Dr. Stephanie Domptail

Researcher in socio-ecological systems, ecological economics and social ecology, crossing disciplinary boundaries. Experience with bio-economic modeling, scenario building, socio-ecological system analysis, coordination of education programs and research project.

Scientific projects

• Mt. Elgon (2015-2018): Productivity and biological diversity in the coffee-banana system in the Mt. Elgon Region of Uganda: Establishing Trends, Linkages and Opportunities –A bilateral project between Makerere University and Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, a grant won from the Volkswagen Foundation, Germany. Senior Postdoc.
• The Future Okavango (2010-2016)conducted an integrated assessment of the dynamics of ecosystem services provision in the Okavango River Basin. It provided scenarios and options for their sustainable management. Postdoc.
• BIOTA southern Africa (2004-2010) assessed and monitored biodiversity, biodiversity changes and biodversity management along a transect starting in Cape Town and extending till Rundu in Northern Namibia. Doktoral candidate.
  
• IndigenoVeg (2006-2008)

Scientific Career

Publications

Journal Publication

• Christopher Sebatta, Johnny Mugisha, Fredrick Bagamba, Ernst A. Nuppenau, Stephanie E. Domptail, Benjamin Kowalski, Matthias Hoeher, Anthony R. Ijala & Jeninah Karungi | Manuel Tejada Moral (Reviewing editor) (2019) Pathways to sustainable intensification of the coffee-banana agroecosystems in the Mt. Elgon region, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 5:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2019.1611051

• Karungi, J., Cherukut, S., Ijala, AR., Tumuhairwe, JB., Bonabana-Wabbi, J.,  Nuppenau, EA., Hoeher, M., Domptail, S., Otte, A. (2018) Elevation and cropping system as drivers of microclimate and abundance of soil macrofauna in coffee farmlands in mountainous ecologies. Applied Soil ecology 132:126-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.08.003
  
• Easdale M.. Domptail S.E. (2014) Arid rangelands under the influence of Western mindset in a capitalized and fossil-fuel driven world: A complementary co-evolutionary perspective for a current "desert syndrome". Journal of Arid Environments, 100-101: 52-62.
• Pröpper, M., Falk, T., Domptail, S. E., Grosse, L., Kowalski, B. (2013): Partly subsistent household economies and modern consumerism in the Namibian Kavango: Assets, income, expenditure and socio-economic stratification. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 379-392.
• Herold, B., Grosse, L.M., Domptail, S. E., Kgathi, D.L., Falk, T., Azebaze, N., Kowalski, B. (2013): Livelihood diversification in a rural community of the Okavango Delta, Botswana..– Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 363-377.
• Domptail, S.E., Nuppenau, E.-A., Azebaze, N., Brown, L. D., Falk, T., Finckh, M., Große, L. M., Kowalski, B., Pröpper, M., Stellmes, M. & Overmann, J. (2013): Using trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services for resource management. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 185-193.
• Schmidt, L.; Domptail, S.E.; Gruber, M.; Klintenberg, P.; Schmiedel, U.; Zimmermann, I. & Falk, T. (2013): Transdisciplinary research and stakeholder involvement. A review of the TFO approach. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 195–212.
• Röder A.; Stellmes M.; Domptail S.E.; Eschenbach A.; Finckh M.; Gröngröft A.; Helmschrot J.; Pröpper M.; Schneibel A.; Stoffels J. (2013): Cumulative effects of policy and management actions on ecosystem services. Challenges and methodological approaches in the Future Okavango project. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 167-184.

• Domptail S.E., Easdale M.H., Yuerlita. (2013). Managing socio-ecological systems to achieve sustainability: A study of resilience and robustness. Environmental Policy and Governance 23(1):30-45. DOI:10.1002/eet.1604.
• Domptail S.E., Nuppenau E-A., Popp A. (2012). Land tax: towards a multifunctional institutional tool for land reform and rangeland conservation Int. J. Global Environmental Issues 12(1): 36-55.  
• Domptail S.E., Nuppenau E.A. (2010) The role of uncertainty and expectations in modeling (range)land use: an application of bio-economic modeling with recursion.. Ecological Economics 69: 2475-2485. 
• Popp A., Domptail S.E., Blaum N., and Jeltsch F., (2009) Landuse experience does qualify for adaptation to climate change. Ecological Modelling, 220:694-702

Magazine Articles

• Domptail, S.E., Nuppenau, E.-A. (2018): Push and pull relations between villages and cities from a rural perspective. Rural 21 04/18: 17-19

Book Chapters

• Kowalski, B., Azebaze, N., Grosse, L.M., Domptail, S. E., Pröpper, M. (2013): Mashare - The People. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 121–128. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00263.
• Domptail, S.E., Kowalski, B., Grosse, L.M., Baptista, J. (2013): Cusseque/Cacuchi - The People. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 73–80. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00250
• Grosse, L.M., Domptail, S. E., Kowalski, B., Eigner, A. (2013): Seronga - The People. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 147-158.
• Domptail, S.E., Mundi O. (2013): Okavango Basin - Relative Importance of Ecosystem Services (ESS) among Stakeholders. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 37–42. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00241
• Nuppenau, E.-A., Domptail, S. E., Gibreel, T. (2010): Bio-economic modelling in BIOTA Southern Africa: approaches developed, empirical foundation, results, and lessons learnt. – In: Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale: pp. 295–301, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
• Falk, T., Schmiedel, U., Zimmermann, I., Joubert, D. F., Pröpper, M., Gruber, M., Koelle, B., Domptail, S. E., Kohrs, B., Oettle, N. (2010): BIOTA’s strategies for stakeholder interaction and capacity development. – In: Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale: pp. 308–310, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
• Domptail, S. E., Dreber, N., Falk, T., Gibreel, T., Kirk, M., Limpricht, C., Naumann, C., Prediger, S., Vollan, B., Wesuls, D. (2010): An ecological-economic analysis of the pastoral systems of the Nama Karoo in southern Namibia. – In: Hoffman, M. T., Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 3: Implications for landuse and management: pp. 75–107, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
• Domptail S.E., Popp A., Nuppenau E.A. (2009) A trade-off analysis between rangeland health and income generation in southern Namibia. In: Agrobiodiversity and Economic Development. Eds. Kontoleon A, Pascual U, Smale M. Routledge Publishers. 12:204-232pp.

Policy Brief

• Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst, Markus Lehmann, Unai Pascual, Till Stellmacher, Etti Win-ter, Augustin Berghöfer, James Blignaut, Jakub Kronenberg, Moses Masiga, Maya To-dorova, Sarah Schomers, Stephanie Domptail, Sonny Mumbunan, Florian Carius, Haripriya Gundimeda. (2013). Payments for Ecosystem Services: Towards their Development and Implementation. 15International Workshop “Payments for Ecosystem Services: Towards an Implementation Strategy” 13-16 December 2010; Program, Presentations and Policy Brief http://www.bfn.de/0610_v_payments-ecosystemservice.html

Monographies

• Domptail S.E., & Mundi O. (2014). Visions 2030 for the Okavango  River Basin : Inspiration from 27 stakeholders from all levels. Learning from one another to better anticipate the future. E-booklet available online at: http://www.future-okavango.org/downloads/vision2030-booklet.pdf.
• Domptail S.E. (2011) Towards rangeland conservation strategies: case study and bio-economic modeling of farms in southern Namibia. Dissertation - Universität Giessen. Landwirtschaft und Umwelt – Schriften zur Umweltökonomik. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel KG.

Working Papers

• Domptail S.E, Böhner J., Eschenbach A., Gröngröft A., Finckh M., Pröpper M. (2012). Introduction to Concepts and Methods for the Analysis of Ecosystem Functions and Services and Application within TFO: from Assessment to Management of ESS. In: Seidel, H., Gröngröft, A., Pröpper, M. (eds.) 2012    A Conceptual Framework for “The future Okavango Project” (TFO). Research on Ecosystem Services and Landuse in the Okavango Basin. TFO Online Working Paper 1/2012. Url: www.-future-okavango.org
• Gröngröft A., Nuppenau E.-A., Domptail S., und Finckh M. (2012). Determining Resilience in TFO - Conceptual remarks. In: Seidel, H., Gröngröft, A., Pröpper, M. (eds.) 2012    A Conceptual Framework for “The future Okavango Project” (TFO). Research on Ecosystem Services and Landuse in the Okavango Basin. TFO Online Working Paper 1/2012. Url: www.-future-okavango.org
• Azebaze N., Brown L., Falk T., Große L., Hayo B., Kirk M., Korn E., Baptista J., Domptail S., Kowalski B., Nuppenau E.-A. & Pröpper M. (2012). The development of socio-economic instruments for consideration of ESS in land management. In: Seidel, H., Gröngröft, A., Pröpper, M. (eds.) 2012    A Conceptual Framework for “The future Okavango Project” (TFO). Research on Ecosystem Services and Landuse in the Okavango Basin. TFO Online Working Paper 1/2012. Url: www.-future-okavango.org

Conference Papers, Reports and Posters

• Domptail, Stephanie & Rauer, Sarah & Müller, Bernd & Mühlleitner, Daniel & Nuppenau, Ernst-August. (2019). From land restructuration to land grabbing – the political context of agroecology. 13th European IFSA Symposium- Farming systems: facing uncertainties and enhancing opportunities., At Chania, Crete, Greece.
• Mutota E., Domptail SE. 2017. Using of Photovoice to Elicit Socio-cultural Values of Ecosystem Services in a Rural Community, Namibia. Tropentag, Bonn, Germany, 20-22 Sept., 2017. http://www.tropentag.de/2017/abstracts/full/1045.pdf
  
• Domptail S.E. & Eigner A., Okavango Delta: society in Transition. Social metabolism of a rural community in Ngamiland, Botswana. (2013). Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics. 10th biannual conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics. 18-21 June 2013 Lille (France).

• Domptail S.E. (2011). Social-ecological perspective on commercial ranching systems in arid areas: a qualitative study of bio-human and bio-economic links. 9th international conference for the European Society for Ecological Economics. June 14-17, 2011. Istanbul, Turkey.
• Domptail S.E., Easdale M., Yuerlita (2010) Managing socio-ecological systems to achieve sustainability: A study of resilience and robustness. Conference proceedings of the 9th IFSA Symposium: Building sustainable rural futures: the added value of systems approach in times of change and uncertainty, 4-7th July 2010, Wien, 14pp.
• Domptail S.E., Marazzi L., Costa L., Garcia-Llorente M., Prior G., Proenca V., (2009) Educating scientists for interdisciplinary research on biodiversity and ecosystem management. Poster presented at DIVERISTAS OSC2, 13-16th October 2009, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
• Domptail S.E.; Nuppenau E.A, Popp A.  Can land taxes be a tool for rangeland conservation? – Application of bio-economic modeling for on-farm conservation. International Society of Ecological Economics: Applying Ecological Economics for social and environmental sustainability. 7-11th August 2008, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Domptail S.E., Popp A., Nuppenau E.A. On Management of Natural Rangelands: a case study of commercial farms in Southern Namibia. BIOECON Annual Conference in Cambridge, August 28-30th, 2006, Cambridge, UK.
• Domptail S.E., 2006, Modeleering van boerdery besluite en interaksies tussen plass ekonomie en veld kondisie VERSLAG : Resultate van 22 onderhoude gevoer in die Keetmanshoop gebied. Report of data analysis for interviewed farmers.
• Domptail S.E., 2005, Farmer Knowledge of Vegetation Dynamics in Arid Rangeland of South Namibia. Poster presented at ´GFÖ´ 19-23 September 2005; Regensburg, Germany.