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An Interview with Justin Smith, Head of Business Development at the WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, South Africa
EARTH CHATS welcomes Justin Smith, Head of Business Development for the World Wildlife Fund of South Africa. Justin is inspired most by the depth and breadth of work done by WWF and by the amazing people who champion the conservation cause with such great commitment regardless of the daily challenges.
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The Southern African Wildlife Foundation was formed in 1968, later becoming the Southern African Nature Foundation and in 1995 renamed to WWF South Africa. Since its founding, WWF has been dedicated to protecting South Africa’s natural heritage. This includes plant and animal species, and people. In 2018, WWF South Africa celebrated 50 years of environmental achievements and impact.
9 Jun 2020
An Interview with Dr Michelle Henley, Co-founder, Director, Principal Researcher ELEPHANTS ALIVE, South Africa
Earth Chats welcomes Dr Michelle Henley, Co-Founder, Director and Principal Researcher Elephants Alive
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"Our mission is to ensure the survival of elephants and their habitats and to promote harmonious co-existence between elephants and people."
Dr Michelle Henley – Co-founder, Director & Principal Researcher Michelle has been studying elephants for the more than 25 years and has a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on the Sex- and Age-related Feeding Distinctions of the African Elephant. In 2003 Michelle co-founded the Transboundary Elephant Research Programme, together with Chair Marlene McCay, as the South African branch of Save the Elephants – which later became Elephants Alive. Since then she has been monitoring elephant movements and their social interactions within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, straddling South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. She has published numerous articles in in peer-reviewed scientific journals, popular publications and has contributed towards various books. She has also written and illustrated children’s books on elephant conservation. Michelle is a registered Post-doctoral Fellow at the Applied Behavioural Ecology and Environmental Research Unit of the University of South Africa and a Trustee of the Elephant Specialist Advisory Group of South Africa. In 2009 she received her Post Graduate Certificate in Education (with distinction) in order to be better equipped to teach children about the environment. Michelle won The Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa (WESSA)’s National Award for an Individual (2013), was finalist in the Tusk Conservation Leadership Awards (2016), runner up to the Mail and Guardian, Greening the Future Awards for both the Species and Biodiversity Stewardship categories (2016) and finalist in the Eco Angel Awards (2017). Michelle was elected as one of 10 of the most inspiring women in South Africa by Culture Trip (2017) and was invited by the IUCN to serve as a member on the African Elephant Specialist Group (2017).
4 Jun 2020
An Interview with MARK DIXON, the Project Manager of The Strandloper Project on the Garden Route of South Africa
EARTH CHATS welcomes Mark Dixon, the Project Manager of The Strandloper Project which operates along the Garden Route of South Africa. Mark is tackling the impact Ghost Fishing is having on the environment and fish species.
Mark Dixon has specialized in environmental education and consultancy services including field research and analysis. For the past three years a focal component of his consultancies have been avifaunal surveys for the wind energy industry. As a training facilitator he concentrates on forest ecology, marine ecology and small scale fisheries.
Mark holds a B.Sc Agriculture (Lifestock Science), Lifestock and Agriculture nutrition and production and an M.Sc Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Study of the environmental effects on the digestive physiology of the South African Abalone.
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