A De Vos

Biographic Data

ID	355990
NAME	A De Vos
GIVEN NAMES	A
FAMILY NAME	De Vos
SIGNATURE	DE VOS A
AFFILIATIONS	Rhodes University
ORCID	0000-0002-9085-4012
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	25
TOTAL CITATIONS	51
AUTHOR COUNT	25
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1964
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	3

Unlocking opportunities for meaningful participation of land reform beneficiaries in the wildlife economy
Open AccessSiviwe Shwababa, Matthew F Child et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 39
Land reform is a key social justice movement across the world, typically focused on agricultural land uses. However, in many parts of the world, land reform properties exist in regions that have high biodiversity value, where options exist for integrating land reform with wildlife-based land uses to promote both conservation and socio-economic development. To effectively design and implement policies aimed at unlocking this under-explored pathway…
Inclusion in body and mind: Ensuring full participation of Indigenous peoples and local communities in decisions related to nature
Open AccessSuneetha M Subramanian, Suneetha Subramanian et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2025Cited by: 1
The inclusion of the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) in global sciencepolicy processes are increasingly being mandated. This is indicative of the recognition of their expertise and worldviews to inform social and ecological decisions. The IPBES Values Assessment (VA) explicitly highlighted the necessity for a nuanced engagement of different actors while undertaking valuation for decisions related to n…
Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: A Society for Inclusive and Impactful Social-Ecological Research
Open AccessA De Vos, Allyson Quinlan et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2025
Underpinned by systemic thinking, social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as a critical field for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene, marked by a cross-scale focus, inter- and transdisciplinary approaches, and a strong emphasis on place-based work. Thanks to the efforts of many networks and institutes, the field has advanced new theoretical and methodological approaches, fostered dedicated journals, and spurred educational…
Diverse values of nature for sustainability
Open AccessUnai Pascual, Patricia Balvanera et al.ARTICLENature2023
Twenty-five years since foundational publications on valuing ecosystem services for human well-being 1,2 , addressing the global biodiversity crisis 3 still implies confronting barriers to incorporating nature’s diverse values into decision-making. These barriers include powerful interests supported by current norms and legal rules such as property rights, which determine whose values and which values of nature are acted on. A better understandin…
The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: An emergent community of practice
Open AccessReinette Biggs, Belinda Reyers et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2023
Sustainability-focused research networks and communities of practice have emerged as a key response and strategy to build capacity and knowledge to support transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. This paper synthesises insights from the development of a community of practice on social-ecological systems (SES) research in southern Africa over the past decade, linked to the international Programme on Ecosystem Change an…
Signposts on the road toward transformative governance: How a stronger focus on diverse values can enhance environmental policies
Open AccessEszter Kelemen, Suneetha M Subramanian et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2023Cited by: 3References: 11
Transformative change toward sustainability is increasingly recognized as inevitable to avoid the collapse of socio-ecological systems. However, for a deep and system-wide transformation, governance approaches and policymaking need to be changed too. This paper discusses how a diverse value approach in environmental policymaking could be undertaken to foster transformative governance that can further lead to system-wide transitions. Based on the …
Social-ecological change: Insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society
Open AccessReinette Biggs, Hayley S Clements et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2022
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of sustainability \nscience, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards more sustainable, \njust and equitable futures. To date, much SES research has been done in or from the Global \nNorth, where the challenges and contexts for supporting sustainability transformations are \nsubstantially different from the Global South. This paper synthesises emer…
Lessons from Covid-19 for wildlife ranching in a changing world
Open AccessHayley S Clements, Matthew F Child et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2022Cited by: 1References: 5
Towards SDG 15.3: The biome context as the appropriate degradation monitoring dimension
Open AccessSinetemba Xoxo, Sukhmani Mantel et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022References: 2
Accurate and reliable estimation of terrestrial ecosystem degradation is critical to meeting the challenge of reversing land degradation. Remote sensing data (especially land productivity dynamics) is commonly used to estimate land degradation, and this study uses the TRENDS.EARTH toolbox for the period covering 2000–2018, demonstrating the benefit of tracking the degradation process (SDG 15.3.1) at a biophysical unit. Contributing to the country…
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems
Open AccessReinette Biggs, R Preiser et al.BOOKRoutledge Handbook of Research…2021
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems provides a synthetic guide to the range of methods that can be employed in social-ecological systems (SES) research.\nThe book is primarily targeted at graduate students, lecturers and researchers working on SES, and has been written in a style that is accessible to readers entering the field from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds. Each chapter discusses the ty…
How many people globally actually use non-timber forest products
Open AccessC M Shackleton, A De VosARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2021Cited by: 15References: 18
The relevance of ecosystem services to land reform policies: Insights from South Africa
Open AccessHayley S Clements, A De Vos et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 2References: 65
The contribution of land tenure diversity to the spatial resilience of protected area networks
Open AccessA De Vos, Graeme S Cummings et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2019
The relationship between diversity and resilience is relatively well‐established for ecological systems, but remains much less explored for socio‐economic systems. Institutional diversity can have particular relevance for protected areas, whose managerial responses to environmental change depend on their legal basis, ability to make and enforce rules and socio‐political acceptance and endorsement. Protected area expansion strategies are increasin…
Methods for understanding social-ecological systems: A review of place-based studies
Open AccessA De Vos, Reinette Biggs et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019
In recent years, social-ecological systems (SES) have emerged as a prominent analytical framing with which to investigate pressing sustainability issues associated with the Anthropocene era. Despite the growth of SES research, the lack of a delineated set of methods commonly contributes to disorientation for those entering into a field where methodological pluralism is the norm. We conduct a review of SES research, focusing particularly on method…
Exploring and expanding transdisciplinary research for sustainable and just natural resource management
Open AccessMargaret Gascoyne Wolff, Jessica J Cockburn et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019Cited by: 2
Wolff, M. G., J. J. Cockburn, C. De Wet, J. C. Bezerra, M. J. T. Weaver, A. Finca, A. De Vos, M. M. Ralekhetla, N. Libala, Q. B. Mkabile, O. N. Odume, and C. G. Palmer. 2019. Exploring and expanding transdisciplinary research for sustainable and just natural resource management. Ecology and Society 24(4):14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11077-240414
Relational values about nature in protected area research
Open AccessA De Vos, Joana Bezerra et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2018Cited by: 3References: 25
Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: Organizing Principles for Advancing Research Methods and Approaches
Open AccessR Preiser, Reinette Biggs et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2018Cited by: 19
Preiser, R., R. Biggs, A. De Vos, and C. Folke. 2018. Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches. Ecology and Society 23(4):46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10558-230446
Understanding Spatial Variation in the Drivers of Nature-based Tourism and Their Influence on the Sustainability of Private Land Conservation
Open AccessJulie Baum, Graeme S Cummings et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2017
Pathogens, disease, and the social-ecological resilience of protected areas
Open AccessA De Vos, Graeme S Cummings et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016Cited by: 3
De Vos, A., G. S. Cumming, D. Cumming, J. M. Ament, J. Baum, H. Clements, J. Grewar, K. Maciejewski, and C. Moore. 2016. Pathogens, disease, and the social-ecological resilience of protected areas. Ecology and Society 21(1):20.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-07984-210120
Africa, The Devastated Continent
Jean Suret-Canale, A De Vos et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of African…1976
Bibliografie van de Belgische Binnenscheepvaart
Karel Veraghtert, A De VosARTICLEThe Economic History Review1975
The Ecologist‐biogeographer in Resource Analysis and Environmental Planning
Open AccessA De VosARTICLECanadian Geographies /…1967References: 1
The Geography of African Affairs
A De Vos, Paul FordhamARTICLEInternational Journal Canada s…1965Cited by: 1
Regional and Resource Planning in Canada
Open AccessHarold A Wood, Ralph R Krueger et al.ARTICLEGeographical Review1965Cited by: 1
Regional and Resource Planning in Canada
Ian Burton, Ralph R Krueger et al.ARTICLEEconomic Geography1964

Regional and Resource Planning in Canada
Ian Burton, Ralph R Krueger et al.ARTICLEEconomic Geography1964
The Geography of African Affairs
A De Vos, Paul FordhamARTICLEInternational Journal Canada s…1965Cited by: 1
Regional and Resource Planning in Canada
Open AccessHarold A Wood, Ralph R Krueger et al.ARTICLEGeographical Review1965Cited by: 1
The Ecologist‐biogeographer in Resource Analysis and Environmental Planning
Open AccessA De VosARTICLECanadian Geographies /…1967References: 1
Bibliografie van de Belgische Binnenscheepvaart
Karel Veraghtert, A De VosARTICLEThe Economic History Review1975
Africa, The Devastated Continent
Jean Suret-Canale, A De Vos et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of African…1976
Pathogens, disease, and the social-ecological resilience of protected areas
Open AccessA De Vos, Graeme S Cummings et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016Cited by: 3
De Vos, A., G. S. Cumming, D. Cumming, J. M. Ament, J. Baum, H. Clements, J. Grewar, K. Maciejewski, and C. Moore. 2016. Pathogens, disease, and the social-ecological resilience of protected areas. Ecology and Society 21(1):20.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-07984-210120
Understanding Spatial Variation in the Drivers of Nature-based Tourism and Their Influence on the Sustainability of Private Land Conservation
Open AccessJulie Baum, Graeme S Cummings et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2017
Relational values about nature in protected area research
Open AccessA De Vos, Joana Bezerra et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2018Cited by: 3References: 25
Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: Organizing Principles for Advancing Research Methods and Approaches
Open AccessR Preiser, Reinette Biggs et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2018Cited by: 19
Preiser, R., R. Biggs, A. De Vos, and C. Folke. 2018. Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches. Ecology and Society 23(4):46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10558-230446
The contribution of land tenure diversity to the spatial resilience of protected area networks
Open AccessA De Vos, Graeme S Cummings et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2019
The relationship between diversity and resilience is relatively well‐established for ecological systems, but remains much less explored for socio‐economic systems. Institutional diversity can have particular relevance for protected areas, whose managerial responses to environmental change depend on their legal basis, ability to make and enforce rules and socio‐political acceptance and endorsement. Protected area expansion strategies are increasin…
Methods for understanding social-ecological systems: A review of place-based studies
Open AccessA De Vos, Reinette Biggs et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019
In recent years, social-ecological systems (SES) have emerged as a prominent analytical framing with which to investigate pressing sustainability issues associated with the Anthropocene era. Despite the growth of SES research, the lack of a delineated set of methods commonly contributes to disorientation for those entering into a field where methodological pluralism is the norm. We conduct a review of SES research, focusing particularly on method…
Exploring and expanding transdisciplinary research for sustainable and just natural resource management
Open AccessMargaret Gascoyne Wolff, Jessica J Cockburn et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019Cited by: 2
Wolff, M. G., J. J. Cockburn, C. De Wet, J. C. Bezerra, M. J. T. Weaver, A. Finca, A. De Vos, M. M. Ralekhetla, N. Libala, Q. B. Mkabile, O. N. Odume, and C. G. Palmer. 2019. Exploring and expanding transdisciplinary research for sustainable and just natural resource management. Ecology and Society 24(4):14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11077-240414
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems
Open AccessReinette Biggs, R Preiser et al.BOOKRoutledge Handbook of Research…2021
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems provides a synthetic guide to the range of methods that can be employed in social-ecological systems (SES) research.\nThe book is primarily targeted at graduate students, lecturers and researchers working on SES, and has been written in a style that is accessible to readers entering the field from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds. Each chapter discusses the ty…
How many people globally actually use non-timber forest products
Open AccessC M Shackleton, A De VosARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2021Cited by: 15References: 18
The relevance of ecosystem services to land reform policies: Insights from South Africa
Open AccessHayley S Clements, A De Vos et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 2References: 65
Social-ecological change: Insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society
Open AccessReinette Biggs, Hayley S Clements et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2022
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of sustainability \nscience, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards more sustainable, \njust and equitable futures. To date, much SES research has been done in or from the Global \nNorth, where the challenges and contexts for supporting sustainability transformations are \nsubstantially different from the Global South. This paper synthesises emer…
Lessons from Covid-19 for wildlife ranching in a changing world
Open AccessHayley S Clements, Matthew F Child et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2022Cited by: 1References: 5
Towards SDG 15.3: The biome context as the appropriate degradation monitoring dimension
Open AccessSinetemba Xoxo, Sukhmani Mantel et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022References: 2
Accurate and reliable estimation of terrestrial ecosystem degradation is critical to meeting the challenge of reversing land degradation. Remote sensing data (especially land productivity dynamics) is commonly used to estimate land degradation, and this study uses the TRENDS.EARTH toolbox for the period covering 2000–2018, demonstrating the benefit of tracking the degradation process (SDG 15.3.1) at a biophysical unit. Contributing to the country…
Diverse values of nature for sustainability
Open AccessUnai Pascual, Patricia Balvanera et al.ARTICLENature2023
Twenty-five years since foundational publications on valuing ecosystem services for human well-being 1,2 , addressing the global biodiversity crisis 3 still implies confronting barriers to incorporating nature’s diverse values into decision-making. These barriers include powerful interests supported by current norms and legal rules such as property rights, which determine whose values and which values of nature are acted on. A better understandin…
The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: An emergent community of practice
Open AccessReinette Biggs, Belinda Reyers et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2023
Sustainability-focused research networks and communities of practice have emerged as a key response and strategy to build capacity and knowledge to support transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. This paper synthesises insights from the development of a community of practice on social-ecological systems (SES) research in southern Africa over the past decade, linked to the international Programme on Ecosystem Change an…
Signposts on the road toward transformative governance: How a stronger focus on diverse values can enhance environmental policies
Open AccessEszter Kelemen, Suneetha M Subramanian et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2023Cited by: 3References: 11
Transformative change toward sustainability is increasingly recognized as inevitable to avoid the collapse of socio-ecological systems. However, for a deep and system-wide transformation, governance approaches and policymaking need to be changed too. This paper discusses how a diverse value approach in environmental policymaking could be undertaken to foster transformative governance that can further lead to system-wide transitions. Based on the …
Unlocking opportunities for meaningful participation of land reform beneficiaries in the wildlife economy
Open AccessSiviwe Shwababa, Matthew F Child et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 39
Land reform is a key social justice movement across the world, typically focused on agricultural land uses. However, in many parts of the world, land reform properties exist in regions that have high biodiversity value, where options exist for integrating land reform with wildlife-based land uses to promote both conservation and socio-economic development. To effectively design and implement policies aimed at unlocking this under-explored pathway…
Inclusion in body and mind: Ensuring full participation of Indigenous peoples and local communities in decisions related to nature
Open AccessSuneetha M Subramanian, Suneetha Subramanian et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2025Cited by: 1
The inclusion of the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) in global sciencepolicy processes are increasingly being mandated. This is indicative of the recognition of their expertise and worldviews to inform social and ecological decisions. The IPBES Values Assessment (VA) explicitly highlighted the necessity for a nuanced engagement of different actors while undertaking valuation for decisions related to n…
Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: A Society for Inclusive and Impactful Social-Ecological Research
Open AccessA De Vos, Allyson Quinlan et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2025
Underpinned by systemic thinking, social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as a critical field for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene, marked by a cross-scale focus, inter- and transdisciplinary approaches, and a strong emphasis on place-based work. Thanks to the efforts of many networks and institutes, the field has advanced new theoretical and methodological approaches, fostered dedicated journals, and spurred educational…