DFG Research Unit

A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Inform Ecosystem Restoration in Rural Africa

Enumerating landscape change 

Enumerating landscape change 

Restoration landscape in Rwanda's Western Province.  Image: Clémence MukankurizaAgroforestry, woodlots, and terraces were at the heart of our latest data collection round for the RESTORE project. How did we study

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August 25, 2025
Connected by coffee: creating a shade corridor to support biodiversity and livelihoods in western Rwanda

Connected by coffee: creating a shade corridor to support biodiversity and livelihoods in western Rwanda

Left Figure: Mukura National Park. Photo by Marina Frietsch.Right Figure: Gishwati National Park. Photo by Marina FrietschBy Molly Parker, on Reckmann et al., A coffee corridor for biodiversity and livelihoods: climatic

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July 30, 2025

Project partners

Because this research group is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), it is primarily based at institutions in Germany. However, research is working closely with diverse collaborators in Rwanda.

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