Afuf Abstracts and Presentation - Centre On African Public Spaces

Abstracts and Presentations

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Day 1: 18 March 2025

Parallel 1.3

Relief from Urban Heat - Tendamudzimu Mathagu

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Assessing the impact of land cover/land use changes on urban heat Island in Bulawayo metropolitan city, Zimbabwe - Sethi Dube

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Urban land surface cover dynamics and its impact on land surface temperature between 2011-2021 in Hawassa City, Ethiopia - Tikabo Gebreyesus

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Impact of monoculture on urban forests and the use of indigenous trees to mitigate climate change in Johannesburg, South Africa - Adelaide Chokoe

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The urban forest’s structure, composition and tree-related microhabitats in Greater Kumasi, Ghana - Angela Beckmann-Wübbelt, Shalom Addo-Danso, SebastianSchmidtlein, Somidh Saha

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Transforming urban landscape through indigenous tree planting in Bulawayo’s CBD, Zimbabwe - Gideon Mhlanga

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Urban Forest Regeneration as a catalyst to Combat landslides in Ecological fragile Zones of Cameroon. The Case of the Bamenda Escarpment - Jacob Ngock Nwachan

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Greening African Cities: Analyzing Tree Planting Projects, Resource Strategies, and Environmental Benefits in Urban Africa from 2009-2021 - Emmanuel S.H. & Lobe Ekamby

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Potential of Controlled Natural Tree Regeneration (CNR) towards urban forest management in Kampala, Uganda. - Marvin Bogere Kibalama

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Kenyan Experiences Using the Miyawaki Method to create Mini urban Forests - Samuel Kiboi, Patrick Mutiso, Simon Mathenge, Simon Kage, Miguel Alvarez, Takuya Furukawa, Hisanori Hayashi, Shin-ichi Meguro, Akira Miyawaki & Kazue Fujiwara

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Protecting Africa’s urban forests from insect pests and diseases: the case of the polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa - Brett P. Hurley and Bernard Slippers

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Identification of major invasive insect pests, diseases and weeds challenging urban forestry plantations across Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia - Weldesenbet Beze Kassie

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The influence of environmental factors and socioeconomic status on urban residents’ experiences of and vulnerability to ecosystem disservices, in four cities of South Africa - K. Gisele Sinasson S, Charlie M. Shackleton, Sheunesu Ruwanza, Gladman Thondhlana

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Evaluating performance of machine learning models for detecting polyphagous shot hole borer infestations in urban trees in Johannesburg, South Africa using satellite data - Marko F Mudede

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Conflict Between Green Space Restoration and Urban Livelihoods: Lessons from the Greening Kuwadzana Project in Harare, Zimbabwe - Tafadzwa Gwini

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Side Events

Building Resilient Urban Futures: Implementing Nature-based Solutions at Multiple Scales

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Engaging and empowering communities through tree planting, education & awareness to ensure a sustainable green canopy in the City of Johannesburg as part of the 10 million tree planting project, South Africa. - Dr Elize van Staden & Sinah Magolo

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Day 2: 19 March 2025

Parallel 3.1

Foresterie urbaine pour un contexte de changement climatique au Togo - Mr Clément Gbongbon

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Dynamics of wild plant foraging practices in two medium-sized South African towns: How do foragers adapt and respond to change? - Hesekia Garekae

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YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN URBAN AGRICULTURE: Increasing the bread basket of the Bamenda City through Youth-led urban Agricultural programme - Jacob Ngock Nwachan

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Projet Forêt comestible en milieu urbain au - Michée Adande

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Urban Agriculture as a strategy for enhancing Climate Change Resilience and Food Security in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -

Wilson E. Masele, Amos E. Majule, Catherine Masao and Jessica P.R. Thorn

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Fostering a sense of belonging through green infrastructure and community integration, in Cape Town’s Central Business District, South Africa - Ashley Mogoje

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Colonial ontologies and climate vulnerability: a planetary health perspective of Johannesburg, South Africa - Jonathan Melamdowitz

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Availability and Quality of Public Parks in The Seven New Cities of Uganda - David Ouma Balikowa, Albert Mugenyi, Boney Sensasi, Kristie Daniel

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Prospect to Achieving Equitable Urban Tree Canopy Distribution in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria - Oyinlola A. Fasoro

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Assessing the perceptions and experiences of crime in public urban green spaces in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa - Tshepiso Seboko

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Parallel 3.3

Knowledge transfer, a useful tool to sustain Africa’s urban green spaces: A systematic review approach - Prof. Collins Adjei Mensah

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The green ambiance: advocating for green spaces through urban school compounds in Kayunga district, Uganda - Irene Nagudi, Blessing Apamaku Asianzu

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Grow a classroom project to expand urban canopy in public schools in Kenya - Ruth Wanjiku Mwai

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Initiative Pour l'Arbre : A youth initiative for urban forestry education in Niger - Mamane Bawa Sakina

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Parallel 4.2

Fostering equitable access to health and well-being through the ethnobotany and conservation of succulent plants in Same District, Tanzania - Antonia Mpagike, Catherine Masao, Henry Ndangalasi and Charllote Bjorå

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1000 Stories 100'000 Trees

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Brakes and levers to the success of an alluvial forest restoration operations in the lower oueme valley in Benin Republic - Medard Dahodo

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“We Plant Trees for our Lost Brothers” synergies between youth-led climate change adaptation and environmental justice activism along the Nairobi rivers - Stine Kronsted

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Community driven reforestation in the Buffelsdraai. Community Reforestation Project, Durban, South Africa - Thembelihle Mlokoti

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Parallel 4.3

Citizen science for the management and early detection of invasive alien plants: Kloofendal Nature Reserve, Johannesburg, South Africa - Takalani Nelufefe

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Parallel 4.4

LA CEINTURE VERTE DE NIAMEY EST MENACEE : UN APPEL DE LA SOCIETE CIVILE DU NIGER A SAUVER UN INVESTISSEMENT VERT INTERNATIONAL AU NIGER -

ABDOUL AZIZ NAFIOU Mourtala

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Energy access and firewood dependency in Windhoek’s informal settlements, Namibia: Implications for biodiversity conservation and sustainability in Namibia - John Kazgeba Mfune

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Transforming Urban Air Quality: Green Infrastructure Strategies for Hawassa City, Ethiopia. Addressing Air Pollution through Nature-Based Solutions - Tikabo Gebreyesus

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Side Events

Urban Agriculture and Food Security in Johannesburg - Simon Motsusi

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Urban Better Cityzens COP29 Video

Day 3: 20 March 2025

Parallel 5.1

A Socio-Economic Valuation of Urban Green Spaces in Nairobi, Kenya - Alphayo Lutta

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CHALLENGES, ECONOMIC VALUE, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BAFUT, NGEMBA FOREST RESERVE - Jacob Ngock Nwachan

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Willingness to pay for ecotourism in Maradi and Tibiri-Gobir cities in Niger based on green spaces valorisation -Jangorzo, Salifou Nouhou & Issoufou Mahaman, Mahaman Manzir

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Parallel 5.3

Evaluation of the design and management of urban parklands to render recreational and ecosystem services, South Africa - Bianca Mulder & Ben du Toit

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Towards resilient cities: Private sector partnerships for sustainable urban parks in Africa - Tariq Toffa

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