Wetlands are important ecosystems with physical and economic benefits. However, many
reports confirm the drastic loss of wetlands due to urbanisation and anthropogenic activities …

Governance plays an important role in coastal wetland protection and restoration. Through a
review of the literature on the governance of coastal wetlands, we assessed the drivers …

The Ramsar wetland sites are important habitats for biodiversity and provide ecological
services to communities that otherwise have no access to water resources. In Kenya, some …

Urban parks play a crucial role in conserving the biophysical environment, yet conservation
efforts mostly focus on biodiversity hotspots, iconic mammal species, and nature …

Abstract The utilization of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) as Nature-based
Solutions (NBS) holds significant promise for enhancing resilience against climate change …

The expansion of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa has led to an increase in impervious surfaces,
intensifying stormwater management challenges, especially in informal settlements situated …

Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change (CC), warming at 'double
the global average rate'. The southern African region is already a CC hotspot with climate …

The city of Harare set itself the ambitious goal of being a world-class city by 2025 and vital to
this goal is a transformation of the urban policy charting the way towards a more …

For years, urban scholars have underscored the value of pristine and functioning
ecosystems, including urban wetlands, to human life. However, less well-understood is the …

A high-resolution, radiocarbon dated, pollen sequence of the ecotone between the
Grassland and Savanna Biomes, was extracted from a 2.5 m peat core at the Colbyn …