Natural Resources Research in Africa : Book of abstracts

The Natural Resources Research in Africa Projects UrbanFood - Challenges and opportunities for nutrient efficient agriculture in West African cities, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Andreas Bürkert, University of Kassel Mobility, networks and institutions in the management of natural resources in contemporary Africa, coordinated by Prof. Dr Michael Bollig, University of Cologne Managing forest wildlife for human livelihoods in the Korup-Oban Hills region, West- Central Africa: A multi-agent systems model to assess socio-economic and ecological Sustainability, coordinated by Dr. Matthias Waltert, University of Göttingen Urbanisation and its impacts on the use of natural resources in Africa, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Axel Drescher, University of Freiburg The role of institutions for forest resource and livelihood management in East African forest landscapes, coordinated by Dr. Franz Gatzweiler, University of Bonn Agricultural use and vulnerability of small wetlands in East Africa, coordinated by Prof Dr. Mathias Becker, University of Bonn Semi-arid areas in transition: Livelihood security, socio-ecological variability and the role of development interventions in East Africa, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Marcus Nüsser, Heidelberg University BioModels - Modeling the domestic energy system based on biomass energy in rural areas in southern Africa, coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Voß, Dr. Ulrich Fahl, & Dr. Ludger Eltrop, University of Stuttgart MECHAL - An integrated research approach to develop adaptive management strategies by small-scale farmers in semi-arid South Africa and Ethiopia under changing climatic and policy conditions; coordinated by Dr: Ute Schmiedel, University of Hamburg The advancement of Malagasy biologists: Capacity building for the next generation of conservation leaders in collaboration with South African scientists, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Jörg Ganzhorn, University of Hamburg Conservation and sustainable use of amphibians in Madagascar: Integrating species and area priority assessments with a standardization of monitoring techniques, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Miguel Vences, Technical University of Braunschweig Sustainable restitution / recultivation of artisanal tantalum mining wasteland in Central Africa - a pilot study, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Bernd Lehmann, Technical University Clausthal