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Charlie M. Shackleton

Charlie M. Shackleton

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Ecology and Evolution
South Africa
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
81
Citations
20601
World Ranking
808
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Charlie M. Shackleton is affiliated with Rhodes University in South Africa and has contributed extensively to Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research addresses topics such as land use and ecosystem services, urban agriculture and sustainability, urban green space and health, conservation, biodiversity and resource management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, African botany and ecology studies, and agricultural innovations and practices.

Shackleton has published research in a number of journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
  • Ecosystems and People
  • Forest Policy and Economics
  • South African Journal of Botany
  • Forests

Their recent papers include:

  • How many people globally actually use non-timber forest products? (2021) published in Forest Policy and Economics
  • The Legacy Effects of Colonial and Apartheid Imprints on Urban Greening in South Africa: Spaces, Species, and Suitability (2021) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Green Apartheid: Urban green infrastructure remains unequally distributed across income and race geographies in South Africa (2020) published in Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Understanding rural-urban transitions in the Global South through peri-urban turbulence (2022) published in Nature Sustainability
  • Is green space associated with reduced crime? A national-scale study from the Global South (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborations play a significant role in Shackleton's work, with frequent co-authors including Mallika Sardeshpande, Nanamhla Gwedla, Hesekia Garekae, Manuel Esperón-Rodríguez, and Paloma Cariñanos.

Shackleton's academic contributions also extend to book publications, including the title Urban forests: a global perspective published in 2023 by FAO eBooks.

Their research covers multiple subfields such as global and planetary change, plant science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, general agricultural and biological sciences, and nature and landscape conservation.

Best Publications

  • The importance of non-timber forest products in rural livelihood security and as safety nets: a review of evidence from South Africa

    Charlie M. Shackleton;Sheona Shackleton

  • The importance of dry woodlands and forests in rural livelihoods and poverty alleviation in South Africa

    Charlie M. Shackleton;Sheona E. Shackleton;Erik Buiten;Neil Bird

  • Unpacking Pandora’s Box: Understanding and Categorising Ecosystem Disservices for Environmental Management and Human Wellbeing

    Charlie M. Shackleton;S. Ruwanza;G. K. Sinasson Sanni;S. Bennett

  • Agroforestry Tree Products (AFTPs): Targeting Poverty Reduction and Enhanced Livelihoods

    Roger R.B. Leakey;Zacharie Tchoundjeu;Kathrin Schreckenberg;Sheona E. Shackleton

  • The role of invasive alien species in shaping local livelihoods and human well-being: A review.

    Ross T. Shackleton;Ross T. Shackleton;Ross T. Shackleton;Charlie M. Shackleton;Christian A. Kull

  • Explaining people’s perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework.

    Ross T. Shackleton;David M. Richardson;Charlie M. Shackleton;Brett Bennett;Brett Bennett

  • Public green space inequality in small towns in South Africa

    M. Matthew McConnachie;Charlie M. Shackleton

  • Charcoal Analysis and the « Principle of Least Effort »―A Conceptual Model

    C.M. Shackleton;F. Prins

  • Household wealth status and natural resource use in the Kat River valley, South Africa

    Charlie M. Shackleton;Sheona E. Shackleton

  • Green Apartheid: Urban green infrastructure remains unequally distributed across income and race geographies in South Africa

    Zander S. Venter;Charlie M. Shackleton;Francini Van Staden;Odirilwe Selomane

  • Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world

    Christian A. Kull;Charlie M. Shackleton;Peter J. Cunningham;Catherine Ducatillon

  • Assessing the Effects of Invasive Alien Species on Rural Livelihoods: Case Examples and a Framework from South Africa

    C. M. Shackleton;D. McGarry;S. Fourie;J. Gambiza

  • Use patterns and value of savanna resources in three rural villages in South Africa

    S. E. Shackleton;C. M. Shackleton;T. R. Netshiluvhi;B. S. Geach

  • Positioning non-timber forest products on the development agenda

    Charlie M. Shackleton;Ashok K. Pandey

  • Multiple benefits and values of trees in urban landscapes in two towns in northern South Africa

    Sheona Shackleton;Abby Chinyimba;Paul Hebinck;Paul Hebinck;Charlie Shackleton

  • The comparative value of wild and domestic plants in home gardens of a South African rural village

    C. High;C. M. Shackleton

  • African indigenous vegetables in urban agriculture

    Charlie M. Shackleton;Margaret W. Pasquini;Axel W. Drescher

  • Food security in a perfect storm: using the ecosystem services framework to increase understanding

    G.M. Poppy;S. Chiotha;F. Eigenbrod;C. A. Harvey

  • Changes in fuelwood use and selection following electrification in the Bushbuckridge lowveld, South Africa.

    M Madubansi;Charlie Shackleton

  • Non-timber forest products in the global context

    Sheona Shackleton;Charlie Shackleton;Patricia Shanley

  • Valuation of communal area livestock benefits, rural livelihoods and related policy issues

    Delali B.K. Dovie;Charlie M. Shackleton;E.T.F. Witkowski

  • Direct use values of secondary resources harvested from communal savannas in the Bushbuckridge lowveld, South Africa

    C.M. Shackleton;S.E. Shackleton

  • RESEARCH Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world

    Christian A. Kull;Charlie M. Shackleton;Peter J. Cunningham;Jean-Marc Dufour-Dror

Frequent Co-Authors

Sheona Shackleton
Sheona Shackleton University of Cape Town
Ed T.F. Witkowski
Ed T.F. Witkowski University of the Witwatersrand
R. Uma Shaanker
R. Uma Shaanker University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Christian A. Kull
Christian A. Kull University of Lausanne
Simon Willcock
Simon Willcock Rothamsted Research
Brice Sinsin
Brice Sinsin Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Tamara Ticktin
Tamara Ticktin University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ashok Pandey
Ashok Pandey Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Andrew T. Knight
Andrew T. Knight Imperial College London
Robert J. Scholes
Robert J. Scholes University of the Witwatersrand

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