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

Informacje na temat projektu

SUSTAINFORESTS

Identyfikator umowy o grant: 101001200

DOI

10.3030/101001200

Data podpisania przez KE 16 Lutego 2021

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Czerwca 2021

Data zakończenia 31 Maja 2026

Finansowanie w ramach

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Koszt całkowity

€ 1 998 512,00

Wkład UE

€ 1 998 512,00

Koordynowany przez

UNIVERSITAET BERN
Switzerland

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Publikacje

Peer reviewed articles (12)

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

Autorzy: Chima Iheaturu, Vladimir Wingate, Felicia Akinyemi, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Numer 139, 2025, Strona(/y) 104497, ISSN 1569-8432
Wydawca: 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

Autorzy: Chinwe Ifejika Speranza; Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi; David Baratoux; Jérôme Benveniste; Natalie Ceperley; Fatima Driouech; Jörg Helmschrot
Opublikowane w: ISSN: 0169-3298, 1573-0956, Numer 2022, 2022, Strona(/y) 1-35, ISSN 1573-0956
Wydawca: Springer
DOI: 10.5445/ir/1000150592

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

Autorzy: Vladimir R Wingate, Giulia F Curatola Fernández, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Environmental Conservation, Numer 51, 2025, Strona(/y) 254-262, ISSN 0376-8929
Wydawca: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892924000171

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

Autorzy: Samuel Hepner, Georges Alex Agonvonon, Martin Ehbrecht, Chima Iheaturu, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Biotropica, Numer 57, 2025, ISSN 0006-3606
Wydawca: 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

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

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

Autorzy: Chima Jude Iheaturu, Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi, Vladimir Ruslan Wingate, Paule Pamela Tabi Eckebil, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Scientific Reports, Numer 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Wydawca: 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

Autorzy: 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
Opublikowane w: Forest Ecology and Management, Numer 601, 2026, Strona(/y) 123314, ISSN 0378-1127
Wydawca: 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

Autorzy: Wingate, Vladimir R., Felicia O. Akinyemi, Chima J. Iheaturu, and Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Remote Sensing, Numer 14:24, 2022, Strona(/y) 6251, ISSN 2072-4292
Wydawca: 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

Autorzy: Frank Mintah, Tabi Eckebil Paule Pamela, Christoph Oberlack, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Forest Policy and Economics, Numer 169, 2024, Strona(/y) 103352, ISSN 1389-9341
Wydawca: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103352

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

Autorzy: Samuel Hepner, Paule Pamela Tabi Eckebil, Frank Mintah, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Brice Sinsin, Markus Fischer, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Trees, Forests and People, Numer 22, 2025, Strona(/y) 101061, ISSN 2666-7193
Wydawca: 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

Autorzy: Chima J. Iheaturu, Samuel Hepner, Jonathan L. Batchelor, Georges A. Agonvonon, Felicia O. Akinyemi, Vladimir R. Wingate, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Opublikowane w: Ecological Informatics, Numer 84, 2024, Strona(/y) 102876, ISSN 1574-9541
Wydawca: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102876

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

Autorzy: Wingate, V. R., Akinyemi, F. O., & Ifejika Speranza, C.
Opublikowane w: Applied Geography, Numer 158, 2023, 2023, ISSN 0143-6228
Wydawca: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103024

Other (13)

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

Autorzy: Hepner, S., & Ifejika Speranza, C.
Opublikowane w: Swiss Society for African Studies,, Numer 2025, 2(Newsletter), 43–45., 2025
Wydawca: Swiss Society for African Studies

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

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza Chinwe
Opublikowane w: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition

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

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza Chinwe
Opublikowane w: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: 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"

Autorzy: Hepner Samuel
Opublikowane w: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition.

Tropical forest patches under pressure - A fieldwork documentary from Africa

Autorzy: Hepner, Samuel Markus; Tabi Eckebil, Paule Pamela; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe
Opublikowane w: Tropical forest patches under pressure, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: BORIS - Bern Open Repository and Information System

Tropical Forests of West Africa Memory Game

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza, C., Kjelsen, I., Agonvonon, G. A., Hepner, S., Iheaturu, C. J., Mintah, F., Tabi Eckebil, P. P., Curatola Fernandez G.
Opublikowane w: 2025
Wydawca: University of Bern

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

Autorzy: Hepner, S., Ifejika Speranza, C.
Opublikowane w: 2025, Strona(/y) 43–45
Wydawca: Swiss Society for African Studies, 2(Newsletter)

Small forests in West Africa are unique in their composition

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe, Allheilig, Gaby
Opublikowane w: 2025
Wydawca: CDE, University of Bern

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

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza Chinwe
Opublikowane w: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: 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"

Autorzy: Hepner Samuel
Opublikowane w: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition

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

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza C., Tabi Eckebil P. P., Agonvonon, G. A., Hepner S., Mintah F., Iheaturu C. J., Banlav P., Nghobuoche F., Degrande A.
Opublikowane w: 2025
Wydawca: Institute of Geography, University of Bern

Tropical forests of West Africa puzzles

Autorzy: Ifejika Speranza, C., Kjelsen, I., Agonvonon, G. A., Iheaturu, C. J., Hepner, S., Mintah, F., Tabi Eckebil, P. P., Curatola Fernandez G.
Opublikowane w: 2025
Wydawca: 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."

Autorzy: Hepner Samuel
Opublikowane w: NO JOURNAL TITLE, Numer 2024, 2024
Wydawca: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Scientific Image Competition.