The ‘Central Africa’ section contains two chapters. Chapter 9 (Vol. 1) highlights
the natural and anthropogenic drivers affecting forest and savanna cover in Central
Africa over the past millennia (Alleman and Fayolle, 2020). Chapter 10 (Vol. 1)
focuses on the competition between traditional and imported agricultural innovations in forest–agriculture landscapes of central Cameroon, and how traditional
ecological knowledge can enhance biodiversity conservation in such landscapes
(Mala et al., 2020).
The ‘Eastern Africa’ section contains four chapters. Chapter 1 (Vol. 2) focuses on
how nutritional interventions in rural areas of Rwanda can reduce under-nutrition,
especially for children (Sekiyama et al., 2020). Chapter 2 (Vol. 2) explores how
climatic hazards can affect the consumption and food security of rural and urban
households in Uganda (Akampumuza et al., 2020). Chapter 3 (Vol. 2) tracks some of
the main livelihood and food security issues in different areas of Kenya affected by
climate change, and how traditional and local knowledge (TLK) can provide relevant options to adapt to climate change (Ndalilo et al., 2020). Chapter 4 (Vol. 2) uses
a sustainability science lens to identify the main challenges for effectively promoting
sanitation interventions in eastern Africa, and the lessons learnt from some successful community-led initiatives (Gabrielsson et al., 2020).
The ‘Southern Africa’ section contains four chapters. Chapter 5 (Vol. 2) discusses
how sugarcane ethanol can provide a feasible fuel for transport and cooking in SSA,
and identifies some of the key lessons learnt from production and use sites in Malawi
and Mozambique, respectively (Nyambane et al., 2020). Chapter 6 (Vol. 2) highlights how these hedges of an alien invasive plant can create corridors for species
movements in agricultural landscapes of Madagascar, and provide multiple ecosystem services to local communities (Andriamparany et al., 2020). Chapter 7 (Vol. 2)
adopts a resilience lens to explain the history of collapse of a mining town in Zambia
(and its outcomes), and provides insights for the development of appropriate management frameworks (Mfune et al., 2020). Chap. 8 (Vol. 2).
The ‘Synthesis’ section contains two individual chapters. Chapter 9 (Vol. 2)
distils and critically discusses certain vital aspects for strengthening the science–
policy interface in SSA, mainly using as an example the experience gained through
involvement in the processes of the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (von Maltitz, 2020). Chapter 10 (Vol.
2) synthesizes the main findings of the two edited volumes, especially focusing on
how sustainability science can catalyse progress for meeting the SDGs in SSA
(Gasparatos et al., 2020).
Acknowledgements We acknowledge the support of the Japan Science and Technology Agency
(JST) for project FICESSA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for project USiA
and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for the Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
A (Project 17H05037) and the Core-to-core project ‘Establishment and Advancement of a Global
Meta-Network on Sustainability Science’ (Project 23001). Merle Naidoo, Alice Karanja and
Abubakari Ahmed received Monbukagakusho PhD scholarships offered by the Japanese Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) through the Graduate Program in
Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI). Jie Su assisted with the formatting of the chapter.
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the natural and anthropogenic drivers affecting forest and savanna cover in Central
Africa over the past millennia (Alleman and Fayolle, 2020). Chapter 10 (Vol. 1)
focuses on the competition between traditional and imported agricultural innovations in forest–agriculture landscapes of central Cameroon, and how traditional
ecological knowledge can enhance biodiversity conservation in such landscapes
(Mala et al., 2020).
The ‘Eastern Africa’ section contains four chapters. Chapter 1 (Vol. 2) focuses on
how nutritional interventions in rural areas of Rwanda can reduce under-nutrition,
especially for children (Sekiyama et al., 2020). Chapter 2 (Vol. 2) explores how
climatic hazards can affect the consumption and food security of rural and urban
households in Uganda (Akampumuza et al., 2020). Chapter 3 (Vol. 2) tracks some of
the main livelihood and food security issues in different areas of Kenya affected by
climate change, and how traditional and local knowledge (TLK) can provide relevant options to adapt to climate change (Ndalilo et al., 2020). Chapter 4 (Vol. 2) uses
a sustainability science lens to identify the main challenges for effectively promoting
sanitation interventions in eastern Africa, and the lessons learnt from some successful community-led initiatives (Gabrielsson et al., 2020).
The ‘Southern Africa’ section contains four chapters. Chapter 5 (Vol. 2) discusses
how sugarcane ethanol can provide a feasible fuel for transport and cooking in SSA,
and identifies some of the key lessons learnt from production and use sites in Malawi
and Mozambique, respectively (Nyambane et al., 2020). Chapter 6 (Vol. 2) highlights how these hedges of an alien invasive plant can create corridors for species
movements in agricultural landscapes of Madagascar, and provide multiple ecosystem services to local communities (Andriamparany et al., 2020). Chapter 7 (Vol. 2)
adopts a resilience lens to explain the history of collapse of a mining town in Zambia
(and its outcomes), and provides insights for the development of appropriate management frameworks (Mfune et al., 2020). Chap. 8 (Vol. 2).
The ‘Synthesis’ section contains two individual chapters. Chapter 9 (Vol. 2)
distils and critically discusses certain vital aspects for strengthening the science–
policy interface in SSA, mainly using as an example the experience gained through
involvement in the processes of the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (von Maltitz, 2020). Chapter 10 (Vol.
2) synthesizes the main findings of the two edited volumes, especially focusing on
how sustainability science can catalyse progress for meeting the SDGs in SSA
(Gasparatos et al., 2020).
Acknowledgements We acknowledge the support of the Japan Science and Technology Agency
(JST) for project FICESSA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for project USiA
and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for the Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
A (Project 17H05037) and the Core-to-core project ‘Establishment and Advancement of a Global
Meta-Network on Sustainability Science’ (Project 23001). Merle Naidoo, Alice Karanja and
Abubakari Ahmed received Monbukagakusho PhD scholarships offered by the Japanese Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) through the Graduate Program in
Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI). Jie Su assisted with the formatting of the chapter.
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