A century of environmental change in the Klein Karoo

A century of environmental change in the Klein Karoo

In her recently completed Masters project, Amy Murray conducted a socio-ecological analysis of environmental change over the past 100 years in the Kannaland Municipality of the Klein Karoo. In this study a triangulation of methodologies was used to assess the main...
A glimpse into the buchu industry

A glimpse into the buchu industry

Having recently completed her thesis, Claudette Muller gives an update on her study of the buchu industry. Buchu is an aromatic shrub that grows only in selected mountainous areas of the Western Cape. First used by the indigenous Khoi and San for medicinal and...
TRUST kicks off at UNESCO, Paris

TRUST kicks off at UNESCO, Paris

On October 5 and 6, Rachel Wynberg and Jaci van Niekerk attended the inaugural meeting of the TRUST Project in Paris. Aimed at creating and enhancing trustworthy, responsible and equitable partnerships in international research, the project connects partners from...
Attending the joint SEB/IPUF conference

Attending the joint SEB/IPUF conference

From 29 June to 2 July, Rachel Wynberg, Jaci van Niekerk, Jessica-Jane Lavelle and Claudette Muller attended the joint conference of the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and the Indigenous Plant Use Forum (IPUF) in Clanwilliam. With the theme “Global Vision on...