodiversity products into national policy, planning and decision-making(South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2022) Botts, Emily; Holness, Stephen; Mapendembe, Abisha; Cunningham, Cleo; Child, Matthew
- ItemMapping biodiversity priorities: A practical approach to spatial biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform national policy, planning, decisions and action(2024) Botts, Emily; Driver, Amanda; Holness, Stephen; Arnell, Andy; Bezeng, Simeon; Dayaram, Anisha; Desmet, Philip; Grantham, Hedley; Ling, Matthew; Monyeki, Maphale; Pence, Genevieve; Poole, Carol; Raimondo, Domitilla; Skowno, Andrew; Sink, Kerry; Tayleur, John; von Staden, Lize; Valderrábano, Marcos
- ItemMapping biodiversity priorities: A practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning(2016) Botts, Emily; Driver, Amanda; Holness, Stephen; Ling, Matthew; Arnell, Andy; Tayleur, John
- ItemMapping Biodiversity Priorities: A practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation(SANBI, 2016-06-07) Botts, Emily; Holness, Stephen; Ling, Matthew; Arnell, Andy; Tayleur, John
- ItemMore than just a (red) list: Over a decade of using South Africa's threatened ecosystems in policy and practice(2020-05-16) Botts, Emily; Holness, Stephen; Maze, Kristal; Desmet, Philip; Sink, Kerry; Botha, Mark; Nel, Jeanne
- ItemNational Biodiversity Monitoring Framework version 1(2024-07-01) Hendricks, Shae-Lynn; Botts, Emily; Holness, Stephen; Shivambu, Tinyiko; von Maltitz, Graham; Smit, Kaylee
- ItemPost-normal conservation science fills the space between research, policy and implementation(2018-06-21) Buschke, Falko; Botts, Emily; Sinclair, SamThe view that conservation is a linear exchange of knowledge between scientists and practitioners has led to the conceptualisation of a ‘research-implementation gap’. However, conservation is not only about translating science into action, but also includes the interplay of values, cultural norms, social interactions and political consequences. In response, an alternative conceptualisation is one where research and implementation exist in a ‘space’, where conservation partners can interact. Here we argue that post-normal science (PNS) can fill this space. PNS is used when information is incomplete, values are pluralistic, stakes are high and decisions are urgent. It relies on an extended community of practice that aims to produce knowledge fit for end-users, without the constraints of settled scientific paradigms. We advocate for the wider use of PNS in conservation by presenting it through the lens of biodiversity planning in South Africa. By following an approach embedded in PNS, South Africa has made considerable progress in conserving biodiversity despite its limited resources, cultural heterogeneity and controversial history. We outline the initiatives used in South Africa to facilitate PNS and, based on this, propose an operating model that can be applied elsewhere.
- ItemReview of biodiversity planning in South Africa: past to present(2017-06-20) Botts, EmilySouth Africa piloted some of the first systematic biodiversity plans in the late 1990s and early 2000s, to identify priority areas for conservation. Since the earliest systematic biodiversity plans were produced, biodiversity planning in South Africa has developed into a community of practice across the country, where maps of Critical Biodiversity Areas and Ecological Support Areas are produced. These maps represent features in the landscape as opposed to the earlier irreplaceability output maps. An extensive review of biodiversity planning products produced in South Africa since the 1990s was conducted, including the technical input parameters and outputs produced. This talk will discuss key technical advances, such as finer scale species and ecosystem data, and critical lessons learned from implementation, such as the development of guidelines. This will show, by drawing on practical examples, how maps of Critical Biodiversity Areas and Ecological Support Areas have advanced over time.