Reports
Future Ecosystems For Africa Reports
Deepening Into Who We Are
Report on the AFRICAN FUTURES Regional Scenarios Workshop – Kinigi, Rwanda 2025
Principles for getting Natural Climate Solutions right in Africa.
This brief summarises a proposed set of guiding principles to steer implementation and financing of natural climate solutions on the African continent and in its ocean. – Download here
Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Exploring Desirable Futures for the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in Benin and Togo, West Africa.
Workshop Report – Download here
Exploring preferable nature futures for biodiversity and climate governance in the Barotse Cultural Landscape of Zambia
Workshop Report – Download here
Mzimba Futures
Operationalising the Nature Futures Framework in Malawi – Download here
Deepening Into Who We Are
Report on the AFRICAN FUTURES Regional Scenarios Workshop – March 2025 – Download here
Integration of ocean-based adaptation and mitigation actions into regional and national climate policies in Africa
Africa is a region shaped by the ocean, as only 16 of the 553 sovereign countries in Africa are landlocked states. The countries have approximately 26,000 km of coastlines, 6.5 million square kilometres of the continental shelf, and about 13 million square kilometres of exclusive economic zones. The role of the ocean in mitigating climate change is significant. – Download here
Finding a way forward for Nature-based Solutions in Africa’s grassy ecosystems
Nature-based Solutions can support adaptation and mitigation and reduce trade-offs for Africa’s grassy ecosystems. However, one-size fits all approaches are to be avoided. – Download here
Enhancing climate change adaptation and mitigation actions on land in Africa
The report seeks to deepen understanding of the relationship between land and climate change adaptation in Africa. To achieve this goal, an extensive literature review was conducted to establish a framework for assessing climate actions in Africa. – Download here
Mzimba Futures: Operationalising the Nature Futures Framework in Malawi
Citation: Carpenter-Urquhart, L., Nyasulu, M., Chibwe, B., and Pereira, L (2022). Mzimba Futures: Operationalising the Nature Futures Framework in Malawi. African Futures Project report 1. Stockholm: Stockholm Resilience Centre. – Download Here
Operationalizing the Nature Futures Framework in the High Seas
Citation: Pereira, LM., Ortuño Crespo, G., Merrie, A and Homewood, C. (2022). Operationalising the Nature Futures Framework in the High Seas. Nereus Workshop report, Stockholm – Download Here
Nature Futures Framework – High Seas
Workshop I – Defining the problem space (H1: where we are)
Internal Summary report – Download Here
Nature Futures Framework – High Seas
Workshop II – Exploring the Third Horizon through Imaginative Storyboard Methods (H3: where do we want to go?)
Citation: Chibwe, B., Superchi, E., et al. Nature Future Framework High Seas Report.Workshop 2: H3 Where do we want to go. Stockholm, Sweden – Download Here
Fires in Angola: dynamics, impacts and management
Workshop report – Download Here
Dreaming in Colour: positive visions for Mzimba’s future
Report – Download Here