George James SekonyaNelson Mandela University | NMMU · Conservation Management
George James Sekonya
PhD
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Introduction
Dr James George Sekonya is a human geographer, completed his PhD within the SARChI Chair on Social and Environmental Dimensions of the Bio-economy at the University Cape Town. Trained in ecology, geography and resource management, George has practical work experience in integrated environmental management and environmental monitoring. His research focuses on the governance, commercialisation and conservation natural resources.
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August 2021 - present
Sustainability Research Unit
Position
- Faculty Member
Education
January 2006 - December 2009
Publications
Publications (4)
The Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) responds to challenges of the Anthropocene through an explicit social-ecological approach. Implemented as a world network of biosphere reserves, MAB aims to increase [eco]system sustainability and resilience globally, via individual model sites for learning and sustainable development. This research provides...
UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is implemented through a world
network of biosphere reserves, which offer a holistic people-centered landscape-level conservation approach. When successfully implemented the program enhances social–ecological system sustainability and resilience. However, there remains a research gap in understanding a...
Urbanization and scarce income-earning opportunities have led to increasing commercialization of non-timber forest products in southern Africa, including the nutritious mopane worm Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) belina. The mopane worm contributes substantially to incomes and food security in households across the region, but little research has addressed...
For centuries, nontimber forest products have been key aspects of household diets throughout the world. In southern Africa, mopane worms are widely harvested for
household consumption and traded for income generation. This study investigated the
contribution of mopane worm harvesting to rural livelihoods, and the effects of
environmental change on...
