Joana Bezerra

Biographic Data

ID3665636
NAMEJoana Bezerra
GIVEN NAMESJoana
FAMILY NAMEBezerra
SIGNATUREBEZERRA J
AFFILIATIONSRhodes University
ORCID0000-0001-9913-2895
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS21
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Transformative Pathways for Strengthening Climate‐Resilient Health Systems Among Indigenous Communities

    Open AccessChrishma D Perera, Eranga K Galappaththi et al.ARTICLESustainable Development2026References: 5

    Most climate‐resilience health interventions are designed at the global level, with minimal attention to Indigenous communities' needs. The lack of consideration can lead to unintended harm and exacerbate health risks. This study aims to identify the capacities of Indigenous communities that can serve as transformative pathways in safely adopting global climate‐resilient health approaches within Indigenous contexts, ensuring the aims of the Susta…

  • Addressing Food Insecurity Through Community Kitchens During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessJoana Bezerra, Thandiswa Nqowana et al.ARTICLEUrban Science2025References: 19

    One of the most critical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was on food security. Food insecurity increased in many communities, with some showing signs of resilience through autonomously creating community kitchens that enhanced food security and built support networks. These initiatives filled gaps left by government programmes and provided a critical lifeline for vulnerable communities during the pandemic, fostering community solidarity. This pa…

  • Fiji’s policy response to Covid-19 and the integration of Indigenous voices

    Open AccessKerrie Pickering, Eranga K Galappaththi et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024References: 9

  • Epistemic Injustice and Land Restitution in the Case of Protected Areas

    Joana Carlos Bezerra, Joana Bezerra et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2021Cited by: 4References: 7

    Conservation and political ideology were closely interlinked in apartheid South Africa: forced removals in areas considered important for conservation was a common practice. Post-Apartheid reforms sought to address the injustices of the past, and at the level of policy, the Land Restitution Act of 1994 recognizes the injustices suffered by specific groups during Apartheid providing a framework to address their claims. However, the land claims pro…

  • The relevance of ecosystem services to land reform policies

    Open AccessHayley S Clements, A De Vos et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 2References: 65

  • Policies to reduce single-use plastic marine pollution in West Africa

    Open AccessIssahaku Adam, Tony R Walker et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2020

  • 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

  • The rational design of regional regimes

    Open AccessJoana Bezerra, Jan Sindt et al.ARTICLEInternational Environmental…2018Cited by: 4References: 37

  • The promises of the Amazonian soil

    Joana Bezerra, Esther Turnhout et al.ARTICLEJournal of Environmental Policy &…2016Cited by: 6References: 32

    Biochar – a carbon-rich product used as a soil conditioner – is among the more recent technologies in environmental governance. In the spirit of ecological modernisation, biochar is claimed to deliver multiple benefits for soil fertility and climate change mitigation. However, biochar has a long history. It was inspired by Terra Preta, a highly fertile soil of anthropogenic and pre-Columbian origin found in the Amazon. This article uses discourse…

  • O papel do meio ambiente na política externa brasileira

    Open AccessJoana Carlos Bezerra, Joana BezerraARTICLEIdéias2013References: 2

    O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o papel do meio ambiente na política externa brasileira, com foco na Amazônia, a partir da análise de textos e documentos estratégicos. O exame desse material permite concluir que a floresta tropical sulamericana, apesar de estar presente na política externa do Brasil desde os tempos coloniais, aparece fundamentalmente, até os dias de hoje, pelas lentes de soberania e segurança nacional, e não numa perspectiva a…

  • Terra preta, o tesouro esquecido

    Joana Carlos Bezerra, Joana BezerraTHESIS2011References: 32

    In a world in which the environment gains each time more space in the national and international political agenda, the Amazon stands out.Known around the world for its richness, the South-American forest is the target of different visions, often contradictory ones, and it plays with everyone's imagination.This is where the terra preta de índio -Amazonian Dark Earths -are found, a fertile soil horizon with high concentrations of carbon with anthro…