REPAiR is a research project that critically explores how 'nature-based solutions' & other approaches are applied in Southern Africa's rangelands.

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Across Southern Africa, communally governed rangelands and grasslands support wildlife, vast informal economies and millions of people. 

There has been international interest in rangelands as spaces for landscape restoration and ecosystems management associated with ‘nature-based solutions’ (NbS). But these dynamic landscapes are often misunderstood. Much of the evidence about NbS comes from very different settings in the Global North, with assumptions that are a mismatch to the histories and changing social, ecological and political contexts of Southern African rangelands. 

REPAiR is a research project that explores whether and how equitable, contextual, community-led approaches to NbS can support adaptability and resilience in Southern Africa’s rangelands. How might these approaches be embedded in governance, funding and policy? 

REPAiR brings together multiple forms of knowledge and transdisciplinary collaboration, including case studies focused on sites in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The project will also exchange knowledge and insights with collaborators in other Southern African countries.

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