Gabriel is a landscape ecologist and currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Reading on the FoodSEqual project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF). His research interest sits at the intersection of environmental science, biodiversity conservation and agricultural systems. He has applied spatial-explicit, process-based and scenario modelling techniques to quantify the impact of climate and land use change on biodiversity as well as on natural and managed systems. In addition, his research seeks to anticipate the adverse impact of different management strategies on agricultural systems with the aim of providing evidence-based solutions for the formulation of mitigation policies.
Recent publications:
Yesuf G., Schoneveld G., Zijlstra M., Hawking J., Kihoro E., Vernooij V and Rufino M (2021) Embedding stakeholders’ priorities into the low-emission development of the East African dairy sector. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfe2d
Yesuf G., Brown K., Walford N., Rakotoarisoa S. and Rufino M (2021) Predicting range shifts for critically endangered plants: Is habitat connectivity irrelevant or necessary? Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109033
Hawkins J., Yesuf G., Zijlstra M., Schoneveld G. and Rufino M (2021) Feeding efficiency gains can increase the greenhouse gas mitigation potential of the Tanzanian Dairy Sector. Scientific Report. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83475-8
Rufino M.C., Gachene C.K.K., Diogo Rodrigue V.C., Hawkins J., Onyango A.A., Sanogo O.M., Wanyama I., Yesuf G. and Pelster DE. (2020) Sustainable development of crop-livestock farms in Africa. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2020362
Carvalho F., Brown K.A., Gordon A.D., Yesuf G.U., Raherilalao M.J., Raselimanana A.P., Soarimalala V. and Goodman S.M (2020) Methods for prioritizing protected areas using individual and aggregate rankings. Environmental Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892920000090
Brandt, P., Yesuf G., Rufino, M. and Herold, M. (2020). Intensification of dairy production can increase the GHG mitigation potential of the land use sector in East Africa. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14870