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Author:   Maiko Nishi ,  Suneetha M. Subramanian ,  Philip Varghese ,  Juliano Sènanmi Hermann Houndonougbo
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:  

9789819514731

ISBN 10:   9819514738
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   26 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Giving Communities the Right to Govern Their Natural Resources: A Case of the Asunafo-Asutifi Landscape in the Ahafo Region of Ghana, West Africa.- Chapter 3. Enhancing Ecological Connectivity in a Kaya Forest Landscape through Biocultural Heritage Territory (BCHT) Management Model.- Chapter 4. Bridging Worlds: Traditional Wisdom and Eco-Connectivity in Nan’an.- Chapter 5. The Potential of Community Forests in Maintaining Ecological Connectivity at the Landscape Level in the North of Thailand.- Chapter 6. Management in SEPLs to Ensure High-Quality Connectivity for Brown Bear in the Western Cantabrian Mountains (Northwestern Spain).- Chapter 7. The Significance of SEPLs in Ecological Connectivity and Conservation of the Tropical Dry Forest: An Experience in the Dry Enclave of the Dagua River in Colombia.- Chapter 8. Connecting Kinabalu and Crocker Range Parks for Nature and Culture.- Chapter 9. Enhancement of Ecological Connectivity through UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Reserve: Case of Kinabatangan Landscape, Sabah, Malaysia.- Chapter 10. Connecting the Dots: Enhancing Connectivity within and across SEPLS through Implementation of Taiwan Ecological Network in Hualien County.- Chapter 11. Towards Harmony with Nature: The Sustainable Transformation of Rice Industry To Protect the Ecosystems Services.- Chapter 12. Green Space and Habitat Connectivity in Peri-Urban Delhi, India: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics, Drivers and Implications.- Chapter 13. Empowering Youth in Stone Weirs Restoration for Ensuring Ecological Connectivity of Penghu Seascapes (SEPLS).- Chapter 14. Synthesis: Ecosystem Connectivity in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS).

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Dr. Maiko Nishi is a Professor of Department of Global Coexistence Studies, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University and an Adjunct Professor of United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). She has engaged in research and capacity development activities related to the Satoyama Initiative over a decade. Her area of research interest includes social-ecological system governance, local and regional planning, agricultural land policy, landscape stewardship, biocultural diversity and sustainable businesses. In particular, her interest lies in multi-level governance, land tenure and use, and subjectivities of institutional actors in governing natural resources. She began her career as a consultant in urban planning and experienced projects related to participatory planning, rural water supply and regional development. She recently served as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) thematic assessment on transformative change. Dr Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow with the United Nations University-Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). She has been engaged in research and capacity building activities relating to: biodiversity, human well-being and sustainability, with a specific focus on cross-sectoral issues of equity, traditional knowledge, Policy-practice coherence, community well-being, assessment of changes to ecosystems and human wellbeing, She has also contributed to Regional, Global and Values Assessments of IPBES as Lead/ Co-ordinating Lead Author. Dr. Philip Varghese was a postdoctoral researcher at Akita International University and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) during 2022-2024. He has eight years of research and teaching experience at the university level. His research specializations include tourism and development politics, biodiversity, indigenous communities, global politics, and sustainability. He is currently with the Department of Political Science and International Studies at CHRIST University in India. Dr. Juliano S. H. Houndonougbo is currently a JSPS-UNU postdoctoral researcher at Chuo University (Japan) and the United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies in Sustainability (UNU-IAS). He earned his Agricultural Engineering (Ing.) degree in Natural Resource Management and subsequently a Master of Science in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management from the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) in Benin. Due to his special interest in Natural Resource Management, he began his doctoral studies at UAC in 2017, focusing on the ecology and conservation of a declining tropical fruit tree (Parkia biglobosa) in traditional agroecosystems in Benin, obtaining his Ph.D. in 2020. His research interests include applied landscape ecology, environmental change, and urban ecology.

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