Participatory mapping of ecosystem services and degradation hotspots in the Nyadire Sub-Catchment, Zimbabwe: implications for multifunctional landscape design

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dc.creatorChoruma, Dennis Junior
dc.creatorMupangwa, W.
dc.creatorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.
dc.date2025-12-30
dc.date2026-02-19T16:28:24Z
dc.date2026-02-19T16:28:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:26:46Z
dc.descriptionThis report presents findings from participatory GIS (PGIS) mapping of ecosystem services and environmental hotspots conducted with smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe’s Multifunctional Landscapes specifically the Nyadire Sub-Catchment. The study applied a structured, community-based mapping methodology to identify and spatially locate key ecosystem services (e.g., water sources, fertile soils, grazing areas, forests) and environmental degradation hotspots (e.g., erosion gullies, sedimentation zones, water stress areas, infrastructure failures). Separate focus groups (by age and gender categories) ensured inclusive representation of local knowledge and priorities. The participatory mapping process generated spatially explicit datasets that reflect farmers’ lived experiences of landscape dynamics, resource flows, and vulnerability patterns. Results highlight the interlinkages between soil erosion, water stress, declining productivity, and ecosystem degradation, demonstrating the value of integrating local ecological knowledge into landscape planning. The outputs provide actionable evidence for prioritizing micro-watershed interventions, soil and water conservation measures, and climate-smart agroecological bundles. By combining participatory methods with geospatial validation, the study strengthens inclusive landscape governance and contributes locally grounded data to multifunctional landscape planning processes. The findings highlight the importance of co-producing spatial knowledge to inform sustainable land and water management strategies in smallholder systems.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/181749
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156097
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.publisherCGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Program
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChoruma, D. J.; Mupangwa, W.; Gebrezgabher, S. 2025. Participatory mapping of ecosystem services and degradation hotspots in the Nyadire Sub-Catchment, Zimbabwe: implications for multifunctional landscape design. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Program. 35p.
dc.subjectecosystem services
dc.subjectenvironmental degradation
dc.subjectparticipatory approaches
dc.subjectagricultural landscape
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.titleParticipatory mapping of ecosystem services and degradation hotspots in the Nyadire Sub-Catchment, Zimbabwe: implications for multifunctional landscape design
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