How many people globally actually use non-timber forest products?

CM Shackleton, A de Vos - Forest Policy and Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are widely used wild, biological products harvested from
rural and urban landscapes for household subsistence, income and culture, thereby …

[HTML][HTML] Moving green infrastructure planning from theory to practice in sub-Saharan African cities requires collaborative operationalization

A Christina, T Du Plessis, K Engemann… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers increasingly consider the systematic integration of green infrastructure (GI)
concepts in urban planning as an essential approach to tackle significant current and future …

Urban green infrastructure for poverty alleviation: evidence synthesis and conceptual considerations

CM Shackleton - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The multiple benefits of urban green infrastructure (UGI) that support sustainable cities are
increasingly acknowledged, and yet the bulk of research over the past decade or so has …

A decision support tool for green infrastructure planning in the face of rapid urbanization

P Brom, K Engemann, C Breed, M Pasgaard… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multifunctional green infrastructure, a key component of compact sustainable cities, is
challenged by the pressures associated with rapid urbanization. In this paper, we present a …

Wilding cities for biodiversity and people: a transdisciplinary framework

S Bonthoux, S Chollet - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerating urbanisation and associated lifestyle changes result in loss of biodiversity and
diminished wellbeing of people through fewer direct interactions and experiences with …

[HTML][HTML] Why are non-wood forest products still the poor relative in Global Forest Resources Assessments?

CM Shackleton, O Adeyemi, S Setty - Forest Policy and Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
To conserve and use forests sustainably, it is helpful to have accurate and regular
assessments of their health and status. A key tool in this regard is the regular global …

[HTML][HTML] Urban wild food foraging locations: Understanding selection criteria to inform green space planning and management

A Brandner, C Schunko - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban wild food foraging is increasingly attracting attention as an activity in urban green
spaces that encourages urban residents' interaction with their natural environment …

Ecosystem provisioning services in Global South cities

CM Shackleton - Urban ecology in the global south, 2021 - Springer
All of humankind, urban and rural, rich and poor and whether living in the Global South or
the Global North rely to some degree on provisioning ecosystem services such as food …

Fruits of the city: The nature, nurture and future of urban foraging

M Sardeshpande, C Shackleton - People and Nature, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urban foraging is a global informal phenomenon which has been investigated in the Global
North more than other parts of the world. Characterising the nature of urban foraging in the …

Utilization pattern of indigenous and naturalized plants among some selected rural households of North West Province, South Africa

AO Omotayo, PT Ndhlovu, SC Tshwene, AO Aremu - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Globally, a substantial proportion of existing indigenous and naturalized foods are often
neglected thereby narrowing the food-base available to humans. The current study explored …