Prof Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule

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Research Interests Transfrontier conservation Environmental conservation and society Border studies Environmental geography Land reform Political ecology Traditional ecological knowledge Qualifications PhD (UCT) Teaching Responsibilities Introduction to Human Geography Economic Geography Research Methodology Ethics, Justice and the SA Environment Environmental Management 1: The Biosphere and Environment Recent Publications Peer-reviewed journal articles Sinthumule, N. I. (2023). Traditional ecological knowledge and its role in biodiversity conservation: a systematic review. Frontiers in Environmental Science , 11 , 1164900. Sinthumule, N. I. (2022). Gender and sacred natural sites: The role of women in sacred sites protection and management in Vhembe region, Limpopo Province of South Africa. Global Ecology and Conservation , 35 , e02099. Sinthumule, N. I., & Netshisaulu, K. H. (2022). Wetland Resource Use and Conservation Attitudes of Rural vs. Urban Dwellers: A Comparative Analysis in Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Water , 14 (8), 1290. Sinthumule, N. I. (2022). Conservation Effects of Governance and Management of Sacred Natural Sites: Lessons from Vhutanda in the Vhembe Region, Limpopo Province of South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (3), 1067. Sinthumule, N.I. (2121). An analysis of communities’ attitudes towards wetlands and implications for sustainability, Global Ecology and Conservation, 27, e01604 . Sinthumule, N. I. (2021). Window of Economic Opportunity or Door of Exclusion? Nandoni Dam and Its Local Communities. Sustainability , 13, 2502. Sinthumule, N.I. (2021). Municipal border disputes in Vhembe district municipality, Limpopo province of South Africa, African Geographical Review , 40 (4), 339-352. Sinthumule, N. I., Mugwena, T., & Rabumbulu, M. (2021). The Conflict between Preserving a ‘Sacred Natural Site’and Exploiting Nature for Commercial Gain: Evidence from Phiphidi Waterfall in South Africa. Sustainability , 13 (18), 10476. Munyati, C., & Sinthumule, N. I. (2021). Comparative suitability of ordinary kriging and Inverse Distance Weighted interpolation for indicating intactness gradients on threatened savannah woodland and forest stands. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators , 100151 Sinthumule, N. I. , & Mashau, M. L. (2020). Traditional ecological knowledge and practices for forest conservation in Thathe Vondo in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Global Ecology and Conservation , e00910. Sinthumule, N. I. (2020). Borders and border people in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier. Landscape Research , 45 (3), 280–291 Sinthumule, N. I. , Ratshivhadelo, T., & Nelwamondo, T. (2020). Stakeholder perspectives on land-use conflicts in the South African section of the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area. Journal of Land Use Science , 15(1) 11–24 Sinthumule, N. I. (2019). Borders and border people in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier. Landscape Research , 1–12. Sinthumule, N. I. & Mudau, N. V. (2019). Participatory approach to flood disaster management in Thohoyandou. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies , 11 (3), 7. Hoogendoorn, G., Kelso, C., & Sinthumule, I. (2019). Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park: a review, African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure , 8 (5), 1-15. Sinthumule, N.I. & Mzamani M.C.L (2019). Communities and Conservation: Marula trees ( Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra ) under communal management at Matiyane village, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Tropical Conservation Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082919828969 Sinthumule, N.I . & Mkumbuzi S.H. (2019). Participation in community-based solid waste management in Nkulumane Suburb, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Resources 8(1), 30 . Sinthumule, N. I., & Mashau, M. L. (2019). Attitudes of Local Communities towards Marula Tree (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) Conservation at the Villages of Ha-Mashau and Ha-Mashamba in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Resources , 8 (1), 22. Sinthumule, N.I. (2018). Stakeholder perspectives on tourism development in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier, African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure , 7(5), 1-11. Sinthumule, N.I., (2018). Conservation, Displacement and Social Injustice at the South African Section of Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier. Development and Society , 47 (2), pp.261-284. Sinthumule, N.I., (2017). Resistance against conservation at the South African section of Greater Mapungubwe (trans) frontier. Africa Spectrum , 52 (2), pp.53-77. Sinthumule, N.I. , (2017). Unfulfilled Promises: An Exposition of Conservation in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier. Africa Today , 64 (1), pp.55-73. Ramutsindela, M., and Sinthumule, I., (2017). Property and difference in nature conservation. Geographical Review , 107 (3), pp.415-432. Sinthumule, N.I., (2016). Multiple-land use practices in transfrontier conservation areas: the case of Greater Mapungubwe straddling parts of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series , 34 (34), pp.103-115. Munyati, C. and Sinthumule, N.I. , (2016). Change in woody cover at representative sites in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, based on historical imagery. SpringerPlus , 5 (1), pp.1417. Sinthumule, N.I., (2015). An evaluation of the performance of tourism at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa, African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 4(1), pp. 1-13 . Sinthumule, N.I. and Munyati, C., (2014). Quantifying savanna woody cover in the field and on historical imagery: A methodological analysis. South African Journal of Geomatics , 3 (2), pp.113-127. Munyati, C. and Sinthumule, N.I., (2014). Cover gradients and the forest-community frontier: Indigenous forests under communal management at Vondo and Xanthia, South Africa. Journal of sustainable forestry , 33 (8), pp.757-775. Munyati, C. and Sinthumule, N.I., (2013). Assessing change in woody vegetation cover in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, using spectral mixture analysis of a Landsat TM image time series. International journal of environmental studies , 70 (1), pp.94-110. Books Lenggenhager, L, Akawa, M, Miescher, G, Nghitevelekwa, R., Sinthumule, N.I. (eds) (2023). The Lower !Garib – Orange River: Pasts and Presents of a Southern African Border Region. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany. Book chapters Sinthumule, N.I. , 2016. Local community disempowerment at the (Trans)frontier , in Ramutsindela M., Miescher G., and Boehi M. (eds) The Politics of Nature and Science in Southern Africa, Basler Afrika Bibliographien. Sinthumule, N.I. & Ramutsindela, M., 2014. Bordering the transfrontier: Conservation and borders in transnational contex t , in Ramutsindela M. (ed), Cartographies of Nature: How nature conservation animates borders, Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings Sinthumule, N.I . (2018). The Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier: The project in Limbo? Proceedings of the Biannual Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, University of Free State (1 to 5 October 2018). ISBN: 978 0 86886 852 3. Sinthumule, N.I., (2016). Contested land in peace parks: The case of Greater Mapungubwe. Proceedings of the Centenary Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Stellenbosch (25-28 September 2016). ISBN: 978-0-7972-1610-5. Munyati, C. and Sinthumule, N.I., (2015), July. Assessing woody vegetation cover dynamics in the Kruger National Park, South Africa: Linking historical aerial photographs and spot imagery. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2015 IEEE International (pp. 4240-4243). IEEE Sinthumule, N.I., (2006). A comparative analysis of the pattern and effects of wetland utilization in urban versus rural areas of Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, International Map Africa Conference Proceeding 20-22, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa. Official Report Ramutsindela, M. Davis, N. and Sinthumule, I (2016). Diagnostic Report on Land Reform in South Africa, Commissioned report for High-Level Panel on the assessment of key legislation and the acceleration of fundamental change, an initiative of the Parliament of South Africa, Parliament of South Africa.