Ida Djenontin
Ida Djenontin's research interests center on the human dimensions of interlinked environmental and climate change issues affecting forest-agricultural systems. She questions how to balance biodiversity, mitigation, and other ecological needs with natural resource-based livelihoods, food security, and development goals.
Learn more about her project Socio-Ecological Outcomes and Monitoring of Restoration in Mosaic Dry Forest-Grassland Ecosystems (ECO-DRYFOREST).
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Recent Publications
Forwarding forest restoration: Seven key socio-ecological issues for advancing forest restoration in a world in flux
Hernandez-Montilla, M., Devenish, K., Alencar, L., Benzeev, R., Choksi, P., Djenontin, I. N. S., Fagan, M. E., Fischer, H., Isaacs Cubides, P., Linhares Juvenal, T., Kabutey-Ongor, M., Kamoto, J., Kinzer, A., Kroeker-Maus, D., Mansourian, S., Melo, F., Miller, D. C., Nofyanza, S., Pradeep, A. & Reiner, F. & 5 others, , Mar 2026, In: People and Nature. 8, 3, p. 569-581 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
From charcoal to clean cooking: Understanding urban household energy choices and behaviors in southern Africa
Zulu, L. C., Djenontin, I. N. S., Richardson, R. B., Jumbe, C. B. L., Mensah, E. R. C. K. D., Elias, F., Kuntashula, E., Subakanya, M., Kamoto, J. F. M. & Makungwa, S., Apr 2026, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 134, 104614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How do trees outside forests contribute to human wellbeing? A systematic review from South Asia
Choksi, P., Lalai, D., Menon, A., Joglekar, A., Roy, A., Ramprasad, V., Thapa, M. S., Gudasalamani, R., Dhyani, S., Bunyan, M., Shastri, S., Plieninger, T., Adhikari, B., Fischer, H., Lahiri, S., Djenontin, I. N. S., Elias, F., Kocher, M., Cuadra, J. O. & Fleischman, F., Mar 1 2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 3, 034040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Coproducing water-energy-food Nexus actionable knowledge: Lessons from a multi-actor collaborative learning school in Uganda, East Africa
Djenontin, I. N. S., Daher, B., Johnson, J. W., Adule, K., Hishe, B. K., Kekirunga, P., King, V., Mullaney, E. G., Nimushaba, P., Jacobson, M. G., Huber-Lee, A., Kayendeke, E. J., Konak, A., Morrone, V. L., Obonyo, E., Sanya, L. N., Olabisi, L. S., Jiménez, S. U. & Scott, C., Apr 2025, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 166, 104028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Unveiling global narratives of restoration policy: Big data insights into competing framings and implications
Djenontin, I. N. S., Fischer, H. W., Yin, J. & Chi, G., May 2025, In: Geoforum. 161, 104241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Accelerating forest landscape restoration monitoring in Africa: informing tangible actions from a practical perspective
Elias, F., Djenontin, I. N. S., Kamoto, J. F. M. & Mansourian, S., Mar 2025, In: Restoration Ecology. 33, 3, e14366.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ecosystem restoration centered in people
Mansourian, S., Djenontin, I. N. S., Elias, M., Oldekop, J. A., Derkyi, M. A. A., Kull, C. A. & Pacheco, P., Sep 2025, In: Restoration Ecology. 33, 7, e70049.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrating climate and urban development goals? An examination of policies with a focus on informal settlements in East Africa
Mugeni, M. M. & Djenontin, I. N. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Climate and Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatial-temporal modeling of land-use dynamics at the agricultural-forest interface: insights from Ntchisi District, Malawi
Mungai, L. M., Djenontin, I. N. S., Zulu, L. C. & Messina, J. P., Apr 2025, In: Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 38, 101597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Trends in forest livelihoods research – Taking stock in 2024
Djenontin, I. N. S., Larson, A. M. & Miller, D. C., Dec 2024, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 169, 103337.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Situating the “human” in forest landscape restoration
Mansourian, S., Djenontin, I. N. S., Elias, M., Oldekop, J. A., Derkyi, M. A. A., Kull, C. A. & Pacheco, P., 2024, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12, 1522979.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The human well-being outcomes of tree plantations in sub-Saharan Africa: A reassessment of evidence using longitudinal subnational-year data
Mensah, E. R., Shinde, N., Kakpo, A. T. & Djenontin, I. N. S., Mar 2024, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 160, 103141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Promoting cleaner cooking technologies in urban Malawi: Assessing the acceptance of pellet-fed gasifier cookstoves from a pilot targeted distribution model
Zulu, L. C., Kamoto, J. F. M., Djenontin, I. N. S., Jumbe, C. B. L., Pangapanga-Phiri, I., Richardson, R. B., Subakanya, M., Nzokou, P. & Makungwa, S. D., Dec 2024, In: Energy for Sustainable Development. 83, 101570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Whose perspective counts? A critical look at definitions of terms used for natural and near-natural forests
Savilaakso, S., Lausberg, N., Waeber, P. O., Hillgén, O., Isotalo, A., Kleinschroth, F., Djenontin, I. N. S., Boul Lefeuvre, N. & Garcia, C. A., Nov 17 2023, In: One Earth. 6, 11, p. 1477-1493 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Do youth conceptualizations influence the inclusion of young people in sustainable agriculture intensification? Insights from Ghana and Malawi
Zulu, L. C., Djenontin, I. N. S., Kamoto, J. F., Kampanje-Phiri, J. M. & Fischer, G., Dec 2023, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 25, 12, p. 13909-13935 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
