Tropical forest patches under pressure: Dynamics, functions and sustainable management in agricultural landscapes of the West African forest and savannah zones

Informazioni relative al progetto

SUSTAINFORESTS

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101001200

DOI

10.3030/101001200

Data della firma CE 16 Febbraio 2021

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2021

Data di completamento 31 Maggio 2026

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 1 998 512,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 998 512,00

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITAET BERN
Switzerland

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Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (12)

An integrated object-based sampling approach for validating non-contiguous forest cover maps in fragmented tropical landscapes

Autori: Chima Iheaturu, Vladimir Wingate, Felicia Akinyemi, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Numero 139, 2025, Pagina/e 104497, ISSN 1569-8432
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2025.104497

Enhancing the Uptake of Earth Observation Products and Services in Africa Through a Multi-level Transdisciplinary Approach

Autori: Chinwe Ifejika Speranza; Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi; David Baratoux; Jérôme Benveniste; Natalie Ceperley; Fatima Driouech; Jörg Helmschrot
Pubblicato in: ISSN: 0169-3298, 1573-0956, Numero 2022, 2022, Pagina/e 1-35, ISSN 1573-0956
Editore: Springer
DOI: 10.5445/ir/1000150592

Small forest patches in West Africa: mapping how they are changing to better inform their conservation

Autori: Vladimir R Wingate, Giulia F Curatola Fernández, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Environmental Conservation, Numero 51, 2025, Pagina/e 254-262, ISSN 0376-8929
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892924000171

Degradation and Fragmentation Effects on Structural Complexity in West‐African Forest Patches

Autori: Samuel Hepner, Georges Alex Agonvonon, Martin Ehbrecht, Chima Iheaturu, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Biotropica, Numero 57, 2025, ISSN 0006-3606
Editore: Association for Tropical Biology, Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/btp.70012

Tropical ecosystem multifunctionality assessment and insights for sustainable land management: a systematic literature review using the Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses framework

Autori: Paule Pamela Tabi Eckebil, Frank Mintah, Matthias Bürgi, Felicia O. Akinyemi, Denis Jean Sonwa, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Numero 8, 2025, ISSN 2624-893X
Editore: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1623266

Combining remote sensing with local knowledge is vital for understanding forest change in West Africa

Autori: Chima Jude Iheaturu, Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi, Vladimir Ruslan Wingate, Paule Pamela Tabi Eckebil, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, Numero 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-23133-5

Tree species diversity and conservation across disturbance and bioregion types in forest patches outside protected areas in tropical Africa

Autori: Georges Alex Agonvonon, Samuel Markus Hepner, Chima Jude Iheaturu, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Denis Jean Sonwa, Francis Ebuta Bisong, EnoAbasi Deborah Anwana, Koffi Koudouvo, Brice Augustin Sinsin, Markus Fischer, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Forest Ecology and Management, Numero 601, 2026, Pagina/e 123314, ISSN 0378-1127
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123314

A Remote Sensing-Based Inventory of West Africa Tropical Forest Patches: A Basis for Enhancing Their Conservation and Sustainable Use

Autori: Wingate, Vladimir R., Felicia O. Akinyemi, Chima J. Iheaturu, and Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Remote Sensing, Numero 14:24, 2022, Pagina/e 6251, ISSN 2072-4292
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/rs14246251

Why do forests persist and re-emerge amidst tropical deforestation pressures? Archetypes of governance and impact pathways

Autori: Frank Mintah, Tabi Eckebil Paule Pamela, Christoph Oberlack, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Forest Policy and Economics, Numero 169, 2024, Pagina/e 103352, ISSN 1389-9341
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103352

Perceived and measured forest degradation across Western Africa: Insights for sustainable forest management

Autori: Samuel Hepner, Paule Pamela Tabi Eckebil, Frank Mintah, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Brice Sinsin, Markus Fischer, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Trees, Forests and People, Numero 22, 2025, Pagina/e 101061, ISSN 2666-7193
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101061

Integrating UAV LiDAR and multispectral data to assess forest status and map disturbance severity in a West African forest patch

Autori: Chima J. Iheaturu, Samuel Hepner, Jonathan L. Batchelor, Georges A. Agonvonon, Felicia O. Akinyemi, Vladimir R. Wingate, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Pubblicato in: Ecological Informatics, Numero 84, 2024, Pagina/e 102876, ISSN 1574-9541
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102876

Archetypes of remnant West African forest patches, their main characteristics and geographical distribution

Autori: Wingate, V. R., Akinyemi, F. O., & Ifejika Speranza, C.
Pubblicato in: Applied Geography, Numero 158, 2023, 2023, ISSN 0143-6228
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103024

Other (13)

Tropical Forest Patches in West Africa: A Story of Persisting Remnants despite Challenges.

Autori: Hepner, S., & Ifejika Speranza, C.
Pubblicato in: Swiss Society for African Studies,, Numero 2025, 2(Newsletter), 43–45., 2025
Editore: Swiss Society for African Studies

"""Selective logging of Bloodwood"" by Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, University of Bern."

Autori: Ifejika Speranza Chinwe
Pubblicato in: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition

"""ife"" by Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, University of Bern"

Autori: Ifejika Speranza Chinwe
Pubblicato in: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition

"""Terrestrial Laser Scanner in pristine forest"" by Samuel Hepner, University of Bern. Entry in category 3 Locations and instruments"

Autori: Hepner Samuel
Pubblicato in: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition.

Tropical forest patches under pressure - A fieldwork documentary from Africa

Autori: Hepner, Samuel Markus; Tabi Eckebil, Paule Pamela; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe
Pubblicato in: Tropical forest patches under pressure, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: BORIS - Bern Open Repository and Information System

Tropical Forests of West Africa Memory Game

Autori: Ifejika Speranza, C., Kjelsen, I., Agonvonon, G. A., Hepner, S., Iheaturu, C. J., Mintah, F., Tabi Eckebil, P. P., Curatola Fernandez G.
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: University of Bern

Tropical Forest Patches in West Africa: A Story of Persisting Remnants despite Challenges.

Autori: Hepner, S., Ifejika Speranza, C.
Pubblicato in: 2025, Pagina/e 43–45
Editore: Swiss Society for African Studies, 2(Newsletter)

Small forests in West Africa are unique in their composition

Autori: Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe, Allheilig, Gaby
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: CDE, University of Bern

"""Defending canopy space with thorns"" by Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, University of Bern"

Autori: Ifejika Speranza Chinwe
Pubblicato in: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition

"""Burnt forest, green forest"" by Samuel Hepner, University of Bern. Entry in category 1 Object of study"

Autori: Hepner Samuel
Pubblicato in: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition

SUSTAINFORESTS Project - Report of the research results exchange workshops in Cameroon

Autori: Ifejika Speranza C., Tabi Eckebil P. P., Agonvonon, G. A., Hepner S., Mintah F., Iheaturu C. J., Banlav P., Nghobuoche F., Degrande A.
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: Institute of Geography, University of Bern

Tropical forests of West Africa puzzles

Autori: Ifejika Speranza, C., Kjelsen, I., Agonvonon, G. A., Iheaturu, C. J., Hepner, S., Mintah, F., Tabi Eckebil, P. P., Curatola Fernandez G.
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: University of Bern

"""Huge python is sold as bushmeat"" by Samuel Hepner, University of Bern. Entry in category 1 Object of study; Copyright CC-BY-NC-ND: Samuel Hepner."

Autori: Hepner Samuel
Pubblicato in: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numero 2024, 2024
Editore: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition.