Ecosystem Services Assessment Upper Sand River Catchment

Authors: Myles Mander, Jan Graf, Silindile Mtshali, Reuben Thifhulufhelwi, Noxolo Mbebe, Nick Theron & Stephen Holness

The Lowveld Plantations covering the Upper Sand River Catchment has been earmarked for land restitution to communities who were removed from the area in the past. The project employed the EcoFutures participatory modelling process to develop a better understanding of the possible trade-offs by modelling a suite of plausible future land-use scenarios.