Izak P J Smit
Biographic Data
| ID | 5586915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Izak P J Smit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Izak P J |
| FAMILY NAME | Smit |
| SIGNATURE | SMIT I P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | South African National Parks |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7923-2290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Adapting a global conservation perspectives assessment for local relevance
Conservation governance has traditionally focussed on biological and scientific expertise while often avoiding value‐based conflicts. However, ignoring the value dimension overlooks conservation's dual nature. Understanding the values that guide the actions and narratives of conservationists and those interested in or affected by conservation is crucial for fostering better understanding, relationships and resolving conflicts. Few studies have di…
Viability and desirability of financing conservation in Africa through fire management
Managing biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Conservation approaches to social-ecological systems have largely been informed by a framing of preserving nature for its instrumental societal benefits, often ignoring the complex relationship of humans and nature and how climate change might impact these. The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) was developed by the Task Force on scenarios and models of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services as a heuristi…
Unsustainable fuelwood extraction from South African savannas
Wood and charcoal supply the majority of sub-Saharan Africa’s rural energy needs. The \nlong-term supply of fuelwood is in jeopardy given high consumption rates. Using airborne \nlight detection and ranging (LiDAR), we mapped and investigated savanna aboveground \nbiomass across contrasting land uses, ranging from densely populated communal areas to \nhighly protected areas in the Lowveld savannas of South Africa. We combined the LiDAR \nobservat…
Managing biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Conservation approaches to social-ecological systems have largely been informed by a framing of preserving nature for its instrumental societal benefits, often ignoring the complex relationship of humans and nature and how climate change might impact these. The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) was developed by the Task Force on scenarios and models of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services as a heuristi…
Viability and desirability of financing conservation in Africa through fire management
Unsustainable fuelwood extraction from South African savannas
Wood and charcoal supply the majority of sub-Saharan Africa’s rural energy needs. The \nlong-term supply of fuelwood is in jeopardy given high consumption rates. Using airborne \nlight detection and ranging (LiDAR), we mapped and investigated savanna aboveground \nbiomass across contrasting land uses, ranging from densely populated communal areas to \nhighly protected areas in the Lowveld savannas of South Africa. We combined the LiDAR \nobservat…
Managing biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Conservation approaches to social-ecological systems have largely been informed by a framing of preserving nature for its instrumental societal benefits, often ignoring the complex relationship of humans and nature and how climate change might impact these. The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) was developed by the Task Force on scenarios and models of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services as a heuristi…
Adapting a global conservation perspectives assessment for local relevance
Conservation governance has traditionally focussed on biological and scientific expertise while often avoiding value‐based conflicts. However, ignoring the value dimension overlooks conservation's dual nature. Understanding the values that guide the actions and narratives of conservationists and those interested in or affected by conservation is crucial for fostering better understanding, relationships and resolving conflicts. Few studies have di…
Viability and desirability of financing conservation in Africa through fire management
Geography (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Adaptive Management (1 works) · Agroforestry (1 works)