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Environmental Sciences

Collaborations

Horticulture

  • City Council and Municipalities: Unisa and Mogale City have an MoA (Planning, Research and Management issues relating to Mogale City Parks Service/Business excellence which may include operational and scientific management of resources, internal and external customer needs/satisfaction, management of biodiversity areas e.g. Krugersdorp Nature Reserve etc.
  • Garden World: Horticulture participates in annual show gardens.
  • Institute of Environmental and Recreation Management (IERM): Horticulture professors serve in various capacities within the IERM structure.
  • International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration (IFPRA): Horticulture professors serve in various capacities within the IFPRA structure.
  • IFLA-International Architect for landscape architects -Horticulture professors serve in various capacities within the IFLA structure.
  • SACLAP- Institute for landscape architects-landscape professionals serve in various capacities
  • European forum on urban forests
  • FAO-urban forests
  • Rand Water: Research project collaboration under ABEERU
  • South African Landscape Institute (SALI): SALI also participates in the Horticulture Advisory Committee.
  • South African National Botanical Institute  (SANBI): Practicals held at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
  • South African Nursery Association (SANA): Dr Di Goodwin, the SANA training portfolio committee member, is closely involved with DES. SANA also participates in the Horticulture Advisory Committee.

Nature Conservation

  • Exeter University (UK) - ABEERU, research collaboration (contact LR Brown)
  • KZN Wildlife - ABEERU, research collaboration Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve (contact LR Brown)
  • Lethbridge University (Canada) - ABEERU, research collaboration (contact LR Brown)
  • Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency - MoA ABEERU, research site Loskop dam Nature Reserve (contact LR Brown)
  • Olifants West Nature Reserve - MoA ABEERU, research site Balulue Nature Reserve (contact LR Brown)
  • Rand Water - ABEERU, research collaboration Nature Conservation & Horticulture (contact Prof RM Hendrick & Prof LR Brown).
  • SANParks - ABEERU, Research collaboration Mountain Zebra National Park (contact LR Brown).
  • Telperion Nature Reserve, Ernest Oppenheimer & Son Pty (ltd) - MoA ABEERU, research site - Telperion (contact LR Brown).
  • Western Kentucky University (USA) - MoA ABEERU, research collaboration (contact LR Brown).
  • ABEERU/centre for Wildlife management, Up-joint research supervision.

 Environmental Sciences

  • South African National Space Agency - Consultation committee on satellite imagery (M Jordaan).
  • SANAS  -tourism certification - (K Mearns).
  • & Beyond - Joint research and sustainability of tourism lodges across southern Africa (K Mearns).
  • UNDP and university of Comoros - Ecotourism strategy for the Comoros Islands (K Mearns).
  • National Department of Tourism - Implementation of SANS1162: responsible tourism certification and implementation for the South African Tourism Industry (K Means).