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Project
EMSAfrica
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EMSAfrica - Ecosystem Management Support for Climate Change in Southern Africa
EMSAfrica is an interdisciplinary research project focusing on the dual impacts of land use and climate change. We develop scientific information to support decision-making in Southern Africa concerning climate change adaptation and mitigation, and the sustainable management of ecosystems.
Background and Objective
- Establish infrastructure and modelling tools to estimate the carbon balance of Southern African ecosystems
- Assess the potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems
- Inform decision making on mitigation, adaptation and climate-resilient land management
- Build local capacity to enable sustainable research infrastructures
Approach
EMSAfrica is a joint research project benefiting of the experience of its five German and nine South African partner institutions. The Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture is responsible for the technical coordination of the consortium. The overall objective of the project is the improved management of savanna ecosystems in Southern Africa.
Data and Methods
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Thünen-Contact
Involved Thünen-Partners
Involved external Thünen-Partners
- Universität Bayreuth
(Bayreuth, Deutschland) -
University of Witwatersrand
(Johannesburg, Südafrika) -
University of Stellenbosch
(Stellenbosch, Südafrika) -
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
(Frankfurt, Deutschland) - Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW)
(Hamburg, Deutschland) -
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
(Jena, Deutschland) -
Grootfontein AD Institute
(Grootfontein, Südafrika) - University of Venda
(Thohoyandou, Südafrika) -
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
(Pretoria, Südafrika) - SAEON- South African Environmental Observation Network
(Pretoria, Südafrika) - SASSCAL- Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management
(Windhoek, Namibia) - SANParks, South African National Parks Scientific Services
(Skukuza, Kruger NP, Südafrika)
Funding Body
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Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
(national, öffentlich)
Duration
11.2018 - 3.2023
More Information
Project funding number: 01LL1801E
Funding program: BMBF - Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit (FONA): SPACES - Forschungspartnerschaften zur Anpassung komplexer Prozesse im System Erde in der Region Südliches Afrika
Project status:
finished
Publications
- 0
Iboko MP, Dossou-Yovo ER, Teme N, Obalum SE, Diedhiou S, Konan AKMS, Brümmer C (2026) Combining biochar, nitrogen fertilizer and no-tillage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase rice yield in rainfed lowland. J Agric Food Res 26:102700, DOI:10.1016/j.jafr.2026.102700
- 1
Maluleke A, Feig G, Brümmer C, Jaars K, Hamilton T, Midgley GF (2025) Paired eddy covariance site reveals consistent net C sinks over three growing seasons in an African arid and grassy shrubland. Agric Forest Meteorol 372:110705, DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110705
- 2
Rybchak O, du Toit JCO, Maluleke A, Bieri M, Midgley GF, Feig G, Brümmer C (2024) A fine line between carbon source and sink: Potential CO2 sequestration through sustainable grazing management in the Nama-Karoo. Ecol Stud Anal Synth 248:471-498, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-10948-5_17
- 3
Maltitz GP von, Bieri M, Midgley GF, Veitch J, Brümmer C, Rötter RP, Veste M (2024) Coupled earth system and human processes: An introduction to SPACES and the book. Ecol Stud Anal Synth 248:3-21, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-10948-5_1
- 4
Maluleke A, Feig G, Brümmer C, Rybchak O, Midgley GF (2024) Evaluation of selected Sentinel-2 remotely sensed vegetation indices and MODIS GPP in representing productivity in semi-arid South African ecosystems. JGR Biogeosci 129(4):e2023JG007728, DOI:10.1029/2023JG007728
- 5
Rybchak O, du Toit JCO, Delorme J-P, Jüdt J-K, Bieri M, Midgley GF, Mukwashi K, Thau C, Feig G, Lucas-Moffat AM, Brümmer C (2024) Livestock grazing and biodiversity: Effects on CO2 exchange in semi-arid Karoo ecosystems, South Africa. Sci Total Environ 910:168517, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168517
- 6
Feig G, Brümmer C, Maluleke A, Midgley GF (2024) Research infrastructures as anchor points for long-term environmental observation. Ecol Stud Anal Synth 248:881-902, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-10948-5_30
- 7
Maltitz GP von, Midgley GF, Veitch J, Brümmer C, Rötter RP, Viehberg FA, Veste M (eds) (2024) Sustainability of Southern African ecosystems under global change : Science for management and policy interventions. Cham: Springer, XXXV, 973 p, Ecol Stud Anal Synth 248, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-10948-5
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Maltitz GP von, Midgley GF, Veitch J, Brümmer C, Rötter RP, Rixen T, Brandt P, Veste M (2024) Synthesis and outlook on future research and scientific education in Southern Africa. Ecol Stud Anal Synth 248:933-964, DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-10948-5_32
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Iboko MP, Dossou-Yovo ER, Obalum SE, Oraegbunam CJ, Diedhiou S, Brümmer C, Teme N (2023) Paddy rice yield and greenhouse gas emissions: Any trade-off due to co-application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer? A systematic review. Heliyon 9(11):e22132, DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22132
- 10
Bieri M, du Toit JCO, Feig G, Maluta NE, Mantlana B, Mateyisi M, Midgley GF, Mutanga S, Maltitz GP von, Brümmer C (2022) Integrating project-based infrastructures with long-term greenhouse gas observations in Africa [online]. Clean Air J 32(1):1-9, zu finden in < https://cleanairjournal.org.za/article/view/13081> [zitiert am 05.07.2022], DOI:10.17159/caj/2022/32/1.13081
- 11
Berger C, Bieri M, Bradshaw K, Brümmer C, Clemen T, Hickler T, Kutsch WL, Lenfers UA, Martens C, Midgley GF, Mukwashi K, Odipo V, Scheiter S, Schmullius C, Baade J, du Toit JCO, Scholes RJ, Smit IPJ, Stevens N, Twine W (2019) Linking scales and disciplines: an interdisciplinary cross-scale approach to supporting climate-relevant ecosystem management. Clim Change 156(1-2):139-150, DOI:10.1007/s10584-019-02544-0
- 12
Lopez-Ballesteros A, Beck J, Bombelli A, Grieco E, Lorencova EK, Merbold L, Brümmer C, Hugo W, Scholes R, Vackar D, Vermeulen A, Acosta M, Butterbach-Bahl K, Helmschrot J, Kim D-G, Jones M, Jorch V, Pavelka M, Skjelvan I, Saunders M (2018) Towards a feasible and representative pan-African research infrastructure network for GHG observations. Environ Res Lett 13:085003, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aad66c
