Anisha manages the VEGMAP Project at SANBI in collaboration with ecological experts from across South Africa. She curates the National Vegetation Map (NVM), National Vegetation Database (NVD), and VEGMAPhoto project on iNaturalist. She uses data collected under the VEGMAP Project to improve and refine the national map so that more accurate planning and assessments may be made. She is also dedicated to making the VEGMAPProject products more transparent and accessible for users and data contributors.

Kagiso has a background in ecology from the University of Witwatersrand and is currently a Groen Sebenza intern with the VEGMAP Project at SANBI.

Maphale Monyeki is responsible for conducting the IUCN ecosystem assessments for South Africa. She also assists with advising other African countries on conducting their own red list assessments.

Jeff Manuel has just recently started as the Manager: Park Planning and Development at SANParks, where he aims to bring strategic oversight and coordination to SANParks’ engagements in land-use and development processes that have the potential to affect National Parks, as well as park expansion landscapes.

Dr Andrew Skowno is responsible for leading the National Biodiversity Assessment with a team of experts nationwide. Part of this responsibility includes conducting an assessment of the risk of collapse of South African ecosystem types (using the National Vegetation Map as an input layer) using the IUCN approach for assessing ecosystems.

IAIAsa National Executive President Elect and Treasurer