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AUGRABIES FALLS NATIONAL PARK VISIT
The Augrabies Falls National Park is located in the desolate semi-arid landscape of the northern reaches of the Northern Cape. The falls, known by the locals as the “place of great noise”, is accentuated by solitary quiver trees, rocky outcrops, and the mighty Orange River, giving it a mystical feel which makes exploring the park […]
WELCOMING THE 2024 COHORT
We are delighted to share highlights from our Welcoming ceremony held at the Academy for Environmental Leadership SA on 19 February when we welcomed an inspiring group of students and their parents. Dr. Matthys Strydom, Head of the Academic Program, extended a warm welcome to the Class of 2024 and introduced the AEL management team […]
ENDOWING YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS AS CUSTODIANS OF OUR ECO-SENSITIVE FUTURE
By Dr Dave Pepler, AEL Co-founder and Guest Lecturer Conservation biology is not a science, but rather a complex, multidisciplinary management system that requires individuals to navigate a highly intricate environment. People are key to conservation – we engage in it and are affected by it, which is why social science, economics, law, and politics […]
MAPPING CONSERVATION ECOLOGY AS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND INTEGRATED FIELD OF STUDY
By Dr Brent Abrahams Brent Abrahams | PhD (Stellenbosch) Coordinator: Emerging Scholars Initiative, Africa Centre for Scholarship (ACS) Stellenbosch University International I’ve always been interested in ‘nature’, in fact, many things – but ‘nature’ was a constant. When it came time to choose what to do after school, having applied to join the military to […]
STUDYING A HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN CONSERVATION ECOLOGY
Research according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report shows that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards will significantly impact the expansion of jobs. This means that companies can no longer only have a financial report in their annual report, but must also add their environmental footprints, what they have done for the […]
A NOTE FROM OUR CEO, HEIDI BARTIS
Thank you for a phenomenal 2023! We have celebrated many highlights, amongst others a 96% successful pass rate for the 2023 academic year, an MOU with Sol Plaatje University, a campus visit by the MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs Rural Development and Land Reform, as well as the hosting of the team from the […]